There's ZERO trace of the grungy, raspy voiced Scott of Core and Purple on Tiny Music. He sounds like a completely different person here. Much higher pitched, there is rasp, but again, it's much lighter and less abrasive.
Amazing.
A lot of his songs, particularly the piano ballads, are in that key:
- Rosie
- Martha
- Downtown Train
- Who Are You
- A Little Rain
- Whistle Down the Wind
- The House Where Nobody Lives
- Picture in a Frame
- Come on Up to the House
- Coney Island Baby (although it changes keys to F hallway through)
- Lullaby
- Woe
- A bunch of songs on Bawlers (Never Let Go, Goodnight Irene, Down There by the Train, etc)
Real Gone doesn't have any, because, no piano. I dont think Bad as Me does either, although there is piano there.
Vocals and acoustic guitar
Slide guitar joins in
Bass joins in
The creepiest and coldest sounding piano ever jumps in
Charlie provides the greatest drum entrance known to mankind
Ending jam
Incredible.
Which one do you feel grooves the most consistently? You can give song examples of said album to support your case.
Ignore the 80s and 90s output, let's just talk about their comebacks in the 2000s and furthermore, starting with Tempo of the Damned and The Formation of Damnation, respectively, where Exodus settled for D Standard tuning and Testament for Eb.
Which run of albums do you prefer? For reference:
Exodus:
- Tempo of the Damned
- Shovel Headed Kill Machine
- Exhibit A
- Exhibit B
- Blood In Blood Out
- Persona Non Grata
- Goliath
Testament:
- The Formation of Damnation
- Dark Roots of Earth
- Brotherhood of the Snake
- Titans of Creation
- Para Bellum
Be it intros, outros, middle jam sections, solos, etc. Just any piece without vocals, just the instruments going at it.