Identify this GENRE

martinlink · 12-24-2012, 02:58 PM

Hey peeps, new here and I'm in need of some help from the music pros :P

The song: Weezer - The greatest man that ever lived
The part: 1:51 - 2:15 (from video: youtube.com/watch?v=R7e-HDRykUg)

I need to know the genre/style of this part to find similar songs, or just some similar songs with vocals + drums. I know it's choral, but I couldn't find any similar tunes when searching for that term. Also tried military choral, march, hymn and whatnot.

Also, the part from 1:26; any thoughts on that, how to find similar tunes is also appreciated! Both of these are just stuck in my head completely for the last few days.

Thanks a lot in advance!

Trollheart · 12-24-2012, 03:31 PM

Doubt you'd call it a genre, or even a sub-genre: just guys singing in chorus over military-style drumming. I couldn't imagine any band doing this all the time, personally.

martinlink · 12-25-2012, 04:01 AM

Yeah, thought so too, but I know for a fact that similar kinds of music were sung by soldiers in the military. It's just that I've not been able to find any of them.
The harmony is what gets me, it's almost... perfect.

Lilja · 12-27-2012, 12:13 AM

Maybe if you look under people singing with military tattoos or just army choirs? A similar song is "All Fall Down" - Ultravox.

12-24-2012, 02:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
martinlink Groupie Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 2	Identify this GENRE Hey peeps, new here and I'm in need of some help from the music pros :P The song: Weezer - The greatest man that ever lived The part: 1:51 - 2:15 (from video: youtube.com/watch?v=R7e-HDRykUg) I need to know the genre/style of this part to find similar songs, or just some similar songs with vocals + drums. I know it's choral, but I couldn't find any similar tunes when searching for that term. Also tried military choral, march, hymn and whatnot. Also, the part from 1:26; any thoughts on that, how to find similar tunes is also appreciated! Both of these are just stuck in my head completely for the last few days. Thanks a lot in advance!

12-24-2012, 03:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	Doubt you'd call it a genre, or even a sub-genre: just guys singing in chorus over military-style drumming. I couldn't imagine any band doing this all the time, personally. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

12-25-2012, 04:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
martinlink Groupie Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 2	Yeah, thought so too, but I know for a fact that similar kinds of music were sung by soldiers in the military. It's just that I've not been able to find any of them. The harmony is what gets me, it's almost... perfect. __________________ I listen to (almost) all genres, and I never like more than 2 songs from one artist. Weird huh?

12-27-2012, 12:13 AM	#4 (permalink)
Lilja Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 521	Maybe if you look under people singing with military tattoos or just army choirs? A similar song is "All Fall Down" - Ultravox.