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The Living Tombstone's "Discord (The Living Tombstone's Remix)" Review


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Back when the brony community was still relatively new and still growing into one of the bigger creative powerhouses, one of the growing areas was the brony musicians. Slowly but surely, many of them were getting their names known, sending a message to unknown passersby that their dedication to My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic was genuine. Creativity is one of the clearest and best examples to show why, and music was one of them. But it was relatively slow back them. The one who really sent those shockwaves was The Living Tombstone and his remix of OdysseyEurobeat's Discord.

 

And for good reason. Discord is a genuinely amazing song, and I say this as one who isn't a fan of electronic or dubstep music. The beats and pace of the music captures a sense of anger, frustration, and urgency. For further depth, the tone in the lyrics display confusion and frustration, such as this question during this chorus:

"Discord, whatever did we do

To make you take our world away?"

In addition to the tone of the lyrics, its pace correlates with the frantic beat and captures it with the audience tremendously. You can feel the emotion throughout, from the beginning beats to the sudden ending to the exclamation in the second part of the chorus. The Living Tombstone's voice (including its echo) highlight Discord's desire for chaos well.

 

Its second-biggest strength is its respect for OdysseyEurobeat's original version. Compared to the original, The Living Tombstone's version is quicker, more frantic, and more electronic. However, just because the genres are different doesn't mean it disrespects the original song. Instead, it treats the original with a lot of care meanwhile remixing it to tell people that it's also his own work. There is plenty of heart in the rhythm, tone, and overall execution of the remix.

 

The Living Tombstone's remix of OdysseyEurobeat's Discord takes the original and recreates it to show his own talent in the music department of the brony fandom. Back when the fandom was still trying to mold itself, Discord's overall brilliance in the entire song exemplifies the heart and dedication the fandom generally has. It has garnered so much praise due to its great execution of the music, voice, and overall tone. But it isn't only the brony fandom who has complimented this song. Even general articles such as Rolling Stone have done so, too, and justifiably so. Without it, it is highly possible that the brony music would be a very niche corner in the fandom for a much longer time. But thanks to the amazing Discord, the brony musicians quickly became one of the most powerful voices this community has and shows everyone, brony or not, how powerful and dedicated this fandom is.

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I think The Living Tombstone is over rated, all he practically did was speed it up. Five minutes in audacity with the original could've produced the same results. I agree with CD.

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@@Harmonic Revelations, Not liking it is one thing, but calling TLT's remix "lazy" is a major insult to his talent. Tombstone took the entire song, re-sung it, and composed it from the ground up.

  • Discord has a completely different rhythm. The lyrical pattern is similar, but the music style is completely different.
  • TLT resung the lyrics himself and did a damn good job at it.
  • The more frantic speed works really well. In Return of Harmony, he caused major issues that would make sane people's heads spin. The quicker pace reflects the franticness, confusion, and frustration with Discord's sinister antics. It's only three-and-a-quarter minutes long, but if he stretched it, it would strip the remix of the chaos and overall emotion, which would be a major disservice to the equally great original.
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