Ken Posted July 11, 2011 Report Posted July 11, 2011 I recently rediscovered Bobbie Gentry's "Ode To Billy Joe" and was struck by the thick, heavy atmosphere of the song. Which got me thinking about songs of that genre, and I came up with "Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia", "Hells Bells" and "Ain't No Sunshine (When She's Gone). I realize Hells Bells sticks out like a sore thumb there, but it does have a thick heavy atmosphere to it.... Any suggestions? Ken.
Carl Posted July 16, 2011 Report Posted July 16, 2011 This is a little obscure, but the first thing I thought of: James McMurtry - "Ruby and Carlos"
Brad_M Posted July 16, 2011 Report Posted July 16, 2011 "Dark Lady" - Cher "Big Bad John" - Jimmy Dean "Ol' Red" - Blake Shelton "The Legend Of Wooly Swamp" - Charlie Daniels Band
Mike Posted July 19, 2011 Report Posted July 19, 2011 I was contemplating adding the song Space oddity, when I suddenly realized, much to my chagrin, was a song markedly without atmosphere. I'll look for a thread on "songs in a vacuum".
_Laurie_ Posted July 19, 2011 Report Posted July 19, 2011 Summer Breeze ~ Seals & Crofts "Sweet days of summer, the jasmine's in bloom July is dressed up and playing her tune"
Lucky Posted July 20, 2011 Report Posted July 20, 2011 Watching the River Flow - Bob Dylan Back to the Island - Leon Russell Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen
Mike Posted July 21, 2011 Report Posted July 21, 2011 How about ... A Whiter Shade of Pale or Bridge of Sighs
Steel2Velvet Posted July 24, 2011 Report Posted July 24, 2011 A song with swampy atmospherics of bayou country: Cottonmouth - Seals and Crofts
JumboXL Posted August 9, 2011 Report Posted August 9, 2011 I am very impressed by the macabre and ominous atmosphere in Billy Holiday's "Strange Fruit".
WildChild80 Posted August 10, 2011 Report Posted August 10, 2011 I always felt Jimi Hendrix- Little Wing had a lot of atmosphere it always felt a song that floats on a cloud. Another one comes to mind is Fleetwood macs- Gypsy. Stevie Nicks voice is very "Atmospheric" Also Superstar by The Carpenters is good, but the Sonic Youth cover is atmospheric.
chutzpah Posted August 10, 2011 Report Posted August 10, 2011 Anything by Jimi Hendrix has lots of atrosmphere,Listen to "Electric Ladyland" Voodoo Child"(sp?) the long version,not the short reprise :guitar:
WildChild80 Posted August 11, 2011 Report Posted August 11, 2011 (edited) Another Atmospheric song at least to me is Lost in a Supermarket- The Clash Edited August 11, 2011 by Guest
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