banger was a shortened term for headbanger. like a person who would nod extremely vigorously, usually with long dramatic hair to a thumping beat, usually hard rock or punk music.. then the word started referring to the songs themselves. but language is liquid and words evolve. some people like the word jam for slow songs that make them move.
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If this is the definition, I would like to submit the song We are Young by Fun. The music video definitely supports the idea.
I saw this song mention and also thought of Arcade Fire's Wake Up. Same deal, it's a slow song, but definitely one you move your head or foot to.
Metallica - Sad But True. Definitely a banger, by both the original and todays definition.
So, nodder would be a more appropriate term, got it.
Strangely this made me think of In The Air Tonight by Phil Collins.
I'm not sure that's what you're after but that's the first song that popped in my head.
Great, now I want chocolate
chocolate?
In the UK in the 00's there was a well known advert for chocolate that featured a gorilla and.... It's probably better of you watch it yourself
commercials are weird, but I guess effective if y'all still remember it after 20 years.
Slow is relative, but some Alternative songs come to mind
Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun
Pearl Jam - Alive
Bloodhound Gang - Fire Water Burn
In my opinion no. A banger is the type of track you would play at a party. It's a danceable track that gets you hyped.
I'd agree. When I think of banger I think of "head banger"
You wouldn't head bang to a slow song.
For sure! See "Total Eclipse of the Heart".
i'd say the Hurra Torpedo version of this song is a slow banger.
I consider Mad World to be a banger and that’s a pretty slow song.
The Summoning by Sleep Token
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Stairway to heaven starts out pretty slow. Does that count or only songs that stay slow throughout?
For the purpose of this question, slow throughout. Also has to be something that can universally agreed as being slow, otherwise we're going to have to discuss at what point songs stop being fast or slow. I might as well throw in the word mellow to really push it.
The George Michael enjoyers might kill me but give this one a go:
Seether - Careless Whisper
Oh sure, check out Stranglehold by Ted Nugent.
Yeah yeah I know Teddy Nug’s a total douchebag, but man he wrote some killer tunes.
There's a whole subgenre of D&B called Halftime that's full of slow (by D&B standards) bangers, as well as plenty Trap, Dubstep, etc that fits the bill.
Work For Nothing - Decimal Bass
You may not agree with all of them, but tried to find plenty of examples to make a point. Hard not to bang to most of these.
I think "Feeling good" is in this category.
Portishead - Glory Box & Wandering Star Both bangers, both slow.
You might interested in the slowcore genre, notably the band Low.
R.I.P. Mimi :(
Yes as long as it has a solid beat and sonic intensity. Look at it this way, not every fast song is a banger. Being a banger doesn’t necessarily have to do with beats per minute.
See - Supermassive Black Hole
The drums have some 16ths here and there though
Hell if I know. I still say music “rocks.”
No. A "headbanger" is fast and furious.
Counterpoint: You can headbang to Black Sabbath's Iron Man and it's not fast and furious
Banger isn't really short for headbanger, though they may have been related at one point. A song doesn't have to be loud and/or aggressive to be a banger.
Hogwash
Good example! There was a time when "hogwash" literally meant the slop fed to pigs, then it meant cheap liquor, and eventually bad writing. These days it means "BS" and you'd be ridiculous to pretend that "only" the original definition had any meaning.
Replacements, Here Comes a Regular and Unsatisfied might fit.
I haven't heard The Replacements mentioned in so long. Thanks for the reminder. Unsatisfied is definitely a banger.
Maybe in the sample basket would be Foo Fighters (My Hero, Everlong).
I got to see their final show, the one they broke up at, Chicago Grant Park, July 4, 1991. Material Issue also played.
Check out "Do Not Go Quietly" by Morphine.
Final Breath by Pelican and Společně, Pt. II: Laying Down in the Rain by Černá immediately came to my mind. They're slow bangers.
That being said, not every slow and good song is really a banger. For example, Take Me Somewhere Nice by Mogwai is slow and has a similar driving beat, but it's nowhere near as saturated or acoustically imposing. It's more of a "hold your head in your hands and cry"-type of song.
i think "L'amore dice ciao(Slow Take)" qualifies as a banger
I thought a banger was just a stronger version of a bop - a really great song that slaps (more youngin vernacular).
There is such a thing as a sad banger - a slower, more downbeat song that is great and really moves you. May I submit for your approval: New Person, Same Old Mistakes by Tame Impala (or Same Ol' Mistakes by Rihanna). ETA: I would also consider Missing by Everything But the Girl a sad banger.
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