Song Analysis

Week 1 Supersonic - Oasis

The guitar and vocals like most Oasis tracks are the main focus of this tracks mix, the first guitar riff being the introduction of Oasis' britpop sound to listeners in the 90s(this being the first single they released) had to be loud and have impact. It has a distorted and crunchy sound which I'm assuming was created by Noel Gallagher using the Ibanez Tubescreamer guitar pedal which he has used often throughout his career during studio sessions and live performances. During the verse, the rhythm guitar becomes the main focus along with the singers vocals, the guitar still being very heavy and distorted now playing power chords compliment Liam Gallagher's sneery, tenor vocals. Liam is mainly covering the high end of the mix along with a couple guitar riffs as well as the obvious drum pieces(hats, cymbals) making the track sound very simple yet powerful at the same time due to the guitar being amped up. The bass guitar in my opinion could've been more present in the track as it doesn't really seem to be there at all being very low, but I understand the producers choice in doing this as it could've given the mix too much low end making the track sound off balanced as it was already inching towards that.

Week 2 Atmosphere - Joy Divison

The intro of the song consists of punchy drums and a mellow bass which for the most part drives the song. Then Ian Curtis' vocals come in which matches with the the drums and bass to create an eerie and memorable sound which is what Joy Division were known for.  The song quickly changes its atmosphere after about a minute with the introduction of the high end of the track which consists of some chimes with a lot of reverb making them shimmer even more as well as a synth. Both of these are fairly present on the mix of the track and this is probably because it has been completely leaning towards the lower end of the mix during the build up, which means when the chimes and synth come in it has much more impact creating a large sound. Joy Division were known for their simplicity creating an album like Unknown Pleasures which manages to create a very dark and depressing world with nothing but Ian Curtis' lyrics, a guitar, a bass and drums, as well as a great producer. This song follows the same simplicity as all of the others, but maybe this one was treated with a bit more time as it was the last song to be released by the band as the lead singer had killed himself before they could go on a planned American tour leaving the remaining band members to start anew. I think the producer wanted to make it slightly different so it would be remembered and continue to get Ian Curtis' world across.