Your favourite Katatonia 'hook'

Nehebkau · May 14th, 2007, 10:12 PM

What is your favourite Katatonia hook? (A hook is a musical idea, a passage or phrase, that is believed to be appealing and make the song stand out. -taken from wikipedia)

I'm pretty sure their hasn't been a thread on this before so I'll start off...

For My Demons

you would never sleep at night
if you knew what I've been through
and this thought is all I have
to trust upon when light is gone

the way it's sung gets stuck in my head everyday. So... what is yours?

no_reply · May 14th, 2007, 10:48 PM

teargas
The deadened sight..........it's been stuck in my head for years already...anytime I play this song I put in on repeat ...repeat...repetition lol

LifeDepraved · May 14th, 2007, 10:57 PM

I Am Nothing Chorus.

M3 · May 15th, 2007, 12:22 AM

Clean Today

Will the streetlights reflect me well enough
Am I transparent when I am clean
Will the darkness around me be so strong
That there is no way I can be seen.

BlueSky · May 15th, 2007, 12:24 AM

sweet nurse

teargas

dissolving bonds

wait outside

Cerulean · May 15th, 2007, 12:29 AM

I really don't have one favourite part, but lately I've been addicted to parts like
'From the Gateways hear me cry, I love youuuu'

and
'Brave try the meaning of loss, I know your smile is deadly at this point, wherever you are I am not'
I also like the bridge in Complicity

My Hearse Your Arms · May 15th, 2007, 12:39 AM

how about a more fun way...
your favorite hook from each album
ok
Dance of December Souls - FALLING.... CRYING.... SLEEPING... THROUGH THE AIR WITH THE EVIL... SHADOWS.... MOVING.... TOWARDS THE SKKYYYY
Brave Murder Day - 'i never thought i would laugh again... i should be knowing this... it used to be me'
Discouraged Ones - ALWAYS CLOSING DOWN MYSELF
Tonight's Decision - For my demons chorus
Last fair deal - WILL THE STREET LIGHTS REFLECT ME WELL ENOUGH? AM I TRANSPARENT WHEN I'M CLEANNNNN WILL THE DARKNESS AROUND ME BE SO STRONG THAT THERE IS NO WAY I CAN BE SEEN... also
THEN LIKE A GHOST AT NIGHT
YOU CRAWL AROUND ALL DRESSED IN WHITE
TALKING TO ME....
Viva... umm... hard one
Will I Arrive - 'look at me now, they cut my hair... it's a long way back'
TGCD - Father, I won't make it... It's a journey of a life..

Venenum Veritas · May 15th, 2007, 12:40 AM

"hear myself say
IT CAN'T GET WORSE!"

i have tons of fun singing to that

My Hearse Your Arms · May 15th, 2007, 12:47 AM

oh my god yeah...
i forgot about that

requiem · May 15th, 2007, 01:18 AM

The main riff from 'For My Demons' which is also the riff during the chorus. Best hook ever? Maybe.

Clayman77 · May 15th, 2007, 02:00 AM

Bridge from 'Saw You Dwown' that starts with "Don't you know..."

LORD DARKSOUL · May 15th, 2007, 02:11 AM

I'll go with the chorus of "Chrome."

I find those lyrics to be extremely visual and haunting, and that little keyboard flourish is just the icing on the cake of sadness.

Phoenix5 · May 15th, 2007, 02:50 AM

The Wait Outside Chorus is quite sexy...

stefan86 · May 15th, 2007, 02:56 AM

Had To Leave:
I had a choice
You had to leave
Into the night
This was my choice

Clean Today:
Will the streetlights reflect me well enough
Am I transparent when I am clean
Will the darkness around me be so strong
That there is no way I can be seen.

Chrome:
Burn down my house..

Criminals:
Gather your strength and break free..

BlueSky · May 15th, 2007, 03:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stefan86

Criminals:
Gather your strength and break free..

Definitely

stefan86 · May 15th, 2007, 03:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueSky

Definitely

That whole song is musical orgasm though

Hypnos · May 15th, 2007, 05:25 AM

Will I Arrive: the chorus 'Defy only...' so phantastic!

Criminals: So gather all your strength and break free + (wahwahwahwah)

Brave: the Maiden-style guitar in the middle-part

July: the whole damn song, esp. the drums!

Soil's Song: who's first? ok

A Premonition: the sound of Jonas' vocals in the 'Keep it quiet here'-part

Walking By A Wire: the chous 'My youth unknown to me...'

Sweet Nurse: the guitar melody in the beginning of theis song and during the chorus

BlueSky · May 15th, 2007, 05:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hypnos

Will I Arrive: the chorus 'Defy only...' so phantastic!

I was about to say this.

Phoenix5 · May 15th, 2007, 10:07 AM

Soil's Song definitely has a few good ones.

the mourner13 · May 15th, 2007, 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hypnos

A Premonition: the sound of Jonas' vocals in the 'Keep it quiet here'-part

O how I adore that part!!

And Had to Leave:
it's so hard to explain what I meant
when I said that I wanted you dead
but I saw you fuck up and I just can't get back
the feeling I had for you
so I put all my strength into my only will
it was the only thing to do
and now I only regret that I cried
cause you would never do that for me

Strained:Chorus

A Darkness Coming:That killer lead guitar part!!!

Actually every fuckin moment in Tonight's Decision...

Hypnos · May 15th, 2007, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the mourner13

Strained:Chorus

A Darkness Coming:That killer lead guitar part!!!

word.

DarkSubjectMatter · May 15th, 2007, 07:00 PM

For My Demons:

"life is full of darkness and murderers come my way, someday you will join them and I will let you in".

Deadhouse:

"headlights fuck the city"

Burn the Remembrance:

"In the emptiness behind you I will walk about"

Will I Arrive:

"And I think about what you told me
When I was about to join in
Defy only if you have a way to resist the lies"

I have many more, ill post em' later.

daz436 · May 15th, 2007, 07:22 PM

'burn down my house and make something happen'
great lyric.

the keyboards in the Evidence outro, and how each time the riff comes around they become more apparent, totally make the ending what it is. (and without the outro that track wouldnt be half as good).

its common to relate to random words/phrases in lyrics even if the entire plot/point of the song is totally unrelated. the chorus from for my demons is a good example, i'd probably say thats a favourite hook of mine aswell.

S<issors · May 15th, 2007, 08:47 PM

Evidence:

We used to be heroes
But everything has changed since then...

Damonex · May 18th, 2007, 01:24 AM

Gone...

"When I was thinking there
Was something permanent
You were already thinking
Of going away"

and all acoustic part...

May 14th, 2007, 10:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
Nehebkau Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 549	Your favourite Katatonia 'hook' What is your favourite Katatonia hook? (A hook is a musical idea, a passage or phrase, that is believed to be appealing and make the song stand out. -taken from wikipedia) I'm pretty sure their hasn't been a thread on this before so I'll start off... For My Demons you would never sleep at night if you knew what I've been through and this thought is all I have to trust upon when light is gone the way it's sung gets stuck in my head everyday. So... what is yours?

May 14th, 2007, 10:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
no_reply comfortably numb Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 738	teargas The deadened sight..........it's been stuck in my head for years already...anytime I play this song I put in on repeat ...repeat...repetition lol __________________ . "La virtud, como el arte, se consagra constantemente a lo que es difícil de hacer, y cuanto más dura es la tarea más brillante es el éxito"--Aristoteles

May 14th, 2007, 10:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
LifeDepraved My soul got a crack Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 6,959	I Am Nothing Chorus. __________________ "Information is not knowledge. Knowledge is not wisdom. Wisdom is not truth. Truth is not beauty. Beauty is not love. Love is not music. Music is THE BEST." -Frank Zappa

May 15th, 2007, 12:29 AM	#6 (permalink)
Cerulean Not very cerulean eh Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Affligem, Belgium Posts: 6,118	I really don't have one favourite part, but lately I've been addicted to parts like 'From the Gateways hear me cry, I love youuuu' and 'Brave try the meaning of loss, I know your smile is deadly at this point, wherever you are I am not' I also like the bridge in Complicity __________________ myspace.com/detoorn myspace.com/kludde

May 15th, 2007, 12:39 AM	#7 (permalink)
My Hearse Your Arms despondency Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: san francisco Posts: 254	how about a more fun way... your favorite hook from each album ok Dance of December Souls - FALLING.... CRYING.... SLEEPING... THROUGH THE AIR WITH THE EVIL... SHADOWS.... MOVING.... TOWARDS THE SKKYYYY Brave Murder Day - 'i never thought i would laugh again... i should be knowing this... it used to be me' Discouraged Ones - ALWAYS CLOSING DOWN MYSELF Tonight's Decision - For my demons chorus Last fair deal - WILL THE STREET LIGHTS REFLECT ME WELL ENOUGH? AM I TRANSPARENT WHEN I'M CLEANNNNN WILL THE DARKNESS AROUND ME BE SO STRONG THAT THERE IS NO WAY I CAN BE SEEN... also THEN LIKE A GHOST AT NIGHT YOU CRAWL AROUND ALL DRESSED IN WHITE TALKING TO ME.... Viva... umm... hard one Will I Arrive - 'look at me now, they cut my hair... it's a long way back' TGCD - Father, I won't make it... It's a journey of a life.. __________________ www.myspace.com/codeagainstthecode

May 15th, 2007, 12:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
M3 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: United States Posts: 593	Clean Today Will the streetlights reflect me well enough Am I transparent when I am clean Will the darkness around me be so strong That there is no way I can be seen.

May 15th, 2007, 12:24 AM	#5 (permalink)
BlueSky Banned Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 4,339	sweet nurse teargas dissolving bonds wait outside

May 15th, 2007, 12:40 AM	#8 (permalink)
Venenum Veritas /frank ruiz Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 871	"hear myself say IT CAN'T GET WORSE!" i have tons of fun singing to that __________________

May 15th, 2007, 12:47 AM	#9 (permalink)
My Hearse Your Arms despondency Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: san francisco Posts: 254	oh my god yeah... i forgot about that __________________ www.myspace.com/codeagainstthecode

May 15th, 2007, 01:18 AM	#10 (permalink)
requiem Disasters In The Sun Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3,670	The main riff from 'For My Demons' which is also the riff during the chorus. Best hook ever? Maybe. __________________ Rainshadow http://www.myspace.com/myrainshadow http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rainshadow/5691614939

May 15th, 2007, 02:00 AM	#11 (permalink)
Clayman77 Katatoned Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 254	Bridge from 'Saw You Dwown' that starts with "Don't you know..." __________________ i can see fire when i fall behind when i give up my thoughts redefined how cold is the flame of our uncompromising future how cold is the sun

May 15th, 2007, 02:11 AM	#12 (permalink)
LORD DARKSOUL Welcum 2 my funeral Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Interstate 10 Patrón Zone Posts: 470	I'll go with the chorus of "Chrome." I find those lyrics to be extremely visual and haunting, and that little keyboard flourish is just the icing on the cake of sadness.

May 15th, 2007, 02:50 AM	#13 (permalink)
Phoenix5 d3v4s7a710n Join Date: May 2005 Location: Nebraska Posts: 3,891	The Wait Outside Chorus is quite sexy...

May 15th, 2007, 02:56 AM	#14 (permalink)
stefan86 invariably off-topic Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 42,519	Had To Leave: I had a choice You had to leave Into the night This was my choice Clean Today: Will the streetlights reflect me well enough Am I transparent when I am clean Will the darkness around me be so strong That there is no way I can be seen. Chrome: Burn down my house.. Criminals: Gather your strength and break free.. __________________ Desolator (Swedish Old School Death Metal): http://www.facebook.com/DesolatorSwe?ref=ts Ending Quest (Swedish Old School Death Metal): http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ending...46404308776819 Soliloquium (Death/Doom Metal): http://www.facebook.com/pages/Solilo...36215949804095

May 15th, 2007, 05:25 AM	#17 (permalink)
Hypnos steck ihn nei! Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,270	Will I Arrive: the chorus 'Defy only...' so phantastic! Criminals: So gather all your strength and break free + (wahwahwahwah) Brave: the Maiden-style guitar in the middle-part July: the whole damn song, esp. the drums! Soil's Song: who's first? ok A Premonition: the sound of Jonas' vocals in the 'Keep it quiet here'-part Walking By A Wire: the chous 'My youth unknown to me...' Sweet Nurse: the guitar melody in the beginning of theis song and during the chorus

May 15th, 2007, 10:07 AM	#19 (permalink)
Phoenix5 d3v4s7a710n Join Date: May 2005 Location: Nebraska Posts: 3,891	Soil's Song definitely has a few good ones.

May 15th, 2007, 07:00 PM	#22 (permalink)
DarkSubjectMatter Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 197	For My Demons: "life is full of darkness and murderers come my way, someday you will join them and I will let you in". Deadhouse: "headlights fuck the city" Burn the Remembrance: "In the emptiness behind you I will walk about" Will I Arrive: "And I think about what you told me When I was about to join in Defy only if you have a way to resist the lies" I have many more, ill post em' later.

May 15th, 2007, 07:22 PM	#23 (permalink)
daz436 Konfused Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,404	'burn down my house and make something happen' great lyric. the keyboards in the Evidence outro, and how each time the riff comes around they become more apparent, totally make the ending what it is. (and without the outro that track wouldnt be half as good). its common to relate to random words/phrases in lyrics even if the entire plot/point of the song is totally unrelated. the chorus from for my demons is a good example, i'd probably say thats a favourite hook of mine aswell.

May 18th, 2007, 01:24 AM	#25 (permalink)
Damonex Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 10	Gone... "When I was thinking there Was something permanent You were already thinking Of going away" and all acoustic part...