Listening

I chose to the listen to the song Temporarily Destabilized by Chon because I have always been a fan of progressive metal and that genre is not only strikingly difficult to play, but very technical as far as timing and tempo is concerned. Chon is a 4 piece unsigned semi-frenetic, jazz-tinged instrumental progressive band from San Diego California consisting of four high school students. They currently only have an EP out, called Mountains of Creation. The drummer is the youngest, fourteen years old. The rest of the members are about sixteen or seventeen years old. They have two guitarists, a bassist, and a drummer.
My first response to hearing it all the way through once is that it was really catchy, and up-beat. It kept a fast tempo and a wide range of keys. The song consists of mostly break beats, for instance the guitars and drum will be playing one rhythm, and in the middle of playing the one rhythm, they stop short of completing it and start a new rhythm. They do this consistently throughout the song. It keeps me alert and keeps me waiting for the new melody. The rhythms are all noticeable; I can hear each not being played by the guitar.
The second time I listening to it I focused mostly on the guitars. The two guitarists are really talented. They sweep the guitar and play many different ranges and scales. They play every string on the fret board and progressively jump through scales. The guitars are the rhythm of the song. The bassist follows the guitars completely. The two guitarists will play in harmonic unison until one guitarist breaks free of the rhythm and solos, playing many notes over the melody of the song. One example occurs at 2:00 and leads on for about the next twenty seconds. The solo guitarist acts almost as a vocalist, because it is the lead instrument of this song and it catches an immense amount of attention. The guitars are playing at a very high tempo, and are in standard E tuning.
This is the second day consecutively I am listening to...