I've always thought of heaviness in music in terms tonal thickness, mood, and atmosphere. Heaviest album I've ever heard in my life is Conan's Blood Eagle, it's crushingly slow and when you crank it the air literally feels thicker, the progressions build and come crashing down like controlled demolitions, but it is purely metal. I don't think it has much to do with tempo, but the heaviest music I've heard is typically low - mid tempo. However for this example I've chosen a fast one, a drum & bass tune. The bass design here is absolutely top notch, it's feels like your washing out your ears, pretty bizarre texture.
I highly recommend headphones or a good stereo, listen loud, and listen to the entire build up for maximum impact.
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Originally Posted by Bobbycob
There's 3 reason why the Rolling Stones are better. I'm going to list them here. 1. Jimi Hendrix from Rolling Stones was a better guitarist then Jimmy Page 2. The bassist from Rolling Stones isn't dead 3. Rolling Stobes wrote Stairway to Heaven and The Ocean so we all know they are superior here.
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