{"id":104,"date":"2019-04-26T10:00:42","date_gmt":"2019-04-26T10:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/natureofthesong\/?p=104"},"modified":"2019-04-24T17:18:57","modified_gmt":"2019-04-24T17:18:57","slug":"30-seconds-to-mars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/natureofthesong\/2019\/04\/26\/30-seconds-to-mars\/","title":{"rendered":"30 Seconds To Mars"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_105\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-105\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/natureofthesong\/files\/2019\/04\/30-Seconds-To-Mars-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/natureofthesong\/files\/2019\/04\/30-Seconds-To-Mars-cover.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/natureofthesong\/files\/2019\/04\/30-Seconds-To-Mars-cover-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/natureofthesong\/files\/2019\/04\/30-Seconds-To-Mars-cover-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/natureofthesong\/files\/2019\/04\/30-Seconds-To-Mars-cover-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-105\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Artist: 30 Seconds to Mars Album: 30 Seconds to Mars<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thirty Seconds To Mars self titled album, released in 2002, is another concept album focusing on Sci-Fi themes. This album is unique to the band as it\u2019s guitar features the most distortion throughout the bands discography. Capricorn opens with muted notes before exploding into an energetic rhythm. The Mission keeps a steady tom beat throughout, while 93 Million Miles starts with a slow cymbal fill that expands over the course of a minute. The Mission has a driving drum pattern that doesn\u2019t break tempo throughout. Welcome to the Universe remains slow, but heavy, and Edge of the Earth has an upbeat pacing. Echelon and Fallen are two more slower burns on the album, both struggle to find their pace.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This album features some of the more complex chords on albums I\u2019ve reviewed. This is also the most Thirty Seconds to Mars have used barre chords on an album, and distortion on an album. Most songs feature lead guitar, and when lead is used, it\u2019s layered alongside a synthesizer to create a sci-fi tone. Much of the drumming follows the hi-hat, snare, and kick drum patterns. There\u2019s little screaming in this album, mostly mid range singing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nothing on this album is too challenging for guitar, as the pace doesn\u2019t pick up too quickly, but I\u2019d say End of the Beginning is the hardest on guitar because of the lead riff throughout the verses. The Mission is hardest for drums as it follows a different drumming pattern than the rest of the album. Year Zero is the hardest for bass, as the chorus riff changes every note.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thirty Seconds To Mars self titled album, released in 2002, is another concept album focusing on Sci-Fi themes. This album is unique to the band as it\u2019s guitar features the most distortion throughout the bands discography. Capricorn opens with muted notes before exploding into an energetic rhythm. 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