Vampire Blues

Neil Young
On The Beach (1974)
Moderate 85 BPM
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Song DNA

Dynamic Range5/10
Sudden Changesmild
Texturelayered
Predictabilityhigh
Vocal Styledynamic vocals
Notes: The song features a raw, mock-fumbling 12-bar blues structure with Neil Young's distinctive nasal, gritty vocals over churning guitar riffs and loose instrumentation. It evokes a gritty, stoned depression with environmental themes, maintaining a steady mid-tempo groove without extreme harshness.

Misophonia Triggers

Mouth Soundsnone
Percussive Clicksnone
Breathing Soundsnone
Repetitive Micro-soundsmild

Vampire Blues is a satirical blues track from Neil Young's 1974 album On The Beach, where he adopts the persona of an oil magnate sucking 'blood from the earth' in an environmentally conscious critique.

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Moods: melancholy, reflective

Traditions: blues rock

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