Your favorite Musical Element (basslines, leads, countermelodies etc.)

[Esperado]

What musical device or element most fascinates you guys and why?

For me, It comes down to drum programming, and melodies. Im not so great at either of those so i find it amazing to see people who can make melodies and drum patterns that really click with a song. more specifically though, well tuned snares, and hi hats always draw me into a song.

[Garpocalypse]

Aural 'splosions.

I will never tire of hearing them no matter how cliche they get.

[AngelCityOutlaw]

Melody.

By far the most important element of music.

[Skrypnyk]

I like drums =).

[timaeus222]

Sweeps and drones. Any nuanced sweeps and drones tend to draw me in.

[Chimpazilla ⚖️]

Deep, groovy basslines. Sweet sine-ish portamento leads. I could live on that, alone.

[Xarnax42]

Relevant.

[Argle]

Dense vocal harmonies.

[Frederic Petitpas]

Man, it is so hard to answer.. I guess it depends on the period of the year we're in !

[liltommyj]

Deep, groovy basslines. Sweet sine-ish portamento leads. I could live on that, alone.

Oh man, ditto though I'm a little more partial to square portamento leads.

[Dissidia]

Melody. Although it's (usually) not the melody alone that does it for me, it's the biggest factor for me getting goosebumps from listening (which I really like).

http://youtu.be/XlsWk-9UGT4?t=5m20s

Like that part for me the first times I heard it, just eargasm straight up.

Or Attack on Titan with the first opening (the second one too but not as much), the sung melody along with the lyrics is just the best to me, not to mention the instrumentation and structure of the song and the visuals of the opening, I just love it.

[Fishy]

You take that bass and you DROP IT.

[Fishy]

Serious answer: 'Rhythm' guitar solos, that aren't really solos but still kick ass.

Edit: Why my timestamped link no work . 2:45 in the video.

[ectogemia]

Either the bassline or the chord progression. Nothing sets the mood quite like those two elements.`