{"id":162,"date":"2015-05-07T17:48:23","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T17:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/?p=162"},"modified":"2015-05-09T16:24:57","modified_gmt":"2015-05-09T16:24:57","slug":"snake-eyes-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/index.php\/2015\/05\/07\/snake-eyes-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Snake Eyes&#8221; Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alright. I thought I would comment on this song, because the more I listen to it, the more my brain is telling me to analyze it.<\/p>\n<p>With &#8220;Snake Eyes&#8221; it can be argued that it displays the transition Mumford &amp; Sons sounds have gone through over the course of their three albums. <!--more-->The first section of the song correlates with the sounds off of <em>Sigh No More: <\/em>there is soft strumming, drumming, and singing.<br \/>\nThe next section relates with <em>Babel<\/em> as the sounds begin to pick up much like the songs of &#8220;I Will Wait&#8221; and &#8220;Babel.&#8221;<br \/>\nThe last section of the song can be seen as an introduction to the sounds of <em>Wilder Mind<\/em> as it brings in the heavier, electric sound alongside powerful drumming and vocals.<\/p>\n<p>Take a listen for yourself and let me know what you think:<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class='youtube-player' width='662' height='373' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eGeSO84aDBE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;' sandbox='allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation'><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-162\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/index.php\/2015\/05\/07\/snake-eyes-analysis\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-162\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/index.php\/2015\/05\/07\/snake-eyes-analysis\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-tumblr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-tumblr sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/index.php\/2015\/05\/07\/snake-eyes-analysis\/?share=tumblr\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Tumblr\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alright. I thought I would comment on this song, because the more I listen to it, the more my brain is telling me to analyze it. With &#8220;Snake Eyes&#8221; it can be argued that it displays the transition Mumford &amp; Sons sounds have gone through over the course of their three albums.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-162\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/index.php\/2015\/05\/07\/snake-eyes-analysis\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-162\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/index.php\/2015\/05\/07\/snake-eyes-analysis\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-tumblr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-tumblr sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/index.php\/2015\/05\/07\/snake-eyes-analysis\/?share=tumblr\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Tumblr\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[11],"tags":[12,13],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p69hvu-2C","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":95,"url":"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/index.php\/2015\/05\/06\/mumford-sons-wilder-mind\/","url_meta":{"origin":162,"position":0},"title":"Mumford & Sons \"Wilder Mind\"","date":"May 6, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"I have been a Mumford & Sons fan since they initially released Sigh No More in 2009. 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