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This is a perfect example of a Treaty Oak Revival song. One of their most popular songs, Ode To Bourbon talks about coping with the hardships of life. The adagio tempo emphasizes sadness and the low and slow guitar matches the somber tone of the song. The dissonance in the lyrics in the final chorus of the song also adds a sad aspect to the song. Ode To Bourbon can be used as a way to validate ones emotions becuase of its tone and lyrics.
A personal favorite from TORs first album, "No Vacancy", Irish Goodbye dives into how complex relationships can be and talks about loss and how it can effect a person. Specifically, the term "Irish goodbye", which usually means leaving a party without saying goodbye, is used just as it means in a sour way. This song has a more upbeat tempo, in the moderato range. The melody and drums in this song strays away from the typical country music structure, with an electric guitar being used instead of an acoustic guitar.
Another popular single from TOR, "Leaving Hell" explores the idea of getting away from a toxic relationship, not knowing what comes next. This uncertainty is called "the great unknown" within the song, and the toxic relationship is referred to as "the devil". This song has a moderato tempo, which helps illustrate the running away from the devil and urgency of the situation. The instrument choice perfectly encapsulates who TOR is, with a loud electric guitar, and a lot of crashing symbols which really give the heavy metal country aspect to the song.
The title of their first album, No Vacancy explores the feeling of loneliness. With a moderato tempo, the song gives you goosebumps when listening. In this specific example, TOR uses a variety of guitars, with both electric and acoustic being used. The guitars use separate melodies to add a bit of dissonance to the song, which adds to the sad feeling. This is yet another song that can be to cope with emotions.
TOR's newest single, Happy Face explores the idea of being broken up with or left behind, being forced to put on a "happy face", and having to play pretend like everything is ok. The song starts off with an adagio tempo, which helps along the somber tone of the start of the song. Then it moves to a moderato tempo to move the song along. Then background electric guitar in the beginning plays a low melody that emphasizes the sadness, then plays an upbeat melody for the lyrical parts of the song. This song falls in line with TOR's genre that is sad songs that can be used to validate your own expiriences and relate to others.