The song directly flows into the second track, Movement 1: 180W. However, the riffing is great and definitely a surprise for dredg fans who hear El Cielo or Catch Without Arms before Leitmotif. The C section isn't so much of a bridge as it is the verse without lyrics.

The song follows a typical rock song format, ABABCAB. After the verse, the song enters a catchy enough chorus, but still nothing cheesy. The riff varies a bit to allow Gavin to sing his first vocals of the album. The drums become progressively more distinguished before launching into a full beat at 1:20. The guitar plays the main melodic theme, as the bass only accents the beginning of the riff. Distorted bass, guitar, and drum accents enter. The song opens with a faint noise that slowly crescendos for about 30 seconds. The album opens strongly with Symbol Song.

Still, this album plants seeds for their growth and this album alone got them signed to Interscope Records, who have given them more than enough freedom to create the music they feel is right and had no influence whatsoever on the band's progression or sound. Gavin Hayes makes his final appearance as a guitar player, later stepping to mainly a vocalist and playing the occasional lap steel guitar. On this album, dredg shows a sound that they would soon abandon almost entirely on their next release, El Cielo. The band issued this statement about their album: 'We decided to call this release 'Leitmotif' because we wrote our music based upon the adventures of a wise man who traveled around the world to become a pure soul.' The music contains edgy guitars mixed with vibrant bass and powerful drums. Their defining concepts of change and beauty form together in this album. Leitmotif finds dredg just finding their true inspiration into music. Shannon Harris: Vocals on Traversing in the Arctic Cold, We Search for the Spirit of Yuta

Leitmotif shows a band not searching for commercial success and staying true to what they believe, making music that they feel inspired to make at that very time in their lives. Far into the depths of unknown musical releases, a small band named dredg from Los Gatos, California released their first full length album, driving away from their rap rock past to a raw, edgy sound. Lance Armstrong won his first Tour De France. The second wave of Star Wars movies began, and The Matrix was released. In 1999, MySpace officially launched, Napster became a reality, and Britney Spears launched her debut album.

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