Again, interesting. I generally see a song as an exercise in storytelling. (Not that the two are mutually exclusive.)
Could you please suggest a song or songs constructed in the manner you describe?
Wow.
My tastes and yours may be on different planes.
I’m not a pure metal thrasher guy. I’m more into lyrics combined with the composition that rocks. More of a punk thrasher if you will. I’m old.
When I listen, I try to pick out every aspect of the whole sound and how they are intertwined. Shifting my focus from the words to the back beat to the leads that come in and out. The transitions and how it all fits together.
From a purely technical aspect, I would suggest King Crimson’s 3 albums that included Adrian Belew.
Discipline
Beat
Three of a perfect pair
Nevermind, or mind the words, that’s up to you.
Belew is a genius that in addition to putting out his own “studio” work, he was a major influence on bands from the Talking Heads, NIN, Tool and others.
It’s difficult to point to one or more songs because I don’t know what your thinking, what sound YOU are going for.
Eddie Vedder ?
NIN ?
STP ?
Tool ?
Metallica ?
You can thrash all day and I love it or you can put your words at the fore front. There is a huge huge difference.
The best LIVE album ever, IMHO is Deep Purple’s “Made in Japan”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39vhEHUOBRU
Next up is the Kinks, “One for the road”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFC4WFytP0o&list=PLEC2199390C8A68A4
Then Pink Floyd.
But that’s just me.
On the really really raw side ?
You can hardly get more sound from a 3 piece band than this;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHapDS2fcFE
Slit your wrists best album?
Blind Melon, hands down.
Want to have some fun?
No band is more fun than the B-52’s, and they are/were actually very very technical.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxTBYkI6wmc
Not likely your taste so I’ll step back and leave you with this remake.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml6LmIB-hvA