Hold My Liquor «macOS ESSENTIAL»
The song uses its guest features to contrast different emotional states:
: It features a slow, steady 4/4 beat layered with "metallic stabs" and a pulsating synth that some listeners describe as a "throbbing headache". Hold My Liquor
: The production began with West playing a rare Memory Moog synthesizer to set an atmospheric tone. The song uses its guest features to contrast
: The song concludes with a nearly two-minute distorted guitar solo by Mike Dean , which the late Lou Reed described as "devastating" and "absolutely majestic". Collaboration and Lyrical Structure Hold My Liquor