communication breakdown

an awesome song by Led Zeppelin, the greatest rock band that ever came to exist.

Me: Have you heard communication breakdown lately?
non-led-zeppelin fan: duh... whats a communication breakdown
Me: its a led zeppelin song.
other guy: i am sorry for offending the great led zeppelin. I am ashamed. I shall now wash my mouth with soap becuase I have dishonored the greatest song on earth.

by fads;lkfja;sldkfj January 5, 2008

breakdown

(n.) - a section in a piece of music where rhythmic emphasis is shifted causing the note value of the previously determined meter to be (typically) halved. used for contrast.

"The breakdown in the middle of that song is where most injuries occur during live shows..."

by bananax182 May 28, 2007

Obama Breakdown

The point in any political debate when the person you're debating accidentally reveals they actually know nothing about either candidate, have merely become a barackhead, and tries to change the subject to something unrelated to the debate in the hope YOU won't know anything about it either. When this fails, they will begin screaming obscenities at you (if online, they will type in all caps).

barackhead
obamanation
Obama Nut Punch

You know, Clinton has an amazing voting record for women's rights.

Response: OH YEAH?!?!? WHAT ABOUT THE FIRST AMENDMENT?!!!>! *obscenity laced rant in caps*

DUDE! Calm down! You're having an Obama Breakdown!

by tired of the cult February 10, 2008

breakdowns

A form of rhythmic, percussion-heavy musical passage used commonly in the Hardcore, Metalcore, Deathcore and Grindcore genres. They mostly consist of rhythmic guitar riffs in time with bass drum beats, often with the crash cymbal playing eighth strokes.

Primarily a live device, due to the heaviness achieved, they are often used to whip the crowd into a frenzy, and often incite frantic moshing/hardcore dancing.

Also a term for going batshit insane.

2:55 in Elysia's "Filthy" is probably the best example of a breakdown, that :47 passage is pretty much their reason for existing. Other awesome breakdowns include Carnifex's "Collaborating Like Killers" (1:25 for pretty much the rest of the four minute song) and Killwhitneydead's "Put A Sock In It" (1:40).

Also notable is Suicide Silence's No Pity For A Coward, which has two consecutive, yet obviously individual breakdowns.

by All_Of_Life_Decays January 11, 2008

BREAKDOWN!

the best thing that ever happend to music since... the creation of music

Person #1: Dude, get ready, here it comes, I hope I don't get any teeth knocked out in this one.
Person #2: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...BREAKDOWN!
Person #1: (After the BREAKDOWN!) Dude, u totally gave me a welt on my left eye.
Person #2: Sorry dude, i get kinda gaytarded while moshing sometimes.
Person #1: Its okay...its a br00tal welt anyway, it totally makes me look soooo much cooler.

by Ms.Anthropy April 19, 2009

communication breakdown

a song by led Zeppelin that was included on thier eponymous first album. It includes an amazing riff and guitar solo, and clocks at around 2 or 3 minutes.

Guy 1: I don't like Led Zeppelin.
Guy 2: I'm having a communication breakdown.

by Illego Mexicano January 6, 2008

BreakdownV1

1. English for beer
2. Cause of many roadside accidents and drunken brawls

I can feel a BreakdownV1 coming on

I didnt see the pedestrian I had too many BreakdownV1's

by Mel April 9, 2004