What are your thoughts on songs in odd time signatures?
Also, dump your favorites.
What thoughts would we have other than "Cool?"
Come on, there's no productive discussion from this.
>>53428190
To start it off.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw_IJaHdlts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_42Sighttk
>>53428212
It it just a gimmick for making a song unique and usual? Does it have a place in mainstream music outside of experimental stuff? Does it work universally in every genre?
There's plenty to discus.
usually different time signatures sound unnatural or shit but for some songs it works out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WedRDYmtvX4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si1llfNXsI0
>>53429227
15/16 sounds odd as fuck when you look at it but it's pretty normal depending how you count it.
What's stranger is uh, Everything in it's Right Place I can't remember the sig but it was an odd one. Not too odd, but odd.
I think if there's a reason for it in the song it's neat.
Not much else to it than that though.
I write stuff in 21/16 when I want it to give the feel of being a bit frantic and off kilter but I don't think it's something worthy of noting I guess.
I used to be more interested in it.
How would you guys notate something like 15/8 but with emphasis every five notes instead of every three? Like an inverted compound five, I guess.
two of my favorites:
DJ Shadow- Changeling (7/4)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q61Qm8_JLRo
Sagats theme from Street Fighter 2 (11/4)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUKEg6ye36Y
>>53429368
like this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM-XJD4J36U
Dave Brubeck really knew his stuff:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmDDOFXSgAs
Also, some rap:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBWbe5XvL7E
>>53429523
Exactly like that. Thanks you.
It's usually just a cheap gimmick so I mostly hate it. But some people can work it out as more than a gimmick.
>>53429227
It just depends on how something's written. I don't usually pay attention to the meter when I'm listening to something, so sometimes I don't even know if a song or section is in an odd time signature unless I'm learning how to play it.
Polyrhythm is a bit hectic for me, but there are a few good ones:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PrYKtahrWU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iejSP-7U1A
These both have some buildup, so be warned.
>>53429672
Like this one?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlkGbLXyFgI
>22/4
>>53429922
Is that like pitch-shifted up or something? Sounds like ass.
But, yeah, didn't know that.
>>53428190
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77xCN7vbvdE
Most of this is NOT written in far out time signatures, but by clever use of polyrhythms and accents, it can sound more complicated than it really is
First one I found that didn't have the music video intro.
>>53429781
King Crimson - Discipline: http://youtu.be/_-dZNzXylVE
>>53428299
Not >>53428212 but
>It it just a gimmick for making a song unique and usual?
Sometimes
>Does it have a place in mainstream music outside of experimental stuff?
In top 40 probably no.
In reasonably popular music yes.
>Does it work universally in every genre?
No
>>53428190
Can someone give an example of 2/2 or 2/4?
>>53428190
bretty good love me some Japanese math rock
Point of no return - kansas
>>53429922
It's effectively in four, but a measure of 2 thrown in at a point at the end of the verses.
>>53429581
>It's usually just a cheap gimmick
What kind of shitty music are you listening to, it's usually not even that noticeable
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAgbvUL8Ap4
>>53430219
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lNK9kWmUqk
forgot link
>>53430215
they will sound literally the same as 4/4, they are just an "easier" way organize slow songs
>>53428190
I think odd time signatures are the future of music
>>53430215
March-type songs are the best example, I think.
>>53430293
>mfw
Was not expecting to listen to anything like this. Thanks anon, that surprisingly raised my spirits.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzwvuEGnVbs
one time i accidentally wrote a song with fractional meter, somethin like "15 and two thirds 8" but it just had a triplet length quarter note it didn't need maybe. i like the way it sounded better with the extra 2/3 of an 8th note.
