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Title: Songs in something other than 4/4
Post by: ihasmario on January 01, 2013, 07:21:02 AM: Let's have a thread for songs that you enjoy that are polymetric or have a time signature other than 4/4. If you can, post what they're in. I'll start with something that isn't jazz or classical (the obvious choices). Preferably let's aim for 7/8, 9/8, 5/4, rather than 6/4 and 6/8 etc.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j99FsKhsJ4E

5/4

popcorn
Title: Re: Songs in something other than 4/4
Post by: Marvey on January 01, 2013, 07:39:54 AM: Radiohead Paranoid Android 7/8
Title: Re: Songs in something other than 4/4
Post by: Maxvla on January 01, 2013, 08:32:29 AM: Quote from: purrin on January 01, 2013, 07:39:54 AM
Radiohead Paranoid Android 7/8
Only small portions
Title: Re: Songs in something other than 4/4
Post by: Hroðulf on January 01, 2013, 10:06:29 AM: I'd post some prog or math rock but that would be cheating.
Title: Re: Songs in something other than 4/4
Post by: Deep Funk on January 01, 2013, 10:17:57 AM: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHDkics8ApM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHDkics8ApM)
Kodo - Mugen

Sometimes they fall back to 4/4...
Title: Re: Songs in something other than 4/4
Post by: shipsupt on January 01, 2013, 11:01:43 AM: Master of Puppets - Metallica - 15/4

I'd have gone with something from Rush or System of the Down but they make so many changes I can't keep up!
Title: Re: Songs in something other than 4/4
Post by: Kunlun on January 01, 2013, 05:27:45 PM: Here's a short primer on North India Classical rhythm, with a short tabla solo in jhaptal, a 10-beat cycle.

http://youtu.be/Joyk_EMtzn0 (http://youtu.be/Joyk_EMtzn0)

And here's a light piece with sitar and tabla in rupak tal, a 7-beat cycle

http://youtu.be/7fsmvBvJqp8

For pop, there's always the Gorillaz' song 5/4...
Title: Re: Songs in something other than 4/4
Post by: ihasmario on January 02, 2013, 02:12:20 AM: Quote from: RudeWolf on January 01, 2013, 10:06:29 AM
I'd post some prog or math rock but that would be cheating.

You should check out Corea's Akoustic band's studio version of Spain and try count the time sigs in the head. :)p8

This is close enough but I think they go to 4/4 for the improv in this version, too lazy to watch it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGqc7WxYSCM
Title: Re: Songs in something other than 4/4
Post by: Marvey on January 02, 2013, 06:16:45 AM: Quote from: Maxvla on January 01, 2013, 08:32:29 AM
Quote from: purrin on January 01, 2013, 07:39:54 AM
Radiohead Paranoid Android 7/8
Only small portions

yeah, but it totally fucked me up. and still does to this day.
Title: Re: Songs in something other than 4/4
Post by: burnspbesq on January 07, 2013, 02:05:37 AM: Lilly Hiatt's debut album has two songs in 6/8 ("Master" and "Knew You Were Coming") and one that has the occasional measure of 2/4 dropped into what is otherwise 4/4 ("Angry Momma").

Pretty sophisticated stuff for a 20-something Nashville singer-songwriter. I don't remember anything other than 4/4 from her old man in 38 years of making records.