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Sep 11 2014, 10:57 PM |
Well, this is an interesting question. I have to say that most of the pop, rock and metal songs are composed using the same tempo in the whole song. That's how the most commercial and easier to digest music works. Tempo changes, complex meters and things like that are most used on more complex styles like jazz, fusion, progressive, experimental, etc.
However there are more conventional bands and styles that incorporate this ideas into their music and this make them very interesting. I think that it's a really cool thing to use complex stuff and making it sound simple. The best example of this are The Beatles. They were a pop rock band full of hits that seemed to be very simple, but I invite you to analyze some of their songs and you will discover how many interesting things are happening in their music. They are the kings of it. There is a guy called Alan W. Pollack who analyzed all songs by the Beatles and shared it. It's the most ambitions song analysis ever and it's a fantastic guide to understand how structure, harmony and theory are applied to create some of the most amazing songs ever. Check it out here: LINK -------------------- My lessons
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Sep 12 2014, 03:16 AM |
+1 to what Gab and Kris said.
IMO, a little bit (of the odd time) goes a long way especially in the realm of rock music. I would recommend experimenting with a little odd time within the larger structure of a steady 4/4 song. Maybe just add one 2/4 or 3/4 or 5/4 bar at the end of a chorus to get back into a verse or a rubato (free time) middle section. Led Zeppelin was pretty good at the odd time thing. The verse is in 15 (or, a bar of 8 and a bar of 7) but the chorus is in 4/4. Even Joan Jett's pop anthem super radio mega hit, 'I love Rock and Roll' has a 3/4 bar at the end of some of the chorus sections. Check it out right at the top before the first verse at 0:13 (and then a bunch of times at the end when the chorus repeats). My point being - it's cool to do it but it has to have a musical purpose. When it does ... it can even help to 'make' a hit. Besides the Beatles, bands like Rush, Yes, Black Sabbath, Hendrix, Blondie, Talking Heads, Bowie, Roxy Music, Todd Rundgren ... even some 50s and early 60s rock hits have the odd-time bar in them. Little Richard did it all the time. Listen carefully. It's more common than you might think. This post has been edited by klasaine: Sep 12 2014, 03:46 AM -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
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