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04-05-2005, 11:22 AM
| | an actor who wants to run the whole show | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bridgeport, CT | | | Bands with interesting use of timing
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Lately I've been digging bands with interesting approaches to timing. Mostly Metal/hardcore bands (but not limited to) that have Off-time rythms, weird arrangements, etc.. A few examples are: Candiria, Keelhaul, Mastodon, Meshuggah. Any suggestions on other bands that aren't afraid to defy typical 4/4 timing?? |
04-05-2005, 11:47 AM
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04-05-2005, 11:50 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Nuremberg, Germany | | | Look into Gypsy Music. Sadly, I can't name any bands since it was all my friends stuff, but they have some very odd use of time sigs. Cool music, and if you ever wanna show a guitarist what fast really means it's perfect(no picK either).
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04-05-2005, 11:54 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Germany | | | spastic ink and spiral architect have insane rhythms in all kinds of odd time signatures/feelings.
so do atheist, aghora, cynic, zero hour, watchtower and lots of others...
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04-05-2005, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by 43% burnt ...bands (but not limited to) that have Off-time rythms, weird arrangements, etc.. Any suggestions on other bands that aren't afraid to defy typical 4/4 timing?? | I wouldn't describe them as metal, more like prog-rockers who like to improvise. But they definitely satisfy your request for bands with weird arrangements and odd metered rhythms. Check out Umphrey's McGee
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04-05-2005, 12:04 PM
| | an actor who wants to run the whole show | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bridgeport, CT | | | Cool I'l definitely check some of those out. I have Cynic's album focus, Which is great. Do they have any others? |
04-05-2005, 12:17 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: San Francisco, CA | | | Well, The Rolling Stones have trouble playing in time. Does that count? |
04-05-2005, 12:24 PM
| | | | D'angelo's Voodoo has one of the most interesting approaches to conventional 4/4 meter that I've ever heard.
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04-05-2005, 12:28 PM
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04-05-2005, 12:51 PM
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Opeth has some crazy time sigs
Emerson Lake and Palmer
King Crimson, especially the song Red which changes time signature about every bar.
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04-05-2005, 01:55 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Avondale Estates, GA, USA | | | The F***ing Champs are great for odd-time stuff. Not to mention all-instrumental music with 9-string guitars. They're playing here Sunday night!
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04-05-2005, 02:00 PM
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04-05-2005, 06:44 PM
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04-05-2005, 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Wrong Robot D'angelo's Voodoo has one of the most interesting approaches to conventional 4/4 meter that I've ever heard. | Amen to that!
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04-05-2005, 07:39 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Los Angeles | | | Look into almost any prog rock band. King Crimson, Yes, Emerson Lake and Palmer etc.
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04-05-2005, 07:41 PM
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04-06-2005, 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Dave Siff The F***ing Champs are great for odd-time stuff. Not to mention all-instrumental music with 9-string guitars. They're playing here Sunday night! | Those guys are great. They keep the flame alive for the Metallica-loving geeky high schooler in all of us. |
04-06-2005, 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Bryan R. Tyler Those guys are great. They keep the flame alive for the Metallica-loving geeky high schooler in all of us. | Cool.. another Champs fan! They are quite the riffing machine, indeed.
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04-06-2005, 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Dave Siff The F***ing Champs are playing here Sunday night! | Oops.. a week from Monday. Just got a ticket! 
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04-06-2005, 09:09 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bel Air Maryland | | | Check out some fo the polyrythmic material on Morbid Angel's "Gateways to Anihilation" album. Its ridiculous but so incredibly catchy at the same time. 33 over 9? Sure why the hell not!
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