Time ignature in Mars Volta's "Cygnus...Vismund Cygnus"

[wolf7883]

Starting at 4:19 i'm not sure how to count it...Maybe 15/8? But that seems wrong sometimes...Help..?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OnFKTNC77I

Maybe the link would help!

[Earthday]

15/8 is accurate. I'm hearing it as 5/4 then 6/4 then 4/4 which = 15/4 or 15/8. It's that hi-hat playing behind the beat that makes it sound so weird when you're trying to count it, for me at least.

Incredible part of an incredible song

[AsianVoodoo]

Eh I'm counting 9/8, 12/8 (6/4), 8/8.

[blackshift]

I've always seen it described as 29/16.