Count on Genesis "Keep It Dark"

[ryco]

How does one count or feel this? I can feel it in 4 or even in 6, but what is the snare beat falling on? Seems like the "and" of two, four, and six. Have heard tunes starting in on an odd beat [= other than on 1] giving the song a herky jerky feel, but at some point will hear something - a chord change, a crash, a switch from verse to chorus - that will even things out = lightbulb moment. But this song never resolves rhythmically to my ear. Which is OK - can tap my foot and enjoy it for what it is. Keep it dark, indeed ----

 

[Jeff Scott]

To me I would consider the 6 count the dominant one.

 

[LurkingDrue]

The snare is on 2, 4, and 6. The main hook riff is syncopated throughout, beginning on the & of 6.

 

[ryco]

@LurkingDrue - agree. Awfully hard to feel, but sitting counting agree.

wiki: "Its original working title was "Odd", and became a favourite for Banks. It features the band taking two bars of a drum pattern previously recorded and playing the song on top of it."