A question about varying time signatures

Danhedonia said:
No clue about other writers, but I have seen people do both purposefully. Bored artist saying "let's just put it on 9/8 and see what the fuck," and another person get a sad look when he realized the chorus was in 5/4 and he had a very rudimentary drummer in the band.

I've done both, but it always seems to get weirdest when you just 'hear' a long-ish melody. I had a great riff that I couldn't fucking synch, and finally I realized "it's in 13/12," which, when you think about it, is so utterly fucking stupid as to make me put down the guitar and make myself leave the house when I finally figured it out. Never went back to it.
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Beware of prime number time signatures > 3.
 
Danhedonia said:
No. The joke appeared in an instant, like the riff.

I struggled all night with your mom.
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repeated usage joke also. And needs to be thought through. Although struggling with a joke all night is innocuous, struggling with someone all night with a sexual connotation sounds like rape. Are you actually "joking" about raping my mom? Tourette syndrome is a real thing.


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rickenvox said:
repeated usage joke also. And needs to be thought through. Although struggling with a joke all night is innocuous, struggling with someone all night with a sexual connotation sounds like rape. Are you actually "joking" about raping my mom? Tourette syndrome is a real thing.


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YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM FENDER WON’T MAKE ME A JAZZMASTER I LIKE YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM
 
Peen Simmons said:
YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM FENDER WON’T MAKE ME A JAZZMASTER I LIKE YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM YOUR MOM
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4th album?


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No. Actually, as you well understand, it was all meant in jest.

However, coincidentally (I think?) yesterday was the first anniversary of my mother's death, and I did indeed have a long and unpleasant evening with that being part of it.

We can return to wondering if Roger Waters just rolls dice for prime signatures.
 
Danhedonia said:
No. Actually, as you well understand, it was all meant in jest.

However, coincidentally (I think?) yesterday was the first anniversary of my mother's death, and I did indeed have a long and unpleasant evening with that being part of it.

We can return to wondering if Roger Waters just rolls dice for prime signatures.
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Well my sincere sympathies for feelings you might be going through on this anniversary. Which is a great reminder that you never know the condition of other forumite's mothers when jesting, but all is cool my mom is fine.


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Danhedonia said:
No clue about other writers, but I have seen people do both purposefully. Bored artist saying "let's just put it on 9/8 and see what the fuck," and another person get a sad look when he realized the chorus was in 5/4 and he had a very rudimentary drummer in the band.

I've done both, but it always seems to get weirdest when you just 'hear' a long-ish melody. I had a great riff that I couldn't fucking synch, and finally I realized "it's in 13/12," which, when you think about it, is so utterly fucking stupid as to make me put down the guitar and make myself leave the house when I finally figured it out. Never went back to it.
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Speaking of songs in '13'...

Is the main riff in this song 13/12?


The guitarist, Michael Romeo, has stated that it is in '13', but I've seen guys on other forums argue wether it's in 13/12 or 13/8, or even some say 13/4 :shrug:
 
How come Nick Mason could play some weird fucking song like "Bike" when Syd Barrett was in their band, but he can't play a pretty boring song like "Mother"?

Bike has 5/4 in for a bit and also 4/4 and 6/4 and 7/4. Astronomy Domine is in 12/8 time.

Even Dark Side of the Moon has stuff like "Money" which used 7/4 again and he played on that. The idea he can't play different time signatures is an odd one. And probably masks Roger Waters being a control freak. He probably acted like JK Simmons in Whiplash and Nick Mason took off.
 
I think there's more to the story of The Wall than playing abilities. First, I've always thought Jeff Porcaro is impossibly under-appreciated, so get your hate out now on his appearance, but I think the horrendous dynamics between the band members made it difficult to get things done.
 
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