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Title: Polyrhythmic amnesia - HELP
Post by: Geir on February 15, 2011, 06:49:27 AM
Sometimes musical memories long lost emerge to the surface of my conciousness .... sometimes they stay just below ...

I vaguely remember a tune from late 70s or early 80s (79-82 is best guess) .... could be weather report or Steve winwood or someone completely unrelated ... the characteristic that I remember is that the verse and the chorus had different tempo but the drummer kept the high-hat going in the same tempo in both parts so that it (probably) had the effect that he played 5/4 (or 7/4) on top of 4/4 on one of the parts.

Can anybody remember such a tune ???
Title: Re: Polyrhythmic amnesia - HELP
Post by: Oldrottenhead on February 15, 2011, 07:15:34 AM
could you hum it for us
Title: Re: Polyrhythmic amnesia - HELP
Post by: Geir on February 15, 2011, 07:23:53 AM
ha !!!

I'll try to find the casette I had it on (that might take some weeks ;D ) and rip it
Title: Re: Polyrhythmic amnesia - HELP
Post by: Greeny on February 15, 2011, 07:24:55 AM
Can't think of any Stevie Winwood songs with any change of speed.... Arc of a Diver, Valerie, Higher Love...

Can you even remember a word or two from the song?
Title: Re: Polyrhythmic amnesia - HELP
Post by: SdC on February 15, 2011, 07:42:14 AM
The only one with actual time signature changes from that era -that I can remember- is Golden Brown (Stranglers)
Title: Re: Polyrhythmic amnesia - HELP
Post by: Geir on February 15, 2011, 07:44:52 AM
Quote from: Greeny on February 15, 2011, 07:24:55 AMCan't think of any Stevie Winwood songs with any change of speed.... Arc of a Diver, Valerie, Higher Love...

Can you even remember a word or two from the song?
I've checked out all steve winwood and WR songs I have (and youtubed some) without luck ... I just remembered that those artist were on the same casett and could have done such a thing.

I can't even remember if there were words on the tune (tho I think it was)
Title: Re: Polyrhythmic amnesia - HELP
Post by: launched on February 15, 2011, 07:59:24 AM
Poly-what? ;D

Title: Re: Polyrhythmic amnesia - HELP
Post by: Gritter on February 15, 2011, 09:18:59 AM
Quote from: oldrottenhead on February 15, 2011, 07:15:34 AMcould you hum it for us

:D
lol
Title: Re: Polyrhythmic amnesia - HELP
Post by: Geir on February 15, 2011, 12:05:58 PM
puh .... found it, it was Steve Winwood !!!!

It's from his 1977 album "Steve Winwood", song named "Luck's in". Couldn't find a youtube of it but there's a snippet on his homepage:

http://www.stevewinwood.com/releases/steve_winwood/steve_winwood_steve_winwood
Title: Re: Polyrhythmic amnesia - HELP
Post by: SdC on February 15, 2011, 01:05:44 PM
I would not have guessed it from your description Geir.... but worth a listen again for sure, great album.  ;D
Title: Re: Polyrhythmic amnesia - HELP
Post by: Geir on February 15, 2011, 01:19:41 PM
I think I must get that album on CD, only got a couple of the songs on a well-worn cassette. It is a great album!

But the description is fairly accurate, right? I'm not good at rhythms but it sounds like 5/4 on top of 4/4 to me!
Title: Re: Polyrhythmic amnesia - HELP
Post by: Flash Harry on February 16, 2011, 04:30:04 PM
What? a chorus and a verse?


and a tune you can hum?


Ain't got a clue mate....