Nicko Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Was playing Jesus of Suburbia the other day. Not only is it awesome, its also like learning a mini set list just for one song. Prog rock aside are there any other songs with so many distinct sections? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kendall Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Tool - Lateralus takes some beating. Not technically very difficult, but getting the groove to flow in so many ways is a challenge I have not yet achieved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzodog Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Always love playing iron man by black sabbath. Very simple but quite a few parts to it. In my top 10 fav songs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 The closest one we do is Frankenstein by the Edgar Winter band. Lots of riffage but not a lot of repeating - pretty much all different throughout the track. Definite sections to it as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 While "complex" is probably overstating it, I have noticed that there's something of a tendency for songs to have a not-quite-repeating structure - so in the old days you'd learn intro, verse, chorus, clever bit, and outro, and mix and match the verse, chorus, and clever bit as required, but songs like "Riverboat Song" or "Last Nite" have a not-quite-repeating structure that means you have to learn the whole song in a linear fashion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamdenRob Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Complex song structures? pah.. Just go "intro-verse-chorus-verse-chorus-break-verse-double chorus" like everyone else does... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51m0n Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 At least a half of my band's set is not quite repeating structures up to 13 minutes long each. Takes me ages to learn some of them so that I don't get lost, and then we usually tweak them so its back to the beginning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Nada Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Happiness Is A Warm Gun by the Beatles is a good 'un. 4 distinctly different sections, all but the first section are riddled with various time signature changes, and it clocks in at about 2 and half minutes long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seashell Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 I've never played it, but I've always thought Autumn Almanac by the Kinks is really interesting, the way it has 3 different parts to it. Another good 'un is Alfie by Burt Bacharach. It's like a whole musical in one song. I would so love to be able to sing that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 I can't really think of the structure off hand now but Rat Trap by The Boomtown Rats always seems to have nice little sections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Jesus of Suburbia is a suite of songs (imo). Other candidates might be Highway Star (Deep Purple), Funeral for a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding (Elton John), Bat Out Of Hell (Meatloaf), and of course Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Funk Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 (edited) [quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1437730256' post='2828526'] While "complex" is probably overstating it, I have noticed that there's something of a tendency for songs to have a not-quite-repeating structure - so in the old days you'd learn intro, verse, chorus, clever bit, and outro, and mix and match the verse, chorus, and clever bit as required, but songs like "Riverboat Song" or "Last Nite" have a not-quite-repeating structure that means you have to learn the whole song in a linear fashion. [/quote] I noticed that when trying to learn Screaming Jay Hawkins' [i]I Put A Spell On You[/i] - doesn't seem to bloody repeat! Edited July 25, 2015 by The Funk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 [quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1437730256' post='2828526'] ...I have noticed that there's something of a tendency for songs to have a not-quite-repeating structure - so in the old days you'd learn intro, verse, chorus, clever bit, and outro, and mix and match the verse, chorus, and clever bit as required, but songs like "Riverboat Song" or "Last Nite" have a not-quite-repeating structure that means you have to learn the whole song in a linear fashion. [/quote] In the 'old days' too, actually... in my opinion the not-quite-repeating structure is a sign of a good arrangement and good songwriting. So often are songs now just cut-and-paste verses and choruses - quite literally in fact, since the advent of the DAW. Even a verse or chorus that is ostensibly the same will have minute differences if played in real time from start to finish by real musicians, which is what makes music interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Starr Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Anyone else noticed the tendency of guitarists to try and reduce songs back to verse,chorus middle eight even when the interest in the song is in the structure? Drives me nuts, I've no problem with rearranging songs but dropping the so called tricky bits because you can't be bothered to learn them then justifying it by claiming to put your own spin on a song. Grrr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 [quote name='Phil Starr' timestamp='1437814679' post='2829200'] Anyone else noticed the tendency of guitarists to try and reduce songs back to verse,chorus middle eight even when the interest in the song is in the structure? Drives me nuts, I've no problem with rearranging songs but dropping the so called tricky bits because you can't be bothered to learn them then justifying it by claiming to put your own spin on a song. Grrr [/quote] One of the many reasons I don't do covers bands any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar South Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 (edited) [quote name='Phil Starr' timestamp='1437814679' post='2829200'] Anyone else noticed the tendency of guitarists to try and reduce songs back to verse,chorus middle eight even when the interest in the song is in the structure? Drives me nuts, I've no problem with rearranging songs but dropping the so called tricky bits because you can't be bothered to learn them then justifying it by claiming to put your own spin on a song. Grrr [/quote] I rarely play cover gig, but in my experience a case in point: Feeling Good I know two versions of this track.. the guitarist version and the keyboard player version (the actual track). Edited July 25, 2015 by Oscar South Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 [quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1437767676' post='2828983'] Other candidates might be Highway Star (Deep Purple), Funeral for a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding (Elton John), Bat Out Of Hell (Meatloaf), and of course Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen). [/quote] That reminds me, Paradise by the Dashboard Light (Meatloaf) is another rock operetta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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