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Music thankfully isn't driven by musical technicality. You can have great music which fits into 4/4 and the western scale and still sounds fresh. Music doesn't

Music thankfully isn't driven by musical technicality. You can have great music which fits into 4/4 and the western scale and still sounds fresh. Music doesn't need to be "renewed" in the way you describe. That being said, there are far more examples of pop music outside 4/4, 3/4 and the western scale out there than just Time by Pink Floyd. To give some of my favourite examples... Alice In Chains - Them Bones (I believe this is in 5/4): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTuD8k3JvxQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTuD8k3JvxQ Perfume - Polyrhythm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbiSxunJatM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbiSxunJatM The Marty Friedman cover is pretty good rock interpretation if you don't like J-Pop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE5zhVPOcZA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE5zhVPOcZA Dream Theater - Learning To Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VigPPJ6j40 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VigPPJ6j40 To get an idea of the time signatures involved in Learning To Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfWdOBYk6g4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfWdOBYk6g4

ende 10y ago
Don't forget Apocalypse in 9/8 from Supper's Ready by Genesis.
- ZenoArrow 10y ago
  I'm not forgetting anything, I was talking about my personal favourites, there are plenty more great songs in time signatures other than 4/4 and 3/4.
  - ende 10y ago
    I'm not actually implying you were, I just needed a thread to attach my personal favorite odd time signature example to and you had a great list going. We could do one of those cheesy "Best Of ____" anthology CD box set commercials that come on TV after midnight. 'Irregular time signature hits of the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's and today!' ;)
    - ZenoArrow 10y ago
      Oh okay then, my mistake. :-) Thanks for your box set suggestion. ;-) I wonder if we'll allow some African cross-rhythms in this boxset. If we did I'd suggest Foolish Harp/Waerera by The Bhundu Boys: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iZcuujvBYuw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iZcuujvBYuw

ende 10y ago

Don't forget Apocalypse in 9/8 from Supper's Ready by Genesis.

ZenoArrow 10y ago
I'm not forgetting anything, I was talking about my personal favourites, there are plenty more great songs in time signatures other than 4/4 and 3/4.
- ende 10y ago
  I'm not actually implying you were, I just needed a thread to attach my personal favorite odd time signature example to and you had a great list going. We could do one of those cheesy "Best Of ____" anthology CD box set commercials that come on TV after midnight. 'Irregular time signature hits of the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's and today!' ;)
  - ZenoArrow 10y ago
    Oh okay then, my mistake. :-) Thanks for your box set suggestion. ;-) I wonder if we'll allow some African cross-rhythms in this boxset. If we did I'd suggest Foolish Harp/Waerera by The Bhundu Boys: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iZcuujvBYuw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iZcuujvBYuw