Listen to Fela Kuti's Afrodisiac. It was the album Eno played it to them and they basically poached the entire rhythmic arrangements for Remain in Light. Brilliant nonetheless.
A musician I met who'd played in an Afrobeat band told me that the Africans in the band thought of each part in the rhythmic pattern as having its own "1". Which might, or might not coincide with anyone else's "1". So in this case, the bass and drums' "1" could be seen as half-a-bar away from the guitar's "1", and both your descriptions are true at the same time.
I'm trying, but I just can't hear the bass as being on the 3. I shift my ears, but my brain snaps back to "bass on 1"right after. Great analysis as always, Tom!
Respectfully: Rhythmically ambiguous is a bit of s stretch. When unanalyzed and simply "felt" the song naturally settles in and clicks out like a funky 4/4 and eventually the rap section completely identifies the ONE in plain sight... No over-analysis required just let it happen.
While academic type analysis lends nothing to the pure pleasure of music in general, the different world musical views, structure, innovation, creativity and formation gives many people an interesting and educational appreciation of the arts without all the tedious hard work that it actually requires. I see Eno, like I see Coltrane like I see Zappa because of different musical intricacies not seen everywhere.
@@tom_esquire Sorry Tom, not only was I in a bad mood when I wrote that, I have a psychiatric disorder that makes me fail to filter things. Write me if you want and I'll pull the remark. Honestly, I'm a bit jealous of people who can read and otherwise analyze musically technically. I write and play totally be ear essentially out of necessity. Again sorry.
@@kevinshea3028 I get your point. Please see my apology to original poster. I wish that I could understand music technically, though writing and performing music is my life and I think there is something to being "lost" as to technical stuff. That said, I could never play LIKE Zappa, Eno, or Coltrane. Hell, it takes me minutes to find a sample on a keyboard when all I have is the note and octave (i.e. G2). Best to you
@@ephraimlessell I am the same and there's nothing wrong with that. I think that some of the best material ever written is the simplest 12 bar blues. I'm a huge Stones fan and I'll listen to 4/4 time all day! I can count that high.😉 I just admire the person who can take it to another creative level saying "to hell with conventional". Now while to me that means Coltrane and Eno, it also means Sex Pistols! 😄 No apology needed. Albums like Remain in Light, Close to the Edge by Yes, Coltranes Love Supreme, all things Stravinsky, and so many others just astound me. I personally describe it as layering because what I hear are so many completely distinct and different rhythms, Chord and note progressions, percussions and sometimes just assorted sounds that despite being able to stand on their own and sometimes carrying completely different time signatures, rhythms and even volumes, still just meld seamlessly together to create something incredible. Have a good one! Sorry I'm so long winded when discussing music. 😄
Listen to Fela Kuti's Afrodisiac. It was the album Eno played it to them and they basically poached the entire rhythmic arrangements for Remain in Light. Brilliant nonetheless.
A musician I met who'd played in an Afrobeat band told me that the Africans in the band thought of each part in the rhythmic pattern as having its own "1". Which might, or might not coincide with anyone else's "1". So in this case, the bass and drums' "1" could be seen as half-a-bar away from the guitar's "1", and both your descriptions are true at the same time.
That is mindblowing!
I'm trying, but I just can't hear the bass as being on the 3. I shift my ears, but my brain snaps back to "bass on 1"right after. Great analysis as always, Tom!
Talking heads are a good band, thanks Tom for showing us how they do it so good in the band
Respectfully: Rhythmically ambiguous is a bit of s stretch. When unanalyzed and simply "felt" the song naturally settles in and clicks out like a funky 4/4 and eventually the rap section completely identifies the ONE in plain sight... No over-analysis required just let it happen.
I love this video thanks for this ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Does anybody know what guitar David Byrne is playing in this live performance?
Roland Guitar Synth
GR-300
@@zachc.9565 Awesome, thanks. A sharp-looking instrument!
the rap is stolen from tom tom club song wordy rappinghood.
What I'd like to see "solved" is why so many people think that their presumptuous, sterile, and academic analysis adds anything to music.
I suppose they offer analysis, because they don't have any original musical offerings.
While academic type analysis lends nothing to the pure pleasure of music in general, the different world musical views, structure, innovation, creativity and formation gives many people an interesting and educational appreciation of the arts without all the tedious hard work that it actually requires. I see Eno, like I see Coltrane like I see Zappa because of different musical intricacies not seen everywhere.
@@tom_esquire Sorry Tom, not only was I in a bad mood when I wrote that, I have a psychiatric disorder that makes me fail to filter things. Write me if you want and I'll pull the remark. Honestly, I'm a bit jealous of people who can read and otherwise analyze musically technically. I write and play totally be ear essentially out of necessity. Again sorry.
@@kevinshea3028 I get your point. Please see my apology to original poster. I wish that I could understand music technically, though writing and performing music is my life and I think there is something to being "lost" as to technical stuff. That said, I could never play LIKE Zappa, Eno, or Coltrane. Hell, it takes me minutes to find a sample on a keyboard when all I have is the note and octave (i.e. G2). Best to you
@@ephraimlessell I am the same and there's nothing wrong with that. I think that some of the best material ever written is the simplest 12 bar blues. I'm a huge Stones fan and I'll listen to 4/4 time all day! I can count that high.😉 I just admire the person who can take it to another creative level saying "to hell with conventional". Now while to me that means Coltrane and Eno, it also means Sex Pistols! 😄 No apology needed. Albums like Remain in Light, Close to the Edge by Yes, Coltranes Love Supreme, all things Stravinsky, and so many others just astound me. I personally describe it as layering because what I hear are so many completely distinct and different rhythms, Chord and note progressions, percussions and sometimes just assorted sounds that despite being able to stand on their own and sometimes carrying completely different time signatures, rhythms and even volumes, still just meld seamlessly together to create something incredible. Have a good one! Sorry I'm so long winded when discussing music. 😄