Time signature in Streetcrawler

[paranoid]

I'm aware that the majority of the song is in 4/4.. but the breakdown section (after the massive snare roll) is throwing me off. I have 3 variations, it could be 7/4, 15/8, or 9/4.
Any thoughts on this? Anyone know what it is?

[tcm]

4/4.

[paranoid]

I'm not getting 4/4 at all...

[tcm]

maybe your cd is scratched.

[tcm]

seriously, though. like, focus on the bass, or something.

[ChristHimself!]

Originally posted by tcm
seriously, though. like, focus on the bass, or something.

yeah, listen to the left high hat foot taps

[paranoid]

Yep.. i am.. the if it's in 4/4, then the drum pattern is playing some kind of hemiola over it, so i get a little lost. What are you following to get 4/4?? I'm listening to the live performance available on his website right now btw..

[paranoid]

Yep.. i am.. the if it's in 4/4, then the drum pattern is playing some kind of hemiola over it, so i get a little lost. What are you following to get 4/4?? I'm listening to the live performance available on his website right now btw..

Originally posted by paranoid
Yep.. i am.. the if it's in 4/4, then the drum pattern is playing some kind of hemiola over it, so i get a little lost. What are you following to get 4/4?? I'm listening to the live performance available on his website right now btw..

it's in 4/4. just because the snare hits are not on 2 and 4 doesn't mean it's in a different time signature.

[davin]

Originally posted by paranoid
could be 7/4, 15/8, or 9/4.

[herzogxyu]

you're all wrong....what drummers you are!
it's 6/8 just like glass and the ghost children...in fact, it's almost the same tempo as live versions of that song.
again, it is not 4/4. 4/4 is a straight rhythm kind of like on shame, in its simplest form.
ggggg unit.

[DeviousJ]

Originally posted by herzogxyu
you're all wrong....what drummers you are!
it's 6/8 just like glass and the ghost children...in fact, it's almost the same tempo as live versions of that song.
again, it is not 4/4. 4/4 is a straight rhythm kind of like on shame, in its simplest form.
ggggg unit.

Are you talking about the song in general? Because it sounds more like 8/8, which is closer to 4/4 than 6/8 is you crackmonkey

[DeviousJ]

I'm listening to the site and I'm not hearing this massive snare roll dudes

[paranoid]

Ok, i figured it out.

Massive snare roll, that long snare roll jimmers does before the breakdown/rockin tom section.

The rest of the song is in 4/4.. the breakdown section is in 4/4 as well but is patterned around a bar of 6/8, another bar of 6/8, then a bar of 4/8.. if you count out all the 8th notes, it just becomes 4/4. They are using hemiola here.. it's pretty cool.

[tcm]

i stand corrected.

[Rockin' Cherub]

Originally posted by paranoid
a bar of 6/8, another bar of 6/8, then a bar of 4/8..

bullshit. that's like saying the drum intro to love will tear us apart is a bar of 3/8 another bar of 3/8 and then a bar of 2/8. accents is the word you need to know.