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Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 3:57 pm
by erik
Jim of Seattle wrote:erikb wrote: Do you hear a gear change (not an artful change of key, but a gearchange) and think "Great! That song needed something, and that really fits the bill!"
No, I don't think that. But it
does add a tiny bit of energy. Look I'm not saying it's a great thing or anything, I just don't know that it's egregious enough to warrant a big huge thing about it.
It's not really a big thing, though.
It's a website. To make people laugh.
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 4:06 pm
by Spud
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 2:02 am
by Dan-O from Five-O
I think we have our optional challenge for next week.
It'll be funny to see how many people who didn't read this thread go "What's a gear change?".
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 12:13 pm
by furrypedro
The Breeders
Cannonball has no right being on that list; the bass hits a Bb (or something) at the beginning and then the song kicks in in B. That is most definitely not a
Manilow modulation as JoS so eloquently put it.
REMs Stand, on the other hand seems to revel in it's Manilowness
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 12:25 pm
by Eric Y.
...except in 'stand' the lyrics change after the keychange, instead of "stand in the place where you work/live" as earlier, it's now "stand in the place where you are" and the higher, brighter accompanying music seems to accentuate the new broader perspective given from here to the end of the song. it is not employed (in my opinion) for the purpose attributed to a "trucker gear change".
also, good point about 'cannonball', since i'm pretty sure the first couple notes would be written out as accidentals and certainly not an actual key-change in the first bar of the song. pbbtp
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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 10:48 pm
by john m
Stand sucks, though. It belongs by association.
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 4:08 am
by Lyricburglar
Slim Dusty's Duncan has a great one where Slim actualy sings "Change key!" just before it happens - just so we don't miss it.