I have a couple other Gizz vids I plan to make, but I try to balance them with videos on other subjects. I wish I could put out content more frequently but it's kind of a pain in the ass to make lol.
This is my absolute favorite song off this record and one of my favorite gizzard songs, this break down was awesome, I had always known there were some crazy poly meter stuff happening but it's amazing to see it broken down in such a great way and I didn't have to do it myself.
I'm definitely going to have to watch this a couple times, but thank you for this breakdown of my favorite song of theirs. I've spent the last year or so trying to figure out what was weird about this song, so I thank you very much!
HELLLL YEAHHHHH BROTHER!!! KGLW is my favourite band, so, when I saw your first video on them, I IMMEDIATELY subscribed to you! I'm really happy to see content so professional being made about them. You make me want to make my own videos about them with the knowledge I've been gathering since I listening following them in 2017. ABSOLUTELY LOVE YO VIDEOS MAN! much love from Portugal 🇵🇹
I'm so glad you chose this track for a video. This song hooked me when it came out, and I knew there was some witchcraft going on in the rhythm section. Thank you for the breakdown, and for giving me a deeper appreciation for the songwriting.
Love watching Stu and Joey performing the solo harmony that I now sorta understand a little more ( or maybe just appreciate its complexity more). Thanks for this
That's interesting. Do you remember if you heard it that way initially, and then came to understand it differently after you became more familiar with the song? Or did you hear it this way from the beginning?
The bass line in the D section is very similar to the vocals in the verses in Chang'e, which is the corresponding Silver Cord track, but Chang'e is in 7. But that makes it interesting when Witchcraft gets reworked to 7 on the extended version.
I hear A Section the first way, lead-ins are super common. Counting out 5, 6, Bam, 8 into the song just makes sense. Don't always start with 1 as soon as music starts.
Awesome video! 2 things I hear differently -- at 12:56 (2:43 in the song), I hear the lead guitar phrased in groups of 7,7,7,5 rather than 5,7,7,7; splitting the 13/8 measure into groups of 7 and 6 (I find it very difficult to hear anything other than a phrase that ends on that high E). I'm also certain at 16:00 (4:10 in the song) there's no E# in the bass (not to detract at all from the fantastic work you've done with this breakdown!). Love the way you represent polyrhythms getting out of phase with the colored lines!
There's definitely room to subjectively hear the melodic groupings differently. I hear them as ending with that short sixteenth note because the bass guitar part kind of establishes that concept, as well as a similarity to the rhythmic phrasing of the 5s and 7s in the B/C sections. But I think maybe 7 7 7 5 might have a slightly more repeated pattern of notes (starting in that B/C#/D part of the melody in each 7), and it still has a repeated rhythmic pattern inside each 7. Interesting to see how different people can hear the same part in different ways. You also might be right about the E#; it's hard to tell on the original recording but now that I'm looking at live videos, it's hard to hear a separate pitch. Weirdly, there are tabs online that also have an E# there so I'm definitely not the only one to make this mistake (if it is a mistake). I'll add that to my growing list of questions I'd ask King Gizzard if I ever met them lol.
@@ThePopDescriptivist I was coming to comment about the E sharp as well because I also cannot hear it. It's a nice progression but i was taken back when you mentioned it. Great video!
I always heard it starting at the 2/8 mesure, but that’s because I hear the section entirely in 7, with the melody being syncopated accents. The drums just lock me in that frame, especially since many other gizzard songs use fast 7s, and they use that kinda drum groove a lot (invisible face comes to mind)
That's a good point - most of the people whose rhythmic perception I tested with this song were not big King Gizzard fans already. A familiarity and expectation with the rhythms King Gizzard frequently use could definitely influence this rhythmic perception, such as in your case. Nonetheless interesting that people can hear the same rhythms in vastly different ways.
I fucking knew there was something weird about this song. It's my favorite one on the album and none of my friends agreed. All I could say was "THIS ONE ISNT LIKE THE OTHERS ARE YOU NUTS?" But I couldn't put my finger on it.
Thank you for these great breakdowns! You nailed it again. For the inofficial vote: I hear the A section "1" on the beginning of the vocal line as well :D Do you have any donation link were I could buy you a coffee or anything to support you?
I appreciate the offer but I don't have anything like that currently. I might set up a Patreon or something like that in the future, but right now the channel is too small to make it worthwhile, and I have other things in my life to deal with lol.
i know how to play this song on bass. not once have i counted or looked at it this way xD done it all by feel hahaha that being said your vid is awesome. i would have never thought this song is so busy.
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Always love these king gizz breakdowns - one of the most interesting bands releasing music these days
don't stop making king gizz breakdowns man!!! the microtonal video was sooo goood and this one is even better
I have a couple other Gizz vids I plan to make, but I try to balance them with videos on other subjects. I wish I could put out content more frequently but it's kind of a pain in the ass to make lol.
@@ThePopDescriptivist Take ur time man and i hope you are having a great day
I only recently got into Gizzard because of your video about "Crumbling Castle" so certainly looking forward to this video!
This is my absolute favorite song off this record and one of my favorite gizzard songs, this break down was awesome, I had always known there were some crazy poly meter stuff happening but it's amazing to see it broken down in such a great way and I didn't have to do it myself.
I'm definitely going to have to watch this a couple times, but thank you for this breakdown of my favorite song of theirs. I've spent the last year or so trying to figure out what was weird about this song, so I thank you very much!
Always love to see a Gizz breakdown
HELLLL YEAHHHHH BROTHER!!! KGLW is my favourite band, so, when I saw your first video on them, I IMMEDIATELY subscribed to you! I'm really happy to see content so professional being made about them. You make me want to make my own videos about them with the knowledge I've been gathering since I listening following them in 2017.
ABSOLUTELY LOVE YO VIDEOS MAN! much love from Portugal 🇵🇹
I'm so glad you chose this track for a video. This song hooked me when it came out, and I knew there was some witchcraft going on in the rhythm section. Thank you for the breakdown, and for giving me a deeper appreciation for the songwriting.
Love watching Stu and Joey performing the solo harmony that I now sorta understand a little more ( or maybe just appreciate its complexity more). Thanks for this
I absolutely hear it the second way @2:22 for context tho I know the song well and the drums inform that
That's interesting. Do you remember if you heard it that way initially, and then came to understand it differently after you became more familiar with the song? Or did you hear it this way from the beginning?
Omg thank you so much, I've been listening to that song quite a lot lately ! Definitely my favourite off that album
The bass line in the D section is very similar to the vocals in the verses in Chang'e, which is the corresponding Silver Cord track, but Chang'e is in 7. But that makes it interesting when Witchcraft gets reworked to 7 on the extended version.
Another excellent video! Thanks for breaking down one of my absolute favorite songs. You can bet I subscribed. :)
I hear A Section the first way, lead-ins are super common. Counting out 5, 6, Bam, 8 into the song just makes sense. Don't always start with 1 as soon as music starts.
I thought you said you probably wouldn’t do any more king gizz for a while! What a treat, we are eating good. Thank you so much♥️
One of my favorite Gizz songs. Great breakdown as always!
I was learning this song on drums not that long ago and now I get this video in my recommended, cool stuff!
Oh my god I've had this song on repeat for weeks and this pops up
Brilliant transcription man! Well done 🤘
Awesome video! 2 things I hear differently -- at 12:56 (2:43 in the song), I hear the lead guitar phrased in groups of 7,7,7,5 rather than 5,7,7,7; splitting the 13/8 measure into groups of 7 and 6 (I find it very difficult to hear anything other than a phrase that ends on that high E). I'm also certain at 16:00 (4:10 in the song) there's no E# in the bass (not to detract at all from the fantastic work you've done with this breakdown!). Love the way you represent polyrhythms getting out of phase with the colored lines!
There's definitely room to subjectively hear the melodic groupings differently. I hear them as ending with that short sixteenth note because the bass guitar part kind of establishes that concept, as well as a similarity to the rhythmic phrasing of the 5s and 7s in the B/C sections. But I think maybe 7 7 7 5 might have a slightly more repeated pattern of notes (starting in that B/C#/D part of the melody in each 7), and it still has a repeated rhythmic pattern inside each 7. Interesting to see how different people can hear the same part in different ways.
You also might be right about the E#; it's hard to tell on the original recording but now that I'm looking at live videos, it's hard to hear a separate pitch. Weirdly, there are tabs online that also have an E# there so I'm definitely not the only one to make this mistake (if it is a mistake). I'll add that to my growing list of questions I'd ask King Gizzard if I ever met them lol.
@@ThePopDescriptivist I was coming to comment about the E sharp as well because I also cannot hear it. It's a nice progression but i was taken back when you mentioned it. Great video!
Part of the reason I've listened to this album dozens of times is because it feels like there's always something new to hear!
I’ve been waiting for this
Hell yeah, I've been listening to this album and this song in particular a ton the last month or two
I always heard it starting at the 2/8 mesure, but that’s because I hear the section entirely in 7, with the melody being syncopated accents. The drums just lock me in that frame, especially since many other gizzard songs use fast 7s, and they use that kinda drum groove a lot (invisible face comes to mind)
That's a good point - most of the people whose rhythmic perception I tested with this song were not big King Gizzard fans already. A familiarity and expectation with the rhythms King Gizzard frequently use could definitely influence this rhythmic perception, such as in your case. Nonetheless interesting that people can hear the same rhythms in vastly different ways.
I fucking knew there was something weird about this song. It's my favorite one on the album and none of my friends agreed. All I could say was "THIS ONE ISNT LIKE THE OTHERS ARE YOU NUTS?" But I couldn't put my finger on it.
Thank you for these great breakdowns! You nailed it again.
For the inofficial vote: I hear the A section "1" on the beginning of the vocal line as well :D
Do you have any donation link were I could buy you a coffee or anything to support you?
I appreciate the offer but I don't have anything like that currently. I might set up a Patreon or something like that in the future, but right now the channel is too small to make it worthwhile, and I have other things in my life to deal with lol.
i know how to play this song on bass. not once have i counted or looked at it this way xD done it all by feel hahaha that being said your vid is awesome. i would have never thought this song is so busy.
This video is awesome! It’d be sick if you could make sense of some of the stuff math rock band Giraffes? Giraffes! has concocted.
I have a math degree and this made my head spin
I always heard the a section in 7/8 but I also am a drummer
I feel like stu mackenzie would watch this as well
Maybe he already has. Maybe YOU'RE Stu and you're just toying with me.
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I hear section A the second way