Saturday, March 28, 2015

Gaudi

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While listening to Gaudi earlier this week, I noticed a few lyrical/musical connections.

In "Standing on Higher Ground," some (but - interestingly - not all) of the "standing on higher ground" lines go upwards at the end.  "Ground" has a melisma, and the second syllable is higher, apparently to reflect the difference in elevation.  I actually didn't notice this until I tried to record a version of it yester-day.

In "Money Talks," after the line "You roll the dice," there are rapid hammer-ons and pull-offs in the guitar part, apparently to reflect the tumbling of the dice.