Gabbleratchet
10 October 2011 at 9:14pm
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Is it just me or does it all go horribly out of tune at 2:43 - 2:45 of Rhythm of the Heat?
One of Us
11 October 2011 at 9:47am
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Er, it's just you. Mine sounds fine.
(Although those girly backing vocals aren't my favourite - a bit thin and reedy for that section)
Gabbleratchet
11 October 2011 at 1:29pm
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I absolutely agree that the female vocals are thin and reedy (nicely put btw), but the out-of-tuneness seems to come from the brass/woodwind imho.
d_e
11 October 2011 at 2:46pm
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Yeah, it's out of tune, I'm surprised that I didn't notice it myself... But I guess now that I know it I'll hear it every single time. Thank you very much
Gabbleratchet
13 October 2011 at 7:42pm
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I think maybe there are different versions. It sounds out of tune on the downloaded version and the instrumental CD version, but ok on the full version from the vocal CD.
Javier olabarri
14 October 2011 at 4:38pm
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i´ve heard it instrumental, i think the out of tune it is deliberate to create a chaos...but as you say it is out of tune...
Reminic
14 October 2011 at 5:48pm
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From the top of my authoritative and wide musical ignorance, I would say it's a dissonance...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissonant
(of which I've fully read the first paragraph for now...)
Gabbleratchet
15 October 2011 at 9:31am
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Changed my mind. I think it's the cellos that are out of tune. I don't think John Metcalfe would write anything to sound deliberately out of tune or dissonant.
Sammy The Slug
15 October 2011 at 4:19pm
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Yes, it's out of tune
Reminic
15 October 2011 at 5:31pm
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I believe it's like that since day one, and on purpose. It's maybe now more accentuated, and of course it's obvious in the instrumental version.
It's IMHO a perfect rendition of the state of confusion in which one would be at this state in the song (Jung in Africa)...
Javier olabarri
15 October 2011 at 7:24pm
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reminic, i agree.
sweetfeed
15 October 2011 at 8:50pm
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Yes, very much on purpose to my ear. I like it. A little moment of chaos. It was the same when played on Later so obviously not a 'mistake'.
AgentSage
17 October 2011 at 9:34pm
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This song is about losing control. This feels like a perfect hint of the loss of control to come.
