Songs with great middle eights
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I posted Pearl Jam's 'Faithful'
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Readers Recommend: Songs with great middle eights
We want to hear about music featuring those magical bars of sweet relief known as the middle eight
The middle eight, as we all know, is eight blessed bars of relief, the point where the pace, the melody and the mood of a song can change ahead of the return of the chorus and a triumphant (or miserable) climax. In a tradititional three-minute pop song, the middle eight would follow the second chorus. This is not always the case in prog rock, however.
I'm looking for towering examples of the form, those that are either great in themselves, brilliant in juxtaposition or, ideally, both. One final note, the middle eight can sometimes be known as the bridge. Especially when you're hanging around with James Brown.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicbl ... ntposted=1
Readers Recommend: Songs with great middle eights
We want to hear about music featuring those magical bars of sweet relief known as the middle eight
The middle eight, as we all know, is eight blessed bars of relief, the point where the pace, the melody and the mood of a song can change ahead of the return of the chorus and a triumphant (or miserable) climax. In a tradititional three-minute pop song, the middle eight would follow the second chorus. This is not always the case in prog rock, however.
I'm looking for towering examples of the form, those that are either great in themselves, brilliant in juxtaposition or, ideally, both. One final note, the middle eight can sometimes be known as the bridge. Especially when you're hanging around with James Brown.
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Pearl Jam bootlegs:
http://wegotshit.blogspot.com
Catherine Wheel - Black Metallic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcrj-FFK4MM
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