Math Rock?
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chupe666
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How about the band Abstrakt Algebra, consisting of members of Candlemass & Mercyful Fate? I don't know if their music is math rock, but the name is.
http://www.cs.ucsd.edu/users/bruss/Metal/groups/AbAl.html
http://www.cs.ucsd.edu/users/bruss/Metal/groups/AbAl.html
FrostGiant
Mr. Pibb > Dr. Pepper
Who did that song on Sesame Street? You know, One two three foouuur five, six seven eight nine ten, eleven twelve!
FuSoYa
Lunarian
Apparently Mudvayne(sp?) considers themselves to be "Math Metal."
I bet not of those guys knows how to use multivariable calculus
linear algebra.or
I bet not of those guys knows how to use multivariable calculus
linear algebra.or
deadair
Overly-Cryptic Jake
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Eric the Halibut
Mudvayne and Tool? Not really. When the description 'math rock' comes up, what usually springs to my mind are bands constantly playing in odd-time signatures, constantly changing time signatures, etc. Dillinger Escape Plan, for example, and to a lesser extent, Meshuggah (nearly all of their riffs are really 4/4.
chupe666
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Rush & Yes to a certain extent.
Anyone heard a 70s band called Patto? That band had the most amazing guitarist (I may have posted about him before) named Ollie Halsall. That bastard taught himself to play guitar after playing the vibes and piano- he figured he played a lot of intricate stuff on piano with his right hand, so he should play guitar using that hand, & played left handed (this was when he was like 19 or so). Anyway, they sounded sort of like a mix between Humble Pie, Yes, Zeppelin, and something more artsy/jazzy. Lots of long-winded instrumental jam passages with vibes and stuff, but also lots of riff-rockin' classic rock stuff with cool time changes thrown in.
Now that I finished typing this, I do believe I did post this already. My bad.
Anyone heard a 70s band called Patto? That band had the most amazing guitarist (I may have posted about him before) named Ollie Halsall. That bastard taught himself to play guitar after playing the vibes and piano- he figured he played a lot of intricate stuff on piano with his right hand, so he should play guitar using that hand, & played left handed (this was when he was like 19 or so). Anyway, they sounded sort of like a mix between Humble Pie, Yes, Zeppelin, and something more artsy/jazzy. Lots of long-winded instrumental jam passages with vibes and stuff, but also lots of riff-rockin' classic rock stuff with cool time changes thrown in.
Now that I finished typing this, I do believe I did post this already. My bad.
FalseTodd
Skirt Wizard
Yes, Don Cab, yes Breadwinner, Also try (less mathy but still) Crownhate Ruin, Requlator Watts (those are both more emo-ish but hey) and the Fucking Champs. Hmmm, also Kerosene 454. June of 44 flirt with mathiness (on their first album in any case) and the first Boy's Life album. That's all I can think of.
FalseTodd
Skirt Wizard
When I think "math rock" I'm more leaning towards mid-90s indie stuff, where I think the term was more or less coined. I could be wrong maybe it's older...
Oh fuck, and Slint!
Oh fuck, and Slint!
D Mullholand
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Sam: I also think of prog-informed indie bands from the mid 90s. I guess Faraquet and to a lesser extent, Smart Went Crazy would qualify as well as Shellac.
then tool should be considered math rock because they almost never play in 4/4. the song lateralis is in 7/8 - 8/8 - 9/8, to name one example.
FalseTodd
Skirt Wizard
I really think math-rock refers to indie rock bands. It's more specific than "plays in odd time". I mean, Sting isn't math rock.
