King Gizzard's strange changes

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@imakuni67 2 ай бұрын

11:45 Stu said recently introducing Astroturf live "This song is called Astroturf and it is in two keys at once and we always forget how to play it." 😂

@meekumanu 2 ай бұрын

And it's my favourite song of all time. It's so fresh to listen to every single time, I still find myself noticing new sounds and parts of the song every time I hear it.

@jstarrsounds Ай бұрын

i am soooo glad we are at the point now where we’re getting music theory breakdowns of King Gizzard’s music

@DiscreetHobo 2 ай бұрын

Changes is SO GODDAMN GOOD. Ive never been enamoured with an album for so long

@ZaphiroAnejo Ай бұрын

It's the album they spent the most time on iirc

@eskipotato 2 ай бұрын

can't believe a video of this quality was made by such a small channel. expertly done.

@maxmagnus377 2 ай бұрын

No wonder when they played this song live the first time Stu let out an exasperated "That was hard!" afterward. A far cry from Rattlesnake xD

@garage2887 2 ай бұрын

never heard of this band but thank you for one of my new favorite songs. what a banger

@austinmartin6918 2 ай бұрын

Get ready for a journey if you decide to explore their music further. 26 albums covering a huge range of genres isn’t an easy discography to get through, but it’s very rewarding imo. They’re my favorite band, and I couldn’t recommend them enough.

@anewberg 2 ай бұрын

Buckle up

@AnthemUnanthemed 2 ай бұрын

@@austinmartin6918 27th has been announced

@snakeson_aplane 2 ай бұрын

if you like theory stuff, try the albums *Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms And Lava* or *Polygondwanaland*

@iankelley9302 2 ай бұрын

@@snakeson_aplane Two of the greatest albums ever made.

@theswankyshow5076 2 ай бұрын

this video is great, need more gizz content like this

@Bico-420 2 ай бұрын

yeeees more gizzard. there is so much to explore. I have almost every album on vinyl and the I listen to them I always find something new.

@theswankyshow5076 2 ай бұрын

@ hell yeah I’ve been collecting their records as well, still a few to go.

@MrJack5672 2 ай бұрын

Sick analysis dude

@leonharris4654 2 ай бұрын

I actually learnt the entire song by ear because no one had transcribed the chords at the time. Glad to see I wasn't far off (it actually was a real challenge). It's such a weird and fun piece to improvise over and is soo inspiring to become a better musician! Long live King Gizz WOOOO!!!

@parkerdavis7859 2 ай бұрын

easy subscription. love this band, deserves this type of critical analysis from people who know what they're talking about. keep up the good work.

@Jack-ts1sv 2 ай бұрын

Awesome dissection of a king Gizz song. As someone whos classically trained and a fan of the band this just scratches that theory itch I've always had with the band.

@wgb01001 2 ай бұрын

This song is a god damn masterpiece. One of my favorite King Gizz albums from start to finish.

@memyselfishness 2 ай бұрын

Changes is my favorite King Gizz album, and I've often thought about writing music using its techniques. This video helps a lot.

@davidwindt3347 28 күн бұрын

Outstanding video. It fulfills the promise of KZbin. Keep up the great work. Quality like this is rare on the platform.

@bgdexter 2 ай бұрын

8:35 "The section is sick, reminds me of early Kraut Rock" -- indeed! And Gondii, taking a revisit of that section. I also think the drum sound & mixing style of the whole album was deliberately chosen to create that reminiscence. Nice analysis. The musical base of KG songs keeps them interesting, there are so many layers to detect, and yet they are so accessible on the first listen, even when applying crazy time signature mixtures. Incredible stuff.

@justincomisk 2 ай бұрын

This album is phenomenal, thanks for the fantastic deep dive into it's inner workings

@AyyyGabagool 2 ай бұрын

Awesome video! Would love to see you break down polygonwanaland next

@jacksonsherrill9484 2 ай бұрын

bro you're the goat man thank you for this beauty

@MusicalRadiation 2 ай бұрын

10:11 I'm going to be honest here, I absolutely love that dissonant distorted chord 😅

@darkrad7535 2 ай бұрын

I love this song but the outro... uuuhhhh, that makes it really great!

@zinAab79 2 ай бұрын

There are extreme metal subgenres based purely on these kind of chords. Extended chords on piano sound jazzy and chill, but on guitar sound like disjointed and desperate otherworldly riffs. Is fun how distortion can recontextualize the same chord into opposite meanings. Artificial brain , Ulcerate or Deathspell omega are masters of this.

@bostion518 2 ай бұрын

Really great video your visual and audio work is fantastic!

@TarigonTetradactyl 2 ай бұрын

I love being a kglw fan who doesn't understand music theory in the slightest because then I miss all the apparently genius shit they've been pulling 😭 Really good video though ofc! There should be more stuff like this I think

@eldogjd1973 Ай бұрын

Same

@lukitatron 2 ай бұрын

this is so sick, need more gizz analysis like this

@samuzII-V-I 2 ай бұрын

Great video! It's very cool to see an in depth theory analysis for a band that more than deserves so.

@qclod 2 ай бұрын

I've been obsessed with this whole album since hearing it for the first time. Theory-informed pop perfection. Very inspiring video! We need more KGLW analysis like this.

@thatguywholikeswwe636 2 ай бұрын

brilliant video , there aren't enough gizz theory videos for how in depth alot of it is lol. looking forward to more!! :)

@foretwentyYT Ай бұрын

One of the most interesting albums analyzed perfectly. Great video

@davisousa5951 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video! Always wanted to understand this album. It's my favorite from gizz

@ernestschmidt8761 2 ай бұрын

You are right, Joey’s part is sick 🔥

@pattern_world_clockwork6812 2 ай бұрын

Great example of how restrictions can actually make your music more creative, great analysis and great video!

@Kris_gnr Ай бұрын

Really great video, deserves way more attention

@samsquanchmetazoo 2 ай бұрын

Holy guacamole, instant sub great content man

@bcalrisian 2 ай бұрын

My man, this is one of the most well put together videos i've seen in a long time. Your channel is criminally under rated. Would love to see more Gizz or song breakdowns in the future. Keep making videos like this and your channel will blow up 100%.

@cosmicreliefrecords 2 ай бұрын

2:42 The use of the A7 chord every other bar implies the key of D major while the Bmaj7#11 chord implies the key of F#. Still following the scales that they defined in the liner notes but focusing the roots of each chord on the differing degrees of the scales. Hope that clears it up. Great video!

@expertopinions 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment. This is going to be a long response because I removed about 2 minutes of script from the video where I tried to tackle this problem. I racked my brain for many hours trying to describe what's going on (modulation? modal stuff? bitonality?), but nothing I found in my research quite matches what's going on in this album. I forgot to mention in the video that neither the D nor the F# major chords appear in their root position (i.e. D or F# in the bass, respectively) anywhere in Change. You typically need more than one chord to establish a key, especially if you don't play the root chord. But the chords change as quickly as the scale, so neither key has time to properly establish itself. I emailed with an academic about this, and he suggested that most of this song implies a "tonal center" of B (Cook's section implies C#), and that the two chords I mentioned are a sort of bVII-I type progression. Tonal centers are a broader concept than keys, so that made sense to me. Anyway, I left all of this out of the video because I wanted to leave the door open for conversations like these, instead of spending a lot of time on a detour that I didn't feel confident about. I love that a band like this can just write some music that lies a little bit beyond what our typical music theory terms can describe.

@davypaul8612 2 ай бұрын

I’ve been wanting a music theory breakdown of this album for so long

@satelliteimagerymusic 2 ай бұрын

This is so awesome

@markusw9286 2 ай бұрын

How does this channel only have 368 subs? Deserves wayyyy more

@escgravity 2 ай бұрын

This was incredibly insightful, even though I already knew a lot of the gimmicks of the album. Learning all the actual chord names made it click. Please dissect Ice Death next!

@Mosserino 2 ай бұрын

Really neat video, love all the shared synth and key melodies on this album they're super fun to play

@TheKatpurz 2 ай бұрын

Now do every other KG song PLEASE! :)

@Kfri4486 2 ай бұрын

Great Analysis!

@xenontesla122 2 ай бұрын

Very interesting! Some of this reminds me of concepts in modal jazz (and some neo-soul). Especially the quartal harmony and moving the chords "stepwise" through the changes. By quickly switching between just the two modes they really keep a thread throughout the album!

@benforman1125 2 ай бұрын

Im genuinely thankful u made this vid

@artonion420 2 ай бұрын

I think the natural starting point to talk about these Changes are to first talk about the Coltrane Changes. I wonder if their very first ambition was to make use of all three keys, but then realised two would be challenging enough

@nigelthornberry626 2 ай бұрын

DUDE this video is amazing, thanks for your hard work! KGLW 4EVER!

@curtisschapman2084 2 ай бұрын

Love it. Would love to hear more gizz analysis from you.

@JonnyMozza 2 ай бұрын

Love this video, seen it three times now. You do such a good job explaining the music theory, I seriously recommend doing a couple more gizz albums in this format, you've got the gizz fans locked in on this video. May I suggest Omnium Gatherum? Lots of variety in terms of music theory with that album. Ice death has a solid vid already, and poly has been done to death, maybe petro?

@antonpreacher2900 2 ай бұрын

Great video ! (even if I only understand half of it). Changes is one of my favorite Gizzard album. I found new nuances every time I listen to it

@dumpy4289 2 ай бұрын

thankyou for the hard work you put into this! fascinating!

@drewlosthisaccount 2 ай бұрын

Excellent analysis! thanks for helping the rest of understand the theory a bit more

@illusionvii 2 ай бұрын

This was the album that made King Gizzard click for me! I'm gonna try and see them in a few weeks.

@pinecubes 2 ай бұрын

great analysis of a phenominal album :)

@MistaSkilla692 2 ай бұрын

It's one of my favourite albums of theirs front to back, 10/10

@Hunter-bj8mi 2 ай бұрын

Thank you

@calebclaytonfilmandphoto 2 ай бұрын

Incredible. Thank you.

@TheResidence.mp4 2 ай бұрын

I would love if you looked at more King Gizzard songs, they're so incredibly complex across all of their projects

@dagonzalez1757 2 ай бұрын

I understood about half the stuff on this video, but still enjoyed it a lot

@josiek5989 2 ай бұрын

I have so many favourite King Gizz songs, but this is one of my favouritest. Although as opposed to a Purdie shuffle, I heard Bonham (Fool in the Rain). Just because I know Cavs likes Bonham.

@expertopinions 2 ай бұрын

I believe the Fool in the Rain beat is also based on the Purdie shuffle, but it makes a ton more sense to me that Cavs would draw from Bonham over Purdie.

@josiek5989 2 ай бұрын

@@expertopinions The Purdie/Bonham/Porcaro trifecta is awesome, no matter who inspired it! I have definitely added Cavs onto my list of my most favourite groovemeisters ever! Really really enjoyed your analysis!

@artonion420 2 ай бұрын

Bonham was very influenced by Purdie, that’s why Bonham was playing a Purdie shuffle on Fool in the rain

@garrettliles7835 2 ай бұрын

i’m still watching the video so you may cover this by the end, but here’s my interpretation of the discrepancy mentioned around 2:20 with the functional chords being A11 and Bmaj7#11 versus the branding claiming Dmaj and F#maj: •A11 = A C# E G B D = A Mixolydian = 2 sharps = D major •Bmaj7#11 = B D# F# A# C# E# = B Lydian = 6 sharps = F#maj so the branding is right if you think of modes in terms of the mode’s relative major scale. i think that kglw has simply used modes for so long that the semantical difference between a set of keys D major and A mixolydian have faded away, if that makes any sense.

@JTBarrentine 2 ай бұрын

You should listen to this new band called The Beatles

@francoislaliberte4656 2 ай бұрын

Good stuff bro

@HAZARDOUS88 2 ай бұрын

Very well done, thanks!

@brodenorr6741 2 ай бұрын

hell yeah change may be my favorite song, but its hard to choose between changes and polygondwanaland for my favorite album

@macerunner4674 2 ай бұрын

12:09 this made me giggle just a little bit

@davissae 28 күн бұрын

Totally just got the first letter in each track spells changes

@Orion-41 Ай бұрын

Amazing

@roombaoffline Ай бұрын

so are we gonna talk about how (excluding the intro) this vid is exactly 13:03 minutes long which is how long "change" is

@coastercook 2 ай бұрын

Let's see some more analysis of bands like Gizz. Thanks

@eigenstatezero 2 ай бұрын

I don´t stick to powerchords or single notes, complex chord can be made to work with distortion. I often build chords between two panned guitars as an example. Regardless, thank you for a great video! Awesome band, great analysis!