Opeth - Hessian Peel: The Mysterious Wrong Note

^ I'm with you here. As I was saying a couple of posts above, the lick is repeated 4 times (alternately playing D and D#) and then a different section begins (a verse, technically) in C#min (actually alternating between C# minor and A major). The D# could be seen as part of a melody line in C# natural minor: E D# B C#. The C#min IMO provides the required "relief" for the "shock" of the - for the E minor / D major situation - offending note. In a way the D# could really be seen as a hint of things to come ... 

^ at least when listening to Merzbow you immediately identify the wrong note(s) ... 

So there are notes in Merzbow?

This is actually a serious question... though probably a seriously stupid one as well...

Ah! That's the answer - the D# is the right note - all the other's are wrong - that's why Cert doesn't like the album

^ Well yeah, given the fact that he has some 86509685065923435 releases out, there's bound to be a note or two out there,

Just trying to put things in perspective. 

MikeEnRegalia wrote: ^ or indeed any note (as such) to begin with ...  To give those who may not know Merzbow some idea of what we're talking about: http://www.myspace.com/merzbow777

Trademark wrote: ^^ He'd fail my electronic composition  class.

Edited by The T - June 24 2008 at 20:33

Kibble_Alex - artists can disobey music theory all they want, as long as they follow logic (see Trademark's posts on the previous page)

The_T - it's hard to tell what Merzbow thinks about his work, especially whether he considers it music or not. From what I've read in his interviews, he just doesn't seem to care.

Now, a Merzbow pancake would be something else entirely

Hiya,

I recently read an interview in a magazine with Mikael, and there was a quote that I found interesting that might explain slightly.

"Some things sound like sh*t, but it's the right sh*t! On the song Burden on our new album Watershed, I came up with the idea of Fredrik slowly detuning my acoustic while I played the outro, for example. Sometimes these things add to the song, so we did it - it was funny and ended the song in a nice way. It was a lovely melodic kind of song, and I love to destroy things like that."

He's basically saying he likes to... destroy lovely melodic songs which explains that odd note, it does stand out and is a kick in the face for the traditional melody but I kind of like the unnerving edge that note gives. That unwelcoming evil touch if you like. :P

Oh by the way, I see somebody posted the tab for the intro a page back or so, thanks for that. Does anybody have any tabs/guitar pro tabs for the rest of the song or anything else from Watershed? Thanks in advance.