Songs with a progressing intro

Trollheart · 08-20-2015, 02:25 PM

Actually, speaking of Yes...

DwnWthVwls · 08-20-2015, 02:36 PM

Coheed and Cambria - Welcome Home

lol

**Frownland** · 08-20-2015, 02:50 PM

Svans

DriveYourCarDownToTheSea · 08-20-2015, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by cledussnow

Not sure that is the best description but...

The best example i can think of at the moment is Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water.

Starts off with that famous guitar riff, then the next bar the cymbals are added, followed by the snare on the next bar, and then lastly the bass line is dropped in.

There are tons of songs that do that. I always called it "layering." Good songwriting technique IMO.

cledussnow · 08-20-2015, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by DriveYourCarDownToTheSea

There are tons of songs that do that. I always called it "layering." Good songwriting technique IMO.

Yes but I am wanting examples.

There are tons, but hard to "search" for them.

dwill123 · 08-20-2015, 05:52 PM

How about this one?

DriveYourCarDownToTheSea · 08-20-2015, 09:36 PM

A couple good ones from Kevin Parker.

DriveYourCarDownToTheSea · 08-20-2015, 09:42 PM

This is probably my favorite example of layering - in this case it's pretty drawn out with new elements not really being added every bar, but in each new verse.

EDIT: Very similar technique done in Superstition. In this case it's really a case of deferred gratification and you have to wait through a couple of verses to hear new elements being added.

DriveYourCarDownToTheSea · 08-20-2015, 09:57 PM

And last, but certainly not least, this has got to be the ultimate example of this technique.

It's basically one long crescendo.

RJDG14 · 08-23-2015, 02:09 AM

Some examples I can think of:

*Times Like These by Foo Fighters
*Hoover Dam by Sugar (around 20 seconds, contains weird backmasking)
*Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin (lasts several minutes)

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DriveYourCarDownToTheSea AllTheWhileYouChargeAFee Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,174	A couple good ones from Kevin Parker. __________________ Stop and find a pretty shell for her Beach Boys vs Beatles comparisons begin here

08-20-2015, 09:42 PM	#18 (permalink)
DriveYourCarDownToTheSea AllTheWhileYouChargeAFee Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,174	This is probably my favorite example of layering - in this case it's pretty drawn out with new elements not really being added every bar, but in each new verse. EDIT: Very similar technique done in Superstition. In this case it's really a case of deferred gratification and you have to wait through a couple of verses to hear new elements being added. __________________ Stop and find a pretty shell for her Beach Boys vs Beatles comparisons begin here

08-20-2015, 09:57 PM	#19 (permalink)
DriveYourCarDownToTheSea AllTheWhileYouChargeAFee Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,174	And last, but certainly not least, this has got to be the ultimate example of this technique. It's basically one long crescendo. __________________ Stop and find a pretty shell for her Beach Boys vs Beatles comparisons begin here

08-20-2015, 05:52 PM	#16 (permalink)
dwill123 Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 265	How about this one?

08-23-2015, 02:09 AM	#20 (permalink)
RJDG14 Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 157	Some examples I can think of: Times Like These by Foo Fighters Hoover Dam by Sugar (around 20 seconds, contains weird backmasking) *Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin (lasts several minutes)