Comments on: “Ready, Able” by Grizzly Bear: A Compositional Analysis

By: Colin

Colin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:05:48 +0000

this is great, i understood a lot of it, but im a drummer so i understood the polyrhythm part perfectly, that being said, i think you were a bit too excited about that polyrhythm, all it really is is a 3 on 2, just subdivided a bit further

By: Jharms

Jharms — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:15:27 +0000

Great bit of analysis! I haven’t seen anyone try to analyze this sort of music before. I’ve got to say, the functional analysis section looks pretty interesting with your I 9(13) chords and such. But great work. As a music nerd, I salute YOU and hope you have more!

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Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:02:36 +0000

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By: FixYourMix

FixYourMix — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:04:26 +0000

@Marion- I don’t recognize it, let me know if you hear something. While we’re on the subject, though, multiple people including me have noticed the similarities between Grizzly Bear’s “Two Weeks” and “Still D.R.E”… just some food for thought.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjecYugTbIQ

By: marion

marion — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:56:28 +0000

Hi guys,
I am very impressed by this analysis even if I am not playing any music at all. I am just wondering if the sample starting at 1min46 does does not remind you anything back in black music or even more classical, I am very wondering if I have heard that before or if i am just turning nuts.
Marion

By: Bonzai

Bonzai — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:03:56 +0000

This song is one of my favorites by far but after reading all of this i don’t think im ever gonna be a musician. The shit they put in this song is insane like the whole chord thing were they were changing the sound of the chord with their voices. Fucking insane by far my favorite song to listen to when im blazed out of my mind

By: mdrew

mdrew — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:57:35 +0000

This is a very interesting and informative analysis of the song, but I’ve got to disagree with your take on the video.
There really is no change in the look or tone of the video at any point.
It’s practically a straightforward narrative.
More images are added as the song progresses,
but there’s no shift to the “Holy Shit” level.

By: Foentiony

Foentiony — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:18:26 +0000

Unadulterated words, some authentic words dude. Made my day!!

By: K

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:14:08 +0000

Fantastic article. Grizzly Bear songs often seem to have so much more going on in them than other modern artists, but I’ve not delved into exactly why. This has helped explain what on earth is going on.

Brilliant – more please!

By: Martin

Martin — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:39:53 +0000

This is fantastic, I really enjoyed that analysis. I knew a few concepts, but it’s really interesting how Grizzly Bear used those things to great effect. Thanks a bunch, and keep up the good work. :)