album
Grace
when and where did he die?
Wolf River
1997
released in
1994
style
folk rock
key
E minor
metre
12/8
structure
verse-chorus form
instrumentation
voice electric guitar acoustic guitar bass guitar strings synthesiser drum kit
rhythm
bass drum - beats 1 and 3
snare - backbeats
syncopation
cross rhythms
harmony and tonality
tonally ambiguous intro based on D chord chromatic chords parallel motion dissonant harmonies
texture
thickens towards end
varied by synth and strings
melody
improvisation wide range - 2 octaves falling phrases - melancholy ornamentation glissandos mostly syllabic, some melismas vocalisation in bridge falsetto
word painting
‘cries’ - falling 5th
‘pain’ and ‘leave’ - high register
‘slow’ - long note
‘drown my name’ - thick texture
technology
modulation - synth
distortion and flanging - guitar
overdubbing - guitar and extra vocals