Frame by Frame
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Frame by Frame is a song performed by the progressive rock
band King Crimson
. The song appears on the 1981 album Discipline as the second track. It is 5:09 in length. The time signature in the chorus is 7/4 and the guitar/drum rhythms can also be considered polyrhythmic to each other. At 4:21 Belew and Fripp are playing in 7/8 until one guitar plays in 13/8 starting at 4:31. The guitars line after 91 beats. This song is well-known for the very fast riff (32nd notes at 155 BPM) that Robert Fripp
plays at the beginning and after each chorus.
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
band King Crimson
King Crimson
King Crimson are a rock band founded in London, England in 1969. Often categorised as a foundational progressive rock group, the band have incorporated diverse influences and instrumentation during their history...
. The song appears on the 1981 album Discipline as the second track. It is 5:09 in length. The time signature in the chorus is 7/4 and the guitar/drum rhythms can also be considered polyrhythmic to each other. At 4:21 Belew and Fripp are playing in 7/8 until one guitar plays in 13/8 starting at 4:31. The guitars line after 91 beats. This song is well-known for the very fast riff (32nd notes at 155 BPM) that Robert Fripp
Robert Fripp
Robert Fripp is an English guitarist, composer and record producer. He was ranked 42nd on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and #47 on Gibson.com’s "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". Among rock guitarists, Fripp is a master of crosspicking, a technique...
plays at the beginning and after each chorus.