Anthony Brindisi

Part 1:
Building upon the listening skills you've developed, clear your mind, relax, focus, and play each
record for yourself. Make notes and answer the questions found in Lesson 13. Include the
following in your comprehensive analysis:
The artist, song title, and genre
Radiohead - All I Need - Experimental Rock
Your detailed emotional responses.
This song always has a special place in me. Its the song that reminds me of all of
the broken relationships and lost love. To be honest, I start to loose my interest
when it reaches the dynamic climax. I use the song in a much more therapeutic
way, so when the drums come in full blast I start to loose track of why Im
listening to it in the first place.
An analysis of your perception of the artist's identity, vision, and intention as related to
this record.
The singer is clearly struggling with major details of his life and relationships. I
believe his vision for the song was to prove to the person he lost how much they
meant to him, as well as to portray all of the ways he feels without that person.
An analysis of the lyric, the specific images it created in your mind, and how the lyric
related to the emotions conveyed.
One of the images that stuck very clearly in my mind was, I am a moth who just
wants to share your light. This image of insects sharing a light and bringing
things together is essentially what the song could be considered about. The
performer is saying it loud and clear. Youre all I need.
An analysis of the melody, and how it contributed to the emotion of the record.
You are all I need is an escalating melody that brings out the tortured yearning
of the performer. The melody of the verses on the other hand, are mostly
descending melodies, giving way for the melody to reach the point where it can
begin to escalate again.
An analysis of the use of repetition, and how it contributed to the emotion of the
record.
Repetition is used constantly in this song. Its in the melody, the bass, and the
drums. There are several verses, all that begin with, I am... that could depict
how he sees himself, or how he believes other people see him. Also, Its all
wrong, Its all right is a strange way for him to use repetition and contradiction in
an effective way.
An analysis of the groove, and its contribution to the record's emotional impact.
The groove is very laid back for the most part of the song, and in a way, is pulled
back in the mix until it really starts to blast off. Repetition is used immensely in
this drum part, as it barely changes for about 3 minutes (2:55) until the groove
finally becomes heavier.
Analyze the kick drum and bass parts if these two elements are present.

As far as the bass and kick are concerned, the snare on the + of 4 sets up the
kick on 1 which is primarily the pattern the bass uses when it corresponds with
the drums.
Examine whether and/or how the Pain/Pleasure Paradox contributes to the record's
emotional make-up.
This song could be the poster child of the pain/ pleasure paradox. Its a song about
loss and memory. Someone needing someone else in their life who they may
never find.
List the form for the track you have chosen, and write your detailed observations about
the instrumental arrangement next to each section.
FORM
Intro: Pad, Drums, Bass
Verse: Melody with moderate reverb
Chorus: Same
Verse 2: Brighter Pads, Piano, Glockenspiel, Percussion noises
Chorus: Everything drops out as in the 1st Chorus
Outro: Strings, Glockenspiel, Piano Come back in, Drums get heavier.
Analyze the elements of the record in terms of the Rule of Three.
1.Vocals - Vocal Melody
2.Rhythm Track - Drums, Bass, and Aux Sounds/ Percussion
3.Wild Card - Synths and Strings
Analyze the mix in terms of focus, focal point, vocal placement, the placement of
elements in the stereo field, and the balance of the high end, midrange, and low end.
The Pads tend to move around from center to right and left quite often
The Bass, and drums are dead center, Its almost bizarre, I cant tell why they
would mix them in performers perspective, everything is right in the front, snare,
kick, and hat. When the drums change groove around 3 minutes in they pan the
crash to the right a bit, but thats truley it.
The melody is center as it should be, and contains a ton of reverb.
All ends of the spectrum are covered. The high end by synths and strings, the
melody covering the mid range, and the bass and synth bass covering the bottom
end. Everything is well balanced and clear.

Part 2:
Present the records to a volunteer. Make notes about your volunteers kinesthetic responses
without making him/her feel like they are under a microscope. Ask your volunteer the questions
found in Lesson 13 and make notes about his/her responses.
Your next task will be to write up the results of your experiments in observation.
Include the following in your write-up:
The song you played.
Radiohead - All I Need - Experimental Rock
Name, gender, approximate age, occupation, and relationship to you (if any) of your test
subject(s).
Katie, Female, 19, Student, Friend
Your subject's stated and self-notated responses to the questions provided.
I felt like I was listening to the record for the first time again. It was kind of strange
having someone watch me listening to music so I just closed my eyes and enjoyed
the ride. I was paying a lot of attention to the Bass part, but the Melody was what
drove it home for me. The song is so desperate and full of yearning. I was almost on
the verge of tears
Your speculations as to how your subject's preconceived opinions, tastes, and prejudices
about music may or may not have contributed to their responses.
I think she tried to leave behind her preconceived notions behind and listen to the
record with fresh ears. Once she got into the track she started to sway to the beat and
tap her foot, so I knew that she was at least interested in it.

Part 3:
Review the steps in "Lesson 7: Charting the Emotional Timeline" to create a timeline for each of
the records. As you did in Lesson 10, include notes about the instrumental arrangement in the
"arrangement notes" section, distilled from your comprehensive analysis.
Be sure to include the following:
1
Your Name
2
Artist, Album & Year
3
Tempo & Key
4
Timeline with:

Timeline

Bar Count

Arrangement Notes

Dynamics Line

Emotion Line

Climax
To make the production timeline, use the drawing program you used to make the timeline in
Lesson 7, or you can sketch it out by hand and scan it to submit as a JPG file. Remember that
presentation is always an important part of the impact of your work, and in this case, it
constitutes part of your grade.
For extra credit, you can include additional records, additional human test subjects, a chord chart,
or a Nashville number chart.