A record with this much creativity and imagination can fuel a lot more creativity to come. And taking a look at My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, arguably Kanye West's magnum opus, shows us how much unexplored territory there is in not only hip hop song structure, but music in general. This one is mainly notable for the way the instrumental flows with the spoken word, as if they were made for each other.Īll in all, while the Verse Chorus Verse Chorus Bridge/Solo Outro structure is amazing and has produced thousands of great songs, there's definitely more that can be done with music. After a single chorus/verse/chorus, it rises, builds and falls in a cinematic fashion through several bridges and breakdowns until the epic outro. This one starts slowly with a single autotuned vocal that evolves into an entire choir of voices. My personal favorite on the record, with an intriguing structure. The only song I know that starts with chorus, bridge, chorus, verse! The ending skit is also epic in length. The beat switch at the end is also definitely unique in its arrangement. This song is interesting for its repeated use of the same instrumental keyboard riff after each chorus, almost acting as a 'drop' would in an EDM track. Instrumental Beat w/ Distorted Spoken Word Loop I mean, how many other songs have a vocoder outro? A one-of-a-kind structure that was never used in hip hop before and hasn't been done better since. This track operates more like a rock song than a hip hop song, featuring not one, but two sweet guitar solos!Īnother massive track, with the highlight being the extended vocoder solo during the outro. Monster Electric Guitar Voice Pitched Down and Up Layered Singing They still manage to be incredibly engaging and unique even within the traditional, and that is worth praise as well. With its extended intro, and multiple bridges and choruses, there's enough material here for 3 songs.īesides So Appalled's interesting placement of refrains, these next 2 songs have traditional song structure, but it's done right and works perfectly for the tracks. That lets the hooks play out with no drums or bass yet, giving them more impact before the beat finally drops with its experimental drums and sound. Verse 1/Buildup over Choir Intro w/ Clapping, Siren and Guitarīuildup over Choir Intro w/ Clapping, Piano, Strings and GuitarĪ short orchestral intro leads into an epic horn instrumental.

A mammoth track that throws all the rules out the window, literally! This song uses every single type of section imaginable, verse, chorus, instrumental, solo, acapella, beat switch, post-chorus, buildup, pre-chorus, multiple bridges, etc.

The final verse and chorus have a beat switch, leading into a guitar solo outro that plays until the end, rare for even most rock songs. Gorgeous has 4 verses, double the average, and pulls it off by giving each of those verses their own flow, personality, and flair. What makes it work is the countless layers and arrangement variations he puts on the same chorus, feeling like it’s given new life every time it’s repeated.Ĭhoir Chorus with Light Orchestra Snippet After a few verse/choruses, it plays the instrumental again and repeats the chorus one final time. After the intro, it jumps straight to the chorus and then an instrumental section of the beat. Dark Fantasy opens the album with one of its strangest structures.

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