Comments on: Bridge Out http://www.whump.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.whump.com%2FmoreLikeThis%2F2006%2F03%2F05%2Fbridge-out%2F&seed_title=Bridge+Out The more you know, the more jokes you get. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:22:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Michael Rawdon http://www.whump.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.whump.com%2FmoreLikeThis%2F2006%2F03%2F05%2Fbridge-out%2F&seed_title=Bridge+Out#comment-49 Michael Rawdon Thu, 09 Mar 2006 22:23:05 +0000 http://www.whump.com/moreLikeThis/2006/03/05/bridge-out/#comment-49 John's "Teacher I Need You" also seems to lack a bridge. It's from the same album, which might not be a coincidence. There are many Top 40 songs which violate basic verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-[optional-verse]-chorus-chorus structure. That's part of what I like about progressive rock: The unconventional structures and arrangements. So consider stuff like Jethro Tull's "Living in the Past", or Yes' "Roundabout", both of which are classic rock staples. Or The Who's "Baba O'Riley" and "Won't Get Fooled Again". Or heck, start with The Beatles, who left the conventional pop genre far behind when they retired from live performing to record <i>Sgt. Pepper's</i>. John’s “Teacher I Need You” also seems to lack a bridge. It’s from the same album, which might not be a coincidence.

There are many Top 40 songs which violate basic verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-[optional-verse]-chorus-chorus structure. That’s part of what I like about progressive rock: The unconventional structures and arrangements. So consider stuff like Jethro Tull’s “Living in the Past”, or Yes’ “Roundabout”, both of which are classic rock staples.

Or The Who’s “Baba O’Riley” and “Won’t Get Fooled Again”.

Or heck, start with The Beatles, who left the conventional pop genre far behind when they retired from live performing to record Sgt. Pepper’s.

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