Over the last few days I have been reading up on the analyses of different musical compositions. It’s all very well someone saying to me “that piece was written in D Dorian!” Until I actually know the tune well, I feel none the wiser, but by studying this I am starting to get a feel for the modal influences in music.
Alan Pollack has done this on the entire Beatles catalogue! (Now there’s dedication for you!) I only pick out the tunes that are of interest to me personally and although the writer is, at times, overly verbose, if you can cut through the waffle, it is informative. (It is also Beatlemania taken to the extreme!)
http://www.torvund.net/guitar/index.php?page=Pl_main
Is this way over the top, am I in danger of becoming a total anorak or do other people find it interesting?
