How do you count a odd time ?? video inside

[dude83190]

i was wondering how you could ever count a odd timing such as this song by dream theater called honor thy father. how can u figure out what time signature it is in? thanks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A70riIDQ_r4

awesome song btw

 

[stanbog]

the drum intro is 5/4.
when the guitar starts the timing is a normal 4/4, but i guess the upbeats are making it sound more complicated than it is. the whole intro is 4/4.
after that, during the verse it gets really fucked up: it's one measure 7/8 and one measure 4/4. than again 7/8 and then again 4/4 and so on.

awesome song indeed. it's too much for me to count that shit while playing too, so i just play it based on "feeling".