Like and dislike parts of the same song
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Eight Miles High by The Byrds
Love the verses, can't stand the psychedelic parts. What were they thinking? You're not Hendrix building Purple Haze out of the ruins of Star Spangled Banner live at Woodstock, you're in a studio trying to make an accessible piece of music.
Yes, I know it's regarded as the first psychedelic record and they had to start somewhere, but couldn't it be revisted and calmed down a bit?
Love the verses, can't stand the psychedelic parts. What were they thinking? You're not Hendrix building Purple Haze out of the ruins of Star Spangled Banner live at Woodstock, you're in a studio trying to make an accessible piece of music.
Yes, I know it's regarded as the first psychedelic record and they had to start somewhere, but couldn't it be revisted and calmed down a bit?
DickyC said:
Eight Miles High by The Byrds
Love the verses, can't stand the psychedelic parts. What were they thinking? You're not Hendrix building Purple Haze out of the ruins of Star Spangled Banner live at Woodstock, you're in a studio trying to make an accessible piece of music.
Yes, I know it's regarded as the first psychedelic record and they had to start somewhere, but couldn't it be revisted and calmed down a bit?
You've got it all wrong Dicky my boy! When they went into the studio to record the song in early '66 Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman had been listening incessantly to John Coltrane's work and wanted to make something 'freeform' in a similar fashion, but using guitars instead. David Crosby didn't even want to play on it, preferring one of his own songs, but was nudged along and ended up making it a stronger sounding piece with his Gibson six string meshing nicely with Roger's twelve string Rickenbacker Love the verses, can't stand the psychedelic parts. What were they thinking? You're not Hendrix building Purple Haze out of the ruins of Star Spangled Banner live at Woodstock, you're in a studio trying to make an accessible piece of music.
Yes, I know it's regarded as the first psychedelic record and they had to start somewhere, but couldn't it be revisted and calmed down a bit?
(ETA : it was written on the plane when the band were returning to LA from a not very enjoyable tour of England, Roger wanted to 'let loose' a bit and the title and lyrics refer to their experiences in the UK)
Edited by P5BNij on Thursday 6th April 19:27
P5BNij said:
You've got it all wrong Dicky my boy! When they went into the studio to record the song in early '66 Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman had been listening incessantly to John Coltrane's work and wanted to make something 'freeform' in a similar fashion, but using guitars instead. David Crosby didn't even want to play on it, preferring one of his own songs, but was nudged along and ended up making it a stronger sounding piece with his Gibson six string meshing nicely with Roger's twelve string Rickenbacker
(ETA : it was written on the plane when the band were returning to LA from a not very enjoyable tour of England, Roger wanted to 'let loose' a bit and the title and lyrics refer to their experiences in the UK)
I had to look up John Coltrane (ETA : it was written on the plane when the band were returning to LA from a not very enjoyable tour of England, Roger wanted to 'let loose' a bit and the title and lyrics refer to their experiences in the UK)
Jazz. Yes. Again, you see, I find the discordant bits of jazz too much like hard work. Eight Miles High - jazz influence - discordant. Problem solved.
/Philistine
Panamax said:
Layla - what on earth is that ghastly cat-strangling which starts half way through and drags on for another three minutes?
Free Bird - similar issues.
I'm on board with you on these.Free Bird - similar issues.
The "cat-strangling" you hear on "Layla" is Duane Allman playing slide guitar. Now, IMO, Duane was a very skilled slide player on electric guitar but on this track he is completely over the top playing notes way past the end of the fretboard. Needless w
kery, for me. Allen Collins work on the faster section of Freebird is touted by many as a lesson in improvising a minor key solo. Maybe, but for me it's all minor pentatonic cliches played at speed. Jimmy Page's intro solo to "Since I've Been Loving You" is in C minor, and is more measured, tasteful, and - when required - fiery.
Anyway, for me, the reggae section of "Live and Let Die" has always grated on me.
Remember when ‘Spaceman’ by Babylon Zoo was featured in the jeans ad but they only used the high pitched bit so everyone thought it was a cool rave track, then it was released as a single and turned out to be mainly a sort of crap downbeat poundshop Depeche Mode type thing? Yeah that.
Nickp82 said:
Remember when ‘Spaceman’ by Babylon Zoo was featured in the jeans ad but they only used the high pitched bit so everyone thought it was a cool rave track, then it was released as a single and turned out to be mainly a sort of crap downbeat poundshop Depeche Mode type thing? Yeah that.
This was going to be my suggestion for the high pitched part.starts so well and just goes south. don't know about this jean advert 
Perhaps it’s just nostalgia but still stands up as a decent advert for me…
https://youtu.be/DU-ntRAV4lg
https://youtu.be/DU-ntRAV4lg
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