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Re: What would YOU like to hear on youtube?

Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2014 6:00 pm
by Folkie

Re: What would YOU like to hear on youtube?

Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2014 1:14 pm
by electrofaro
Folkie wrote:I much prefer the original Byrds version to the Robyn Hitchcock one, precisely because of the heavily-compressed (and double-tracked) guitar sound, which evokes the chiming of bells
Although I do not mind anyone prefering one version over the other, I don't think the Byrds' version is a good example of Rickie 12ers sounding like bells at all, actually. For that I would not chose Robyn's version either, but the song I already named: 'Queen of Eyes', in the live version from "Sex, Food, Death... and Tarantulas" - funny is the intro of that song and that of 'Bells of Rhymney' are quite similar!

Sorry to the original poster for derailing this into a Byrds/Robyn Hitchcock thread :oops:

Re: What would YOU like to hear on youtube?

Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2014 11:30 pm
by crstory
I bet So Central Rain would sound great or Pretty Persuasion. You would need to hone your picking skills on the latter though. :shock:

Re: What would YOU like to hear on youtube?

Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 8:38 am
by Folkie
crstory wrote:I bet So Central Rain would sound great or Pretty Persuasion. You would need to hone your picking skills on the latter though. :shock:
The intro to "So. Central Rain" was actually played on a Fender XII, according to our own Mitch Easter. But "Pretty Persuasion" is a great choice, although Peter does some very fast string-skipping arpeggios, so it helps to use heavier strings. I would also recommend "7 Chinese Bros.," "Letter Never Sent," "Maps and Legends," and "Green Grow the Rushes." The chords are easy to learn, and they all sound lovely on a Rick 12. 8)