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ICBM · October 2013

This thread needs bumping...

Takes a while to get going, but it's a good one when it does

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historyisjunk · October 2013

I was thinking it should be keapt up too. Guitar sound in the Shakira vid is excellent. Also liked that Black Angels, saw them with The Black Keys once & actually liked them better.

Here's The Kreeps

EricTheWeary · November 2013

Clearly been neglecting this corner. Listened to a few Bo Diddley things the other day. Much more varied musician than I think he is often credited with. Struggled a bit to find stuff on YouTube ( and on a tablet so getting those not enabled for mobile messages) but going ahead anyway.

B-)

EricTheWeary · November 2013

And on a slightly different note I cant believe I haven't found an excuse to post this, the bit of music that inspired a thousand telecaster review clips:

rpr · November 2013

EricTheWeary said:

Clearly been neglecting this corner. Listened to a few Bo Diddley things the other day. Much more varied musician than I think he is often credited with. Struggled a bit to find stuff on YouTube ( and on a tablet so getting those not enabled for mobile messages) but going ahead anyway.

B-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cow8gZc9HtI&app=desktop

EricTheWeary said:

And on a slightly different note I cant believe I haven't found an excuse to post this, the bit of music that inspired a thousand telecaster review clips:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huuiRthVo5k&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DhuuiRthVo5k&app=desktop

NervousJohn · November 2013

Was meaning to post this last time twang corner was at the top.

Mr Richard Thompson

EricTheWeary · November 2013

Ooh, @NervousJohn great suggestion. RT has been my great discovery in the last couple of years ( only about 30 years late :o3 ).

DulcetJones · November 2013

And then there's alternative twang from Wall of Voodoo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NfvI2C5Bus

EricTheWeary · March 2014

The mare that is trying to get this forum to work properly on my tablet continues. Anyhoo, The Madeira: picking up where surf left off in the early sixties, trying to show it is not just stuck in a time warp. Kinda thing.

koneguitarist · March 2014

Twang with Balls

And some tele twang

EricTheWeary · March 2014

WTF is that double neck thing behind him? An actual guitar or just a prop? :bz

EricTheWeary · March 2014

EricTheWeary said:

The mare that is trying to get this forum to work properly on my tablet continues. Anyhoo, The Madeira: picking up where surf left off in the early sixties, trying to show it is not just stuck in a time warp. Kinda thing.

that was just the first clip of theirs I came to. But just to extrapolate further I think their argument is that surf and that original wave of guitar instrumental music ( they are big fans of the Shadows)only had a short life span which was ended by the British invasion type stuff and then guitar tones going down the distorted route. I remember something similar from Dave Edmunds who said the potential of rock'n'roll ( in a Chuck Berry, Elvis sense not in a Kiss,Motorhead sense)was never really realised as soon as guitarists started plugging into fuzz boxes.So these are both (related) musical forms that only really flourished for a short while and then became almost instantly retro and maybe never achieved their full potential.In Dave Edmund's solo/Rockpile stuff, for example, you can hear how he was taking some of the elements of classic rock'n'roll and putting them into a more modern ( at the time)context.

A sort of what would have happened to electric guitar if distortion hadn't been discovered line of thought.

drwiddly · March 2014

Jace Everett's Bad Things (title music for True Blood) nice bit of twang there!

EricTheWeary · March 2014

drwiddly said:

Jace Everett's Bad Things (title music for True Blood) nice bit of twang there!

Can't argue with that. Covered it with the band that never was although it sounded a bit empty with one guitar.

Anyhoo, heard this earlier - great tremolo even if maybe not truly twang. They are playing in Birmingham in July, might go have a look

dogload · March 2014

EricTheWeary said:

WTF is that double neck thing behind him? An actual guitar or just a prop? :bz

It's a bit like a Joe Maphis Although it doesn't look as fancy, and the headstocks have a Danelectro Bellzouki look about them.

EricTheWeary · July 2014

just watched this very clip on BBC4. I presume it's Honeyman Scott on guitar? Just great.

ICBM · July 2014

EricTheWeary said:

I presume it's Honeyman Scott on guitar? Just great.

Yes.

I wonder if he used the Firebird on the recording, or just for the show? I always thought the guitar on it sounded like a Rickenbacker, but it's easy to be wrong about these things!

richardhomer · July 2014

NervousJohn;83688" said:
Was meaning to post this last time twang corner was at the top.

Mr Richard Thompson

Wisdom awarded.

xSkarloey · July 2014

ICBM;283895" said:
EricTheWeary said:

I presume it's Honeyman Scott on guitar? Just great.

Yes.

I wonder if he used the Firebird on the recording, or just for the show? I always thought the guitar on it sounded like a Rickenbacker, but it's easy to be wrong about these things!

I bet Johnny Marr was watching TOTP (and listening very hard) that night.

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