the Scottish band was amazingly capable of translating what being high sounds feels like and translating it to sound. The lingering guitar chords weep with the depression of dopamine depletion. The use
Adjust the volume knobs on the guitar and amp to a lower volume setting to get the right sound. Keep the gain on your amp down at lower at 3 or 4. It should sound like an acoustic guitar or a quiet electric guitar. You can pick the notes singly or gently strum the chords for an ...
The second side continues with more excellent music, including the infectious “(You Caught Me) Smilin’ — once again apparently intentionally ambiguous as to whether it is statement against or for drug usage: “You caught me smilin’ again, hangin’ loose, ’cause you ain’t used to seeing...
Dylan took all the solos — ranging from inspired rhythmic riffs to maddeningly repeated three-note licks (the kind you played in grade-school piano duets) that occasionally locked in with the band’s chords. The message was clear: “I’m doing whatever I want with these songs tonight. Keep...
“sucking on chili dogs / outside the Tastee Freeze”is an ideal date – and enough to make the big city seem unappealing. These lyrics are tempered by the perspective of an outside observer — ostensibly someone looking back many years later – who gently notes:“Hold on to 16 as long...
atmospheric guitars and drums that tumbled through chaotic passages to echo the main character's manic-depressive states. Porcupine color their songs with chiming prog, serrated Nineties alt-rock and blaring hard-rock power chords, enlisting the help of Robert Fripp, Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson and...
In the aptly-titled opening track “Canterbury Bells”, the titular bells are provided by a gently lilting glockenspiel, while Newhouse’s jaunty keyboards and woodwinds flesh out the sound. Dedicated to Duke Ellington (whose recorded voice can be heard at the end), the jazzy “Duke Street” ...
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Even when Ian Anderson gently tinkers with the overall aesthetic (the electronic pulses of 1984’sUnder Wraps, the Mark Knopfler-y vocals of 1987’sCrest of a Knave) or even drops the brand altogether (his 2012 solo LP,Thick as a Brick 2), it still comes out sounding like Jethro Tull....
In 2007, it was widely reported that the Wu-Tang Clan had secured the first-ever Beatles-sanctioned sample, to use "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" on an8 Diagramstrack called "The Heart Gently Weeps," but the song was ultimately released sans sample, with George Harrison's son, Dhani, re...