Posted on 05/14/2011 10:37:12 PM PDT by This Just In
-> One Way or Another Downtown Caribou Message in a Bottle
My favorite identifiable vocal intro, which you did not ask for,
“You Really Got Me” The Kimks
“Wild Thing” The Troggs
And the best 'Guitar Duel' I know of is between Eric Clapton and Robbie Robertson of The Band doing Further On Up The Road. It's from 'The last waltz'. Clapton was doing a solo and his guitar strap slipped and he had to stop. Robbie saw it coming and picked up the solo from there, without missing a beat. It's great to see to pros working together like that.
Andthe 'Coolest Drummer' is Levon Helm of The Band. This You Tube Video of The Weight is awesome. Beautiful picture slide show.
'Dang' I miss Real Rock Music.
Old Time Rock and Roll - Bob Seger
I only played it for a few seconds to make sure it actually was the intro to Sweet Jane by The Velvet Underground and not some cover, since it has long been an object of fascination in alt rock circles. It was, I linked it and it might not have left as favorable an impression as it deserves.
Drum - God Part 2 by U2
Guitar - Intro to Mean Street Van Halen Fair Warning
Becker and Fagen used at least 42 different studio musicians, 11 engineers, and took over a year to record the tracks that resulted in 1980’s Gaucho an album that contains only seven songs.
Gadd has played for just about everyone big, for decades. I just learned (from my drum teacher) that Gadd was called on by the guy who created The Hustle. He invented the now-classic rock/disco groove pattern of 16ths on the high-hat, with 2 and 4 on the snare (for the non-musical: “chicka chicka BANG-a chicka, chicka chicka BANG-a chicka”).
His Aja solo (actually the whole piece) is sublime. I understand that he recorded a bunch of takes (like most Fagen and Becker productions) but he first take is the one we hear. He also was quite a substance user at the time, and had a little bourbon to take the edge off the coke.
(Steely Dan) celebrated debauchery with poetic style, and thats unfortunate, in my view.
*Anything* by Stevie Ray Vaughn.
I'm Goin' Home
Rock:
Hot for Teacher - VH
Longtime - Boston
Acoustic:
Roundabout - Yes
Stairway - Zep
Drums:
Don’t Care Anymore - Phil Collins
What took so long? That's the most recognizable guitar riff in the history of the world!
I just saw him play a few weeks ago. I was standing at the edge of the stage about 8 feet from him during the whole show. That guy sure rocks out for a wrinkly old dude!
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