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That was on the studio take, but on both the Concerts for Bangladesh and Live in Japan it is only Clapton playing the slide with George on accoustic. Interesting isn't it? Another great slide one is Sue Me Sue You Blues, and of course one of the most famous and controversial is his slide on Lennon's How Do You Sleep. I have a longer bootleg version where Harrison is just evil on the slid, with a much longer intro and solo, and extra verses. Great!
Most parts by Clapton on the Bangladesh concert where overdubbed later on by George and Jesse Ed Davis, as Clapton was too far out at the time.
I always assumed Harrison played slide in standard tuning, not true? His touch and feel are much like Taylor's, and on The Tin Man Was A Dreamer it's sometimes hard to hear who plays what exactly.
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Harrison played the slide part on "My Sweet Lord" in standard. I don't know about any other songs.
I'd like to know your source for what you said about Clapton's parts being overdubbed as well. I've never heard that before and besides, you'd think if they were going to overdub Eric's parts, they would have overdubbed that horrible ending solo on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", but instead they leave the bums notes and all in there.
I know Eric was under-rehearsed but I actually don't think he played all that poorly for most of the show, the exceptions being the songs on which he used that damn big hollow body guitar.
I rather like his playing during the film when he's using a strat, for example on "Wah Wah".
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Yeah, I thought so. I actually doubt they will release it while they are still alive. I ain't holding my breath. And why release Yellow Submarine AGAIN! They should release a director's cut of The Anthology with complete performances.
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Yeah, I thought so. I actually doubt they will release it while they are still alive. I ain't holding my breath. And why release Yellow Submarine AGAIN! They should release a director's cut of The Anthology with complete performances.
They're acting as if Let It Be was NEVER released, as if they had it all ready to go in 1970 and then decided to shelve it. I'm pretty sure they DID release this movie. I seem to remember seeing it in a movie theatre, in a midnight double feature with Yellow Submarine. If they could release it 40 years ago, why can't they re-release it now? Are they trying to re-write history, and have us believe that they got along like it was A Hard Days Night right up until the breakup? If they were still getting along like it was A Hard Days Night, they wouldn't have broken up.
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Yeah, I thought so. I actually doubt they will release it while they are still alive. I ain't holding my breath. And why release Yellow Submarine AGAIN! They should release a director's cut of The Anthology with complete performances.
They're acting as if Let It Be was NEVER released, as if they had it all ready to go in 1970 and then decided to shelve it. I'm pretty sure they DID release this movie. I seem to remember seeing it in a movie theatre, in a midnight double feature with Yellow Submarine. If they could release it 40 years ago, why can't they re-release it now? Are they trying to re-write history, and have us believe that they got along like it was A Hard Days Night right up until the breakup? If they were still getting along like it was A Hard Days Night, they wouldn't have broken up.
Yeah, this is frustrating revisionist history at work. Somewhat like Let it Be Naked. Of course the film was released! And it was even released on VHS, back in the day. A shame, it isn't an outstanding film, and actually a bit boring in some places, but a great snapshot of a group breaking up, and the roof top concert is worth the price alone.
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Mathijs,
I have watched Bangla several times this weekend, especially While My Guitar Gently Weeps, and I just can see the overdubs. In fact there are a few errors that are in there, so wouldn't those have been overdubbed. I really doubt they were overdubbed.
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Besides, there's that terrible solo that Eric plays on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". If they were gonna do overdubs, why not clean that one up?
and why on earth didnt george play it himself and on the studio version as well?
(and play lead guitar on get back , JL is terrible!
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Hey Swiss, no offense intended...By the way the director tells me that the Let It Be DVD with extra footage is supposed to finally come out late this year. Then we cann all see it again. Cheers.
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OK, Georgie started playing his trademark slide style around the time of Abbey Road (admittedly he then beat it to death for decades). Can any guitar players here tell me anything about how he developed this particular style (think "My Sweet Lord" and nearly everything after)? I am assuming he used open E for it? Grateful for any insight. Hare Krishna.
(sorry, feeling Beatle-y today).
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OK, Georgie started playing his trademark slide style around the time of Abbey Road (admittedly he then beat it to death for decades). Can any guitar players here tell me anything about how he developed this particular style (think "My Sweet Lord" and nearly everything after)? I am assuming he used open E for it? Grateful for any insight. Hare Krishna.
(sorry, feeling Beatle-y today).
If you listen to the 'work in progress' takes of Strawberry Fields on Anthology Vol 2, you can actually hear George's signature slide sound pretty much fully formed. This being at the beginning of 1967. He seemingly then kept it hidden for a few years.
My favourite slide playing of his has to be on How do you sleep? off the Imagine album. Restrained, melodic and really funky. He was one of the greats.