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Dali
He plays piano on Let It Rock and Wee Wee Hours.
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Beelyboy
cbII what keys does he favor, if any particularly, when he plays piano please?
would be interesting to see his approach...what keys the songs might have originally been in...and also did ur dad do any of his writing on piano.
bless u cbII. hope u and your dad are well and doing fine...his classic lyrics are like still untoppable popular folk narrative of all times and ages...to me these stories are as powerful as dylan's lyrics or anybody's and are one of the few cultural artifacts of this entire era that are going to outlast almost everything else. infectious, seemingly effortless...but i bet not. any stories about his writing...i know it's from waaay bak in the day...but any info about his writing, or his attitudes or approaches back then would be greedily scooped up. i wonder when and why he stopped actually working on lyrical narratives like that...anyway...thnx man take care...
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Beelyboy
cbII what keys does he favor, if any particularly, when he plays piano please?
would be interesting to see his approach...what keys the songs might have originally been in...and also did ur dad do any of his writing on piano.
bless u cbII. hope u and your dad are well and doing fine...his classic lyrics are like still untoppable popular folk narrative of all times and ages...to me these stories are as powerful as dylan's lyrics or anybody's and are one of the few cultural artifacts of this entire era that are going to outlast almost everything else. infectious, seemingly effortless...but i bet not. any stories about his writing...i know it's from waaay bak in the day...but any info about his writing, or his attitudes or approaches back then would be greedily scooped up. i wonder when and why he stopped actually working on lyrical narratives like that...anyway...thnx man take care...
Pretty much the same ones he plays on guitar (E, E flat, B Flat, C, G). Then again, just like on stage, many times it depends on where his hands land on the keyboard and if he can sing in a particular key. Although no Bach, his keyboard abilities work well in creating songs. There was a Fender Rhodes at the house for those times when an Ah-Ha moment came about. Same thing on the Saxophone, although I have not see him use one of those since I was a very little boy.
My grandfather loved poetry and so does my dad. He (my dad) would sit around the house and start in on something free style (to use a hip-hop term). It was really interesting. He still does create lyrics and music. Some of the stuff over the past 30 years really are very captivating. Think of Bio, Down Bound Train or Dear Dad. Really great lyrics with great music that perfectly complement each other. The recent Rolling Stone interview I think puts things into perspective. He wants to release a hit and nothing less. My fellow band members already think he's there. We are prodding him to release singles if not the entire work and see where it goes.
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CBII
He still does create lyrics and music. Some of the stuff over the past 30 years really are very captivating. Think of Bio, Down Bound Train or Dear Dad. Really great lyrics with great music that perfectly complement each other. The recent Rolling Stone interview I think puts things into perspective. He wants to release a hit and nothing less. My fellow band members already think he's there. We are prodding him to release singles if not the entire work and see where it goes.
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Justin
Oh and what "recent Rolling Stone interview"???