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dcba
semi-OT but can someone explain why the official YT vid for the song is sped-up by a semi-tone?





Sure it's faster but imo it sounds awful.

And back to the solo : you start on the 3rd fret and play a few Berry-ian double-stops then you move up to the 12th for the second part?

Yes the speed version sounds bad. Keiths tremolo guitar is ridiculous like this.

Keith, Keith, Keith...I cannot believe this is still even up for discussion.

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Yes the speed version sounds bad. Keiths tremolo guitar is ridiculous like this.

Now it matches his acting skills. He's terrible in that video imo. He was better as a hitman in "Undercover".

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dcba
semi-OT but can someone explain why the official YT vid for the song is sped-up by a semi-tone?

If it`s a semi tone it could be the PAL speedup effect. The problem transferring NTSC to european PAL. The european Pal version runs a half-tone quicker. It´s a problem with PAL VHS and DVD`s. As far as I know the Bluerays doesn`t have the speedup.
Years ago I always wondered why the US-versions (music and movies) were always longer for around 3-5 minutes. More material?? No! The Pal version runs quicker :-((
Knowing this I can`t listen to PAL DVD`s anymore. If you compare it it sucks.
Just compare the Shine A Light PAL DVD with the CD....


Here is a link with sound-comparisons and explanations:

http://sandbox.slysoft.com/palspeedup/]PAL speedup[/url]


Tom

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it's defo a Keith song so why wouldn't he lay a nice solo on his song/

Which explains why Mick couldn't remember the lyrics in the SAL rehearsal footage.

Where did you get that from?
Mick claims he wrote it. He wrote most songs on that album.

keef ...

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I did notice the single note parts that sound like Boston, doesn't sound like either Wood or KR........... Studio guy or Mick?

Could be Jim Barber? IIrc he was hired (by Mick?) to give the album a more contemporary sound (à la Police).

Keith, no doubt

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DoomandGloom
I did notice the single note parts that sound like Boston, doesn't sound like either Wood or KR........... Studio guy or Mick?

Could be Jim Barber? IIrc he was hired (by Mick?) to give the album a more contemporary sound (à la Police).

He was a guitar tech...

And since we are in the middle of this crucial debate, there's a rhythmic line in the background (I don't know if I can call it a riff, it sound as just one note); it's almost imperceptible (you hear it better with your headphones, especially at the end of the song), it's really fast, it reminds me the whirl of the helicopter blades. Could someone tell me who's playing that?

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And since we are in the middle of this crucial debate, there's a rhythmic line in the background (I don't know if I can call it a riff, it sound as just one note); it's almost imperceptible (you hear it better with your headphones, especially at the end of the song), it's really fast, it reminds me the whirl of the helicopter blades. Could someone tell me who's playing that?

Keith is playing it through an analog delay box. The slap back-effect, created by tape echo gives the impression of fast playing, but what he plays is doubled in speed...

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Keith is playing it through an analog delay box. The slap back-effect, created by tape echo gives the impression of fast playing, but what he plays is doubled in speed...

ah, and me thinking that Keith was doing some "speed" with some Slayer's member at the time ...