PC21- Round 3 Match 3 *c 6- Mike Boom 11*

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PC21- Round 3 Match 3 *c 6- Mike Boom 11*

Postby never/ever » 05 Apr 2021, 23:09

A

Edgar Broughton Band - Silver Needle




B

Mahavishnu Orchestra - You Know You Know

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Re: PC21- Round 3 Match 3

Postby toomanyhatz » 06 Apr 2021, 00:49

Very tough call - I like these both. Yet another McLaughlin appearance (my second favorite of the three; his playing on that Miles album might be my favorite thing he's ever done) or a band that I'm just starting to get into/be aware of (thanks to the prog goons, though ironically I don't think this particular track is very proggy at all - I think it qualifies as what was at the time called 'heavy rock').

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Re: PC21- Round 3 Match 3

Postby pcqgod » 06 Apr 2021, 02:23

A should have been a guitar solo.

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Re: PC21- Round 3 Match 3

Postby Purgatory Brite » 06 Apr 2021, 11:35

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Re: PC21- Round 3 Match 3

Postby Good Night Austin, Texas » 06 Apr 2021, 11:38

Some blistering guitar on the EBB pick and great drumming. B is a good pick from that first MA album but ill give it to A here.

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Re: PC21- Round 3 Match 3

Postby never/ever » 06 Apr 2021, 12:00

This is tough. It's like comparing Jackson Pollock to Monet- the straight between the eyes-approach of A is great but the delicacy of the interplay on B is sublime as well!
Just for now...

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Re: PC21- Round 3 Match 3

Postby C » 06 Apr 2021, 15:30

This is a really difficult match for me

My beloved Johnny Mc and Robert (with his mum driving the van)

A great track choice with some great blistering guitar - they really wore their hearts on their sleeves!

Then there's The Orchestra - Cobham, Laird, Hammer, McLaughlin and Goodman - virtuosos most certainly.

A great track too - plenty of light and shade.

Today, which way do I go:

In your face versus light and shade...?

Let's have some of the former!!!

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Re: PC21- Round 3 Match 3

Postby toomanyhatz » 06 Apr 2021, 18:45

I'm realizing that, while the ensemble playing on B is really nice, and in the context of the entire album I'm sure it's a nice understated 'break', in this context there's just not enough McLaughlin - it's pretty much one riff, focusing on the tubs 'n' keys. It doesn't do much, yet garners just enough attention to keep it from being truly meditative.

The more I think about it the more I realize A is just much more visceral and exciting, even if they're nowhere near the players on a technical level.

Never thought I'd find myself accusing McLaughlin of underplaying, but there you have it...
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Re: PC21- Round 3 Match 3

Postby kath » 06 Apr 2021, 19:52

B is subtle, unique, lovely in its own way. not as moving as some of their stuff, but a very worthy pick all the same.

A hits me riiiiiight where i live, mwhaha.


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Re: PC21- Round 3 Match 3

Postby Hightea » 07 Apr 2021, 05:13

A - nice track not sure I've heard it before.

B- brilliant MO.

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Re: PC21- Round 3 Match 3

Postby Jumper K » 07 Apr 2021, 08:24

Light and shade. I'm a bright in your face type of guy. B is a somnambulists delight.
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Re: PC21- Round 3 Match 3

Postby trans-chigley express » 07 Apr 2021, 13:43

I found A bit tedious with horrible vocals. I've tried a few times with EBB but they are just not my thing at all and this ain't persuading me otherwise.

The whole mood of B was much more favourable, nice and relaxed with occasional loud stabs of guitar but I probably would have preferred it even more if the drummer hadn't insisted on trying to break out into a drum solo towards the end.

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Re: PC21- Round 3 Match 3

Postby Mike Boom » 07 Apr 2021, 17:53

A has some nice guitar , but the vocals are indeed horrible.

B - I will take the much sampled MO track

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Re: PC21- Round 3 Match 3

Postby Neil Jung » 07 Apr 2021, 20:31

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Re: PC21- Round 3 Match 3

Postby fange » 08 Apr 2021, 03:03

A love the guitar sound on A, but B is where it's at, baby. That electric pianer is the shizzle in my dizzle.


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Re: PC21- Round 3 Match 3

Postby Spock! » 08 Apr 2021, 21:11

I'm more drawn to slower songs with lots of space.




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Re: PC21- Round 3 Match 3

Postby LMG » 13 Apr 2021, 00:30

The Mahavishnu track just excels at control. The EBB could have aced it by going wilder, but they did not.

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Re: PC21- Round 3 Match 3

Postby Neige » 13 Apr 2021, 06:48

Finally, a McLaughlin I thoroughly enjoy.
Restrained tension is something the Mahavishnu Orchestra excelled at.

And blimey, the EBB has really aged badly. :shock:

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Re: PC21- Round 3 Match 3

Postby Lord Rother » 14 Apr 2021, 20:36

Clever guitar in A but whenever I hear EBB (and I have tried a fair bit over the years) I always think that whoever thought it was a good idea to put a microphone level with his face should be shot.

B is nice enough and although not really my cuppa it doesn’t have to be to get my vote.

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Re: PC21- Round 3 Match 3

Postby never/ever » 18 Apr 2021, 02:09

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