The guy behind him is Will Lee, and he is playing synth bass.
I think the offender was Paul Schaffer, as the sound is one of those 80's synth-bell sounds.
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Favorite "mistakes" in great recordings
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I think the offender was Paul Schaffer, as the sound is one of those 80's synth-bell sounds.
Grand Funk Railroad - I want freedom. from the album survival. they actually started the song twice and kept the tape running between.
I Want Freedom (Remastered 2002) - YouTube
That is one of the best albums ever recorded. and not only because of Mel Schacher's bass playing. Although the bass is awesome on all of the songs. I like the version of gimme shelter from this album better than the Rolling stones. both Mark and Don have more interesting voices than Mick Jagger in my opinion.
but i am not objective... my first band was virtually a Grand funk, and iron butterfly cover band.
I Want Freedom (Remastered 2002) - YouTube
That is one of the best albums ever recorded. and not only because of Mel Schacher's bass playing. Although the bass is awesome on all of the songs. I like the version of gimme shelter from this album better than the Rolling stones. both Mark and Don have more interesting voices than Mick Jagger in my opinion.
but i am not objective... my first band was virtually a Grand funk, and iron butterfly cover band.
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Bob Seeger “Old Time Rock N Roll” the double piano riff on the intro is from two different takes... they didn’t rewind the tape fully, which is why it’s impossible to count the interval between them.
Scotty Moore’s second guitar solo on Hound Dog. It sounds like he wasn’t expecting a solo there and someone just gave him the nod at the last second. It starts with a noise that is very not 1956.
Can you elaborate on the medley part? I’ve listened to it a million times but haven’t noticed it I guess
Barry Oakley coming in a beat early on One Way Out was the first one that came to mind for me too. It is amazing how the band adjusted rather than had a train wreck.
In Elvis Costello's Watching the Detectives bassist Andrew Bodnar makes a booboo towards the end.
Sting's laugh at the beginning of Roxanne, occurred because he accidently sat on a piano keyboard.
In Elvis Costello's Watching the Detectives bassist Andrew Bodnar makes a booboo towards the end.
Sting's laugh at the beginning of Roxanne, occurred because he accidently sat on a piano keyboard.
Not a mistake per se but more of a “*** do I do here I thought this was supposed to be a ballad”
At around the start of the nah nah nah's in Hey Jude (jsut before) Someone (sounding to me like Eric Clapton, but I can't find any indication he was there) comes in early, someone else shrieks in surprise and John Lennon swears. If any one had picked this up at the time, the song would have been banned.
Similarly under 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 in the medley in Abbey Road side 2, Lennon again swears.
When the drummer drops the sticks in Louis Louie, the drummer lets out a swear word (in the first minute)
Strange brew was meant to be another track. That's cream
Someone mentioned Barbara Ann. In an early take, Carl Wilson tells Dean to 'sing on key, ....)
Similarly under 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 in the medley in Abbey Road side 2, Lennon again swears.
When the drummer drops the sticks in Louis Louie, the drummer lets out a swear word (in the first minute)
Strange brew was meant to be another track. That's cream
Someone mentioned Barbara Ann. In an early take, Carl Wilson tells Dean to 'sing on key, ....)
The blip in the steady backbeat at about 2:22. Fumble and brilliant recovery resulting in pure sonic heaven. One of the greatest songs ever produced. Please don't cover it. Just don't. But they do...
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Soul Man - Sam & Dave. Start of first chorus, Duck Dunn for the save.
I’ve always loved it when recordings are released with a clam or a flub. It accents that the music is played by people and not pieced together as jigsaw puzzles. My favorite [recovered] clam is Albert King in the solo part of As the Years Go Passing By. He acknowledges it (“alright!”) without missing a thing.
I never verified this with a metronome, but I always felt like Danzig‘s „Cantspeak“ had the sloppiest time-keeping ever. Very inconsistent tempo...to a point where I wondered if it might be intentional.
Bottoms Up from Van Halen II - During the breakdown after the first guitar solo you can hear DLR laugh uncontrollably while Michael Anthony is solid with his vocals. But they went ahead with it anyways and it kind of signifies the fun aspect of the band at the time.
What's the Time (Hey Buddy) from Bow Wow Wow - Annabella forgets the words during the third verse. She laughs it off and just has fun.
Cheap Sunglasses from ZZ Top - The ending slows down but they don't seem to be together on it. It's very short but it always bothered me.
What's the Time (Hey Buddy) from Bow Wow Wow - Annabella forgets the words during the third verse. She laughs it off and just has fun.
Cheap Sunglasses from ZZ Top - The ending slows down but they don't seem to be together on it. It's very short but it always bothered me.
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At about 4:05 or so in "Stealin" by Uriah Heep you can hear bassist Gary Thain miss the chord change from D down to C, just after David Byron sings "Rock n Roll allright" for the second time. Still my fave Heep tune and Thain is still one of my fave players.
Uriah Heep - Stealin - YouTube
Uriah Heep - Stealin - YouTube
