What the heck is a Lerxst? Is that some wacky inside Rush fan name for Alex Lifeson or something?
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Mistakes heard
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I noticed a bunch on black Sabbath's paranoid album. All of the one's I noticed happend to be Tony sloppily ending some riffs. Especially in the analog age, you can't really throw out a great track for hopes of a perfect one.
Those first two albums are well known for being rushed through by the producer, and when they wanted to re-record some things, the producer wouldn't let them.
I heard a botched note by Jimmy Page in "Stairway to Heaven" while listening closely a few weeks ago.
The intro to "Who Wouldn't Want to be Me?" by Keith Urban starts with a chord being played while the guitar is accidentally in drop tuning - he tunes up while letting the chord ring out. They left it in during recording and Keith plays it this way live too.
Perhaps the sloppiest big name guitar player I've heard is John Mayer. Don't get me wrong, some of his stuff is (IMO) really good. But there are sections of his solos that turn into mindless noodling that seem disconnected from the rest of the solo. He also hits some really sour notes at times. I hear examples on virtually all of his live albums...
Perhaps the sloppiest big name guitar player I've heard is John Mayer. Don't get me wrong, some of his stuff is (IMO) really good. But there are sections of his solos that turn into mindless noodling that seem disconnected from the rest of the solo. He also hits some really sour notes at times. I hear examples on virtually all of his live albums...
You might have one, and not even know it.
As for mistakes, this one is kind of nitpicking in the extreme, but in the penultimate two bars of this vid, at about 2:37...
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... the brass figure is crotchet triplets (I guess you USA guys would call these quarter note triplets?), but the drummer plays dotted eighths and straight eighths crash accents. I don't know why, but it's really noticeable to me (even though it's a pretty darned close call at that particular tempo).
What do you think? Can you guys hear it?
Dunno whether it was intentional or "a mistake" - he's absolutely spot on with everything else.
Ya, I hear it too. Have no idea if it was intentional or if he missed the triplet count. But boy, electronic drums have come a long way, huh? I still hate them for live work but they sounded pretty good on that recording.
Sometimes it's just shoddy production. In "Dear Prudence", right before the first 'round round' part, at about 1:47, you can hear a faint bass note that is surely not purposeful. There's 'finger noise' on the bass strings at other parts, too. It's not out of key though...
Given the privilege of listening with really high quality audio equipment, you can definitely hear a lot more 'mistakes'/'nuances'...
Given the privilege of listening with really high quality audio equipment, you can definitely hear a lot more 'mistakes'/'nuances'...
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Beatles left lots of mistakes on their original recordings. Many have been doctored in remasters though. One of my favorites was paul cracking and not hitting a note in one of the choruses in If I Fell.
Surprised noone mentioned Hendrix's Fire yet. In the end the bass goes back into a verse which was an admitted mistake that they decided to keep.
If ya can find an original version of Time is on My Side by the Stones it's absolutely horrible. Horrible harmonites, I think the timing was off too.
Chili Peppers have a few too. Mellowship Slinky has a flub near the end when they go back into the opening riff. Their live stuff has tons of mistakes.
Surprised noone mentioned Hendrix's Fire yet. In the end the bass goes back into a verse which was an admitted mistake that they decided to keep.
If ya can find an original version of Time is on My Side by the Stones it's absolutely horrible. Horrible harmonites, I think the timing was off too.
Chili Peppers have a few too. Mellowship Slinky has a flub near the end when they go back into the opening riff. Their live stuff has tons of mistakes.
That's not a mistake, Beethoven wrote that into the score. Way ahead of his time as a composer
Be careful if you make mistakes playing classical music. Hannibal Lecter may kill you and serve you to his dinner guests.
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I love pig-Latin! That's a name I'll wear with honor...except when I use my LMIIYou do it is:
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Interesting stuff. Make a mistake and it's poor musicianship. Repeat it and it's called improvisational jazz ...
I've heard it said that recording is a killer of good music. Once laid down it becomes THE reference version for everyone who plays that song in the future, and the expectation of everyone who hears it. I get it.
I've heard it said that recording is a killer of good music. Once laid down it becomes THE reference version for everyone who plays that song in the future, and the expectation of everyone who hears it. I get it.
