Thanks guys
― absorbed carol channing's powers & psyche (morrisp), Monday, 9 April 2018 18:16 (six years ago) link
Back to the Matrix Tapes -- it's funny how, in one take of "I'm Waiting for The Man," Lou clarifies: "...that's Puerto Rican!" (after the line "He's wearing Dior shoes, and a big straw hat").
― absorbed carol channing's powers & psyche (morrisp), Monday, 9 April 2018 19:20 (six years ago) link
I think he sings "PR shoes," hence his elucidation of the acronym
ty VU scholars for explaining SterMo vs. Lou guitar parts!
― Brad C., Monday, 9 April 2018 19:53 (six years ago) link
Whaaaat... my mind is being blown today!
― absorbed carol channing's powers & psyche (morrisp), Monday, 9 April 2018 19:59 (six years ago) link
the "Legendary Amp Tapes" should shine some light on what Lou plays
― burzum buddies (brownie), Monday, 9 April 2018 20:00 (six years ago) link
studio 'what goes on' has the best rhythm guitar of all time. also i think lou and sterling recorded takes of the solo bit in there and decided they liked how they sounded all layered on one another. i could have made that up but it makes sense
― global tetrahedron, Monday, 9 April 2018 20:07 (six years ago) link
xpostApparently the official lyrics (© EMI Music Publishing) have it as "Beat up shoes"(!?)
― absorbed carol channing's powers & psyche (morrisp), Monday, 9 April 2018 20:09 (six years ago) link
I found a few other ppl online saying they always thought it was "Dior shoes" (like me), but apparently we are in the extreme minority.
― absorbed carol channing's powers & psyche (morrisp), Monday, 9 April 2018 20:11 (six years ago) link
Really ? I thought I heard it as PR shoes and finally had it clarified in a VU companion book after years of wondering what it was.Some type of special point to the shoe or something from what I remember.
― Stevolende, Monday, 9 April 2018 20:13 (six years ago) link
it's definitely p.r. shoes, lou said on several occasions, and that's what's printed in his lyrics collection.
xxxp - i think it's all just Lou on the WGO solo — he took three stabs at overdubbing it and then they decided to mix 'em all together to get that fuzzed out bagpipe sound.
― tylerw, Monday, 9 April 2018 20:15 (six years ago) link
Well, pardon me (SUH) -- I just listened back to the original album track (the one I've been listening to since I was 15)... and I agree it is, very clearly, "PR shoes"!
Here's a gtr question -- on that album track, is it Lou playing rhythm & Sterl playing lead?
― absorbed carol channing's powers & psyche (morrisp), Monday, 9 April 2018 20:19 (six years ago) link
guys it's "see your shoes and I see your hat" and i won't be told otherwise
― she carries a torch. two torches, actually (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Monday, 9 April 2018 20:20 (six years ago) link
lolzi think it's sterling playing the riff on "waiting for the man"
― tylerw, Monday, 9 April 2018 20:22 (six years ago) link
see your shoes and hat, raise you $26
― Brad C., Monday, 9 April 2018 20:37 (six years ago) link
these recordings are so freakin good
― marcos, Thursday, 26 April 2018 15:55 (six years ago) link
it is some of the best music
otm
― tylerw, Thursday, 26 April 2018 15:58 (six years ago) link
thx for bump, will listen to this later today
― sleeve, Thursday, 26 April 2018 15:59 (six years ago) link
also listen to "sweet sister ray" which is turning 50 years old this week.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFaOyQbDTKs
― tylerw, Thursday, 26 April 2018 16:03 (six years ago) link