Although I listen to mostly ambient stuff, and shy away from rock for the most part (except live), I've found that when there's a sweet hook, I'm always anticipating the harmony, and when it happens it hits a sweet spot for me. I guess if you're saturated with it, it loses some of its flavor, but I can't get enough of it. Most of the time once the harmony kicks in, I could sit there and listen to it repeat again and again, and will gladly. If it's not just a lead, but a fingerpicked riff, I get even more excited because hell, it's even sweeter. What are your feelings on it? Is it excessive? I've heard a lot of people say it takes away from a good riff, and I can see where the harmony making it 'easier' or more poppy could marginalize it, but hell if I care.
The tracks that have gotten to me the most recently:
Loose Fur - Wreckroom
Rwake - Leviticus
Citay - First Fantasy
A lot of these are straightforward, single note leads that then get added to, but I wouldn't mind big harmonized chord masses, or something a little assonant. Anything really, especially if there's a whole album of it.
― trashthumb, Friday, 19 October 2007 16:31 (eighteen years ago)
Are you including harmony or duelling lead overdubs by the same player, or does it have to be two distinct players?
― Joe, Friday, 19 October 2007 16:36 (eighteen years ago)
In the case of the former, one I've always loved was "All In the Family" by Mahavishnu Orchestra, the lead-off track on the album Inner Worlds. John McLaughlin does a regular rock guitar in one channel, and a 'Moog'-patched guitar in the other channel.
Excellent interplay. M.O. in general had excellent 'duels', though usually it was between guitar/violin/keys.
― Joe, Friday, 19 October 2007 16:38 (eighteen years ago)
overdubs?
It doesn't really matter to me either way, although if the band is still around and has two players, I'd prefer that so I might get a chance to see it.
― trashthumb, Friday, 19 October 2007 16:39 (eighteen years ago)
eleven months pass...
A la A House Is Not A Motel by Love and Rocket Reducer No. 62 (Ramalama Fa Fa Fa) by The MC5; can you think of anymore?
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Wednesday, 15 October 2008 14:45 (seventeen years ago)
Beatles' And Your Bird Can Sing, sounds like 2 guitars a 6th apart
― Dr X O'Skeleton, Wednesday, 15 October 2008 15:34 (seventeen years ago)