Big Country - s/d, c or d?

thanks alfred, enoyed reading that

Really interesting to read that the bagpipe guitars were in some ways a happy accident by way of avoiding playing anything bluesy. Lots of melodic scales, harmonies, drones, etc.,

Yeah, that was a good read. Also confirms the huge role Lillywhite played in creating their sound.

Great set here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UlnVnQ06ZM

tough read tbh but a good one.

re the whole guitars/bagpipes thing, the comparison’s always struck me as a disservice. it was never a gimmick, and to the extent that any particular riff “sounds like bagpipes” what we’re hearing is less an effect than a melodic/harmonic sensibility.

show me a rock guitar genius suckled on highland folk music and I’ll show you a guitar that sounds like a bagpipe.

hot take: nothing in big country's music sounds like bagpipes.

sidebar: this revive has me jamming the skids for the first time in my life and i'd just like to say to the collective here that you guys are fucking awesome. thank you so much for letting me eavesdrop on your conversations and take notes.

Just watched the drummer video above, it's good. I liked in the article how Brzezicki talked about taking marching band inspiration from Steve Gadd, I wouldn't have made that connection but it makes sense.

hot take: nothing in big country's music sounds like bagpipes.

exactly. but something in big country's music made some people think of bagpipes. given the former, I'm curious about the latter.