Sonic Youth Gossip - Guitar Gear

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- - Guitar Gear (http://www.sonicyouth.com/gossip/showthread.php?t=6873)

porkmarras

10.09.2006 02:25 PM

Refer to k-krack post above.

Savage Clone

10.09.2006 02:25 PM

I do believe Porky's point is that there is no point in playing an "exact" cover version, because without some new insight or interpretation put into it, it will never be remotely as good as the original.

I agree with this. The only possible exception would be cruise ship bands and the like, whose audience would most likely see "interpretation" as "mistakes."

Rovetu

10.09.2006 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by porkmarras

I still don't get you.What is the point to just learn a song from start to finish and of all the bands.....one by Sonic Youth?I hope i don't come accross as being a pedantic person but isn't it more right to unlearn an instrument when it comes to this particular type of music?Learning a whole song by SY down to the(messed up) tunings still strikes me as missing the point of this band entirely but then..........

Playing guitar it's jus a hobby...you just play songs that you like from groups you like, you don't get nothing...

porkmarras

10.09.2006 02:30 PM

We got there just about and in saying that,i'm sure we all know that some bands can improve a song marginally just because of their musicianship.I might be wrong on this but Huske Du's cover of 'Eight Miles High' is vastly superior to the original,it's just my opinion and i'm not certainly and in no way saying that i play an instrument as well as probably some of you guys do.

Rovetu

10.09.2006 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Savage Clone

Well, if you are going to cover a song, it only makes sense to do it in the tuning it was done in, no?

It would just make it more difficult...i think almost all sy songs can be played almost as they sound with ebgdae tunning (standard tunning), exept for those songs like the burning spear, that was played with the Drifter guitar (r.i.p.) and with drumsticks between the strings

porkmarras

10.09.2006 02:33 PM

My point is also that i think it is virtually impossible to play a song exactly as,say,The Velvet Underground did or Sonic Youth did.I just don't see the point in even trying but as i said,i'm a shite instrumentalist at that.

porkmarras

10.09.2006 02:38 PM

Classical dudes?What's that?

Savage Clone

10.09.2006 02:40 PM

I thought you were talking about symphony players.

porkmarras

10.09.2006 02:41 PM

Oh i dunno,you lost me there.

Rovetu

10.09.2006 02:43 PM

nobody here play a lot of sy on any instrument?

porkmarras

10.09.2006 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rovetu

nobody here play a lot of sy on any instrument?

Yes i can do a good version of 'Reena' on my modulastic cock.Is that good enough for you then?

k-krack

10.09.2006 02:48 PM

Sometimes I do... and dude, the Drifter was only used on Eric's Trip.. not the Burning Spear....

k-krack

10.09.2006 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by porkmarras

Yes i can do a good version of 'Reena' on my modulastic cock.Is that good enough for you then?

hahaha, high five! Totally repped.

Rovetu

10.09.2006 02:49 PM

8=============d

Rovetu

10.09.2006 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by k-krack

Sometimes I do... and dude, the Drifter was only used on Eric's Trip.. not the Burning Spear....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m2a6J1-gFQ

The BUrning Spear in Milan '83

there's the Drifter :)

king_buzzo

10.09.2006 03:02 PM

yeah thanks!

porkmarras

10.09.2006 03:05 PM

Shut it buzzo or i'll strangle you with my mouse cable.

Rovetu

10.09.2006 03:09 PM

hahaha wtf?!

k-krack

10.09.2006 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rovetu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m2a6J1-gFQ

The BUrning Spear in Milan '83

there's the Drifter :)

Ahh, so there it is. My apologies.

Rovetu

10.09.2006 03:31 PM

it's ok, we'e not perfekt xD

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