This does sound glorious. Even more so for all the Rocky Balboa references. I love that film. Please please please add a date in the north west. You can't just reignite the embers in Hackney.
+1 to a gig round here, because I'm old and way past kipping on floors, and I haven't got any friends in that London whose floor I could kip on anyway. But if it has to be London I'll get there.
If you lot are going to be doing your thing again, let's talk a bit (just a bit) about what that thing is. Here's a starting point: harmonics. On Wreckless Eric's blog once, he mentioned that something he likes doing when he's alone is plugging in the guitar and strumming a chord, and just listening - really listening, sticking his head in the amp. The more you listen, the more you hear, he said; it keeps getting bigger and more complex, even though you're hitting the same chord. Me, I sing unaccompanied, but I've experienced something similar at a folk singaround: a new guy got up and started singing a song we all knew, and when he got the chorus we all *walloped* in with harmony lines: high, low, on one note, in counterpoint, the works. We knew the song, as I say - unbeknownst to the new guy, it was one of our regulars' regular songs - but *that had never happened before*. What I reckon happened is that the new guy's voice was big and rich enough for us to (unconsciously) hear the harmonics, and pitch accordingly. I think it's the same thing that Eric was talking about. And I think it's what you lot do (did (do!)) - it's why Wayward Song or Gone For The Most Part works so well, how there can be so much going on without it ever getting messy. You fill it in, but only the bits that want filling in; you go where the harmonics are. I struggle to think of anyone else who does this & does it as well. (I mean, Gentle Giant split up ages ago...!)
This is the best news.........EVER!!!!!!!
OMW - that escalated quickly - how incredibly wonderful and exciting!
This does sound glorious. Even more so for all the Rocky Balboa references. I love that film. Please please please add a date in the north west. You can't just reignite the embers in Hackney.
Are these tickets available yet and if so where from please. Thanks
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+1 to a gig round here, because I'm old and way past kipping on floors, and I haven't got any friends in that London whose floor I could kip on anyway. But if it has to be London I'll get there.
If you lot are going to be doing your thing again, let's talk a bit (just a bit) about what that thing is. Here's a starting point: harmonics. On Wreckless Eric's blog once, he mentioned that something he likes doing when he's alone is plugging in the guitar and strumming a chord, and just listening - really listening, sticking his head in the amp. The more you listen, the more you hear, he said; it keeps getting bigger and more complex, even though you're hitting the same chord. Me, I sing unaccompanied, but I've experienced something similar at a folk singaround: a new guy got up and started singing a song we all knew, and when he got the chorus we all *walloped* in with harmony lines: high, low, on one note, in counterpoint, the works. We knew the song, as I say - unbeknownst to the new guy, it was one of our regulars' regular songs - but *that had never happened before*. What I reckon happened is that the new guy's voice was big and rich enough for us to (unconsciously) hear the harmonics, and pitch accordingly. I think it's the same thing that Eric was talking about. And I think it's what you lot do (did (do!)) - it's why Wayward Song or Gone For The Most Part works so well, how there can be so much going on without it ever getting messy. You fill it in, but only the bits that want filling in; you go where the harmonics are. I struggle to think of anyone else who does this & does it as well. (I mean, Gentle Giant split up ages ago...!)