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Can't go wrong with a bit of D.A.F... There were some extremely scratched 12" singles going for about 4 or 5 bob in Spindizzy a while back. But they were horrendously scratched.
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their influence on the German pop universe was colossal.
would have loved to have seen them especially before they became a duo.
my main want on vinyl by the them is the Die Kebab-Traume 7'' on Mute (1980)
still my favourite DAF recording.
I heard that version of the song on a comp. and that got me into them.
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There's an aborted Cristina and Robert Palmer album recorded around then, one or two tracks were completed, this here is an absolute masterpiece:
It almost feels like the kind of thing Pulp were doing 15-20 years later
It almost feels like the kind of thing Pulp were doing 15-20 years later
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I used up tonight I'm yours on the other thread.
Knew I should have held on to it for Friday.
Christ that's woeful. Rod Stewart is wired for sound.
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Yer Wan in this video is mega (80's term)
I think the two lads are more into each other.
I think the two lads are more into each other.
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B-52's - Private Idaho (1980) on Aussie TV (Countdown ?)
Pete Shelley - Homosapien (1981)
produced by Martin Rushent (whose next project was 'Dare').
The song being banned by BBC for gay sex references sank Shelley's solo career before it had begun.
the song managed to be a big hit in Australia and even Canada despite Shelley being little known there.
Pete Shelley - Homosapien (1981)
produced by Martin Rushent (whose next project was 'Dare').
The song being banned by BBC for gay sex references sank Shelley's solo career before it had begun.
the song managed to be a big hit in Australia and even Canada despite Shelley being little known there.
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Speaking of the B-52s, this kind of thing hurts my brain
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Despite how simple it looks on the surface, this song (Rock Lobster) has a bit more to it than it may seem on first glance.
Though it's played in a lower tuning, Ricky wasn't a conventional guitarist.
Set your guitar tuner to 445 HZ (standard is 440) and tune to CFxxFF (x = no string in the slot;
This is necessary or it'll sound bad.) You may need to set up a guitar with heavier strings for
this, a set of 8s-10s *won't* work. I suggest you go at least as heavy as 12s (and use the G and B
strings for the two F strings; they must both be unwound strings, too) but if you're determined
to go all the way, here are the strings Ricky seems to have used:
.105b, .085b, .018p and .018p for C, F, F and F respectively, according to his guitar tech's notes.
Yes, he used a mix of BASS STRINGS and plain guitar strings for this on a 24.5" scale length* guitar!
No, this doesn't usually work unless you modify the guitar to accept these strings (to an extent)
so maybe you should use a cheap guitar for it like I did; I tried using these string sizes on an
Epiphone Jr.and the tone was outstandingly close.
* 24.5" Is the correct scale length, it's uncommon. Ricky played this on his Blue 1966 Mosrite MK V.
Note: I previously said the plain F strings were .026p and .022p.
That was before I read Ricky's Guitar Tech's Notes.
Tips for stringing up:
1: Don't enlarge the tuner hole too much if at all; guitar tuners aren't very thick. You can enlarge them
a bit (by 0.010; 10 thousandths of an inch) but I'd suggest belt-sanding the strings where they'll
go around the string posts instead, especially if you have a vintage instrument.
Please note that the tab says "CFGGFF" below. I only put "G" strings in
the tab to get past auto-correct; ignore them, they don't exist.
OK, are you ready in 445 Hz CFxxFF? Let's do this.
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Despite how simple it looks on the surface, this song (Rock Lobster) has a bit more to it than it may seem on first glance.
Though it's played in a lower tuning, Ricky wasn't a conventional guitarist.
Set your guitar tuner to 445 HZ (standard is 440) and tune to CFxxFF (x = no string in the slot;
This is necessary or it'll sound bad.) You may need to set up a guitar with heavier strings for
this, a set of 8s-10s *won't* work. I suggest you go at least as heavy as 12s (and use the G and B
strings for the two F strings; they must both be unwound strings, too) but if you're determined
to go all the way, here are the strings Ricky seems to have used:
.105b, .085b, .018p and .018p for C, F, F and F respectively, according to his guitar tech's notes.
Yes, he used a mix of BASS STRINGS and plain guitar strings for this on a 24.5" scale length* guitar!
No, this doesn't usually work unless you modify the guitar to accept these strings (to an extent)
so maybe you should use a cheap guitar for it like I did; I tried using these string sizes on an
Epiphone Jr.and the tone was outstandingly close.
* 24.5" Is the correct scale length, it's uncommon. Ricky played this on his Blue 1966 Mosrite MK V.
Note: I previously said the plain F strings were .026p and .022p.
That was before I read Ricky's Guitar Tech's Notes.
Tips for stringing up:
1: Don't enlarge the tuner hole too much if at all; guitar tuners aren't very thick. You can enlarge them
a bit (by 0.010; 10 thousandths of an inch) but I'd suggest belt-sanding the strings where they'll
go around the string posts instead, especially if you have a vintage instrument.
Please note that the tab says "CFGGFF" below. I only put "G" strings in
the tab to get past auto-correct; ignore them, they don't exist.
OK, are you ready in 445 Hz CFxxFF? Let's do this.
Wow, interesting! I've tuned my guitar to his tunings before, but I didn't realize you had to use bass strings and change the HZ on a tuner and stuff.
He was basically trying to play bass and lead guitar at the same time on the same instrument so it makes sense in your (or at least in my) head to have the heavier strings tuned way low and the lighter strings tuned to the same note to not complicate what you're playing on them. Then you remove the two middle strings and you have a physical gap to go with the mental gap you're creating, if you what I mean. It's a good laugh to write stuff in the tuning and it immediately sounds like early B-52's.
He was basically trying to play bass and lead guitar at the same time on the same instrument so it makes sense in your (or at least in my) head to have the heavier strings tuned way low and the lighter strings tuned to the same note to not complicate what you're playing on them. Then you remove the two middle strings and you have a physical gap to go with the mental gap you're creating, if you what I mean. It's a good laugh to write stuff in the tuning and it immediately sounds like early B-52's.
Cormcolash
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Sounds like 17th century violin shit, some composers wrote 'scordatura' pieces for deliberately detuned strings. Biber wrote a sonata (The Crucifixion) where two strings are actually meant to be crossed at the bridge to play it. You'd want to use a cheaper violin for that shit alright, it could fuck up your whole instrument given the tension on the strings.
Cormcolash
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Oh look, wiki have a picture and all. Note, this isn't a great idea
Nate Champion
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Hey Baba Reebop - Holger Czukay.
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