Multitrack Updates

BRIGHTON ROCK:

Bass (2 tracks, DI and amp): Quite Zeppelin-esque, isn’t it? There are some small mistakes in the second verse.

Guitar (amp): Great rhythm playing by Dr May, but I personally believe John Deacon is better for these sorts of things (check out Staying Power, for instance). This track shows Queen were flirting with funk long before ‘Hot Space’. There’s some cross-talk.

Guitar Lead: Beautiful! Quite Page-esque too, but with a much better technique. The intermittent noise (intro and reprise) is annoying by itself but it makes sense in the final mix, I reckon

Guitar Lead: Echoing the other for stereo effect. It’s a shame Brian didn’t do a double-delay thing in the studio cut, but now with the multi-tracks it’s possible to re-mix the whole thing and leave it even better

Guitar Room: Nice 70’s overdrive. In the middle there’s a great (unused) solo variant, and at the end the wonderful guitar outro

Guitar Room (5): Another marvellous semi-funk thing, but Bri played this one much better than the one in the backing track.

Guitar (Rhythm): This one would’ve been better if John played it. It’s like having Freddie singing I’m in love With My Car or ‘39.

Guitar (Slide): A great uncovered Deacy-amp choir during the chorus. That part is, for me, better than the solo itself.

Guitar (01): Some rhythm problems at the beginning. Bri wasn’t precisely Dr Clockwork ;)

Drums (five tracks): Very Bonham-esque. Roger’s a much underrated drummer, indeed. Actually, the snare-beat makes me think a little about early 21st century’s hardcore punk. I love that deep sound of the bass-drum! There’s some bass in the cross-talk, but no guitar.

Vocal (2-01): Falsetto verse by Freddie - way too camp for my taste actually. Hate the trilled ‘r’ in ‘promenade’; a guitar is here at the end too. Roger could’ve done it (the vocal) much better.

Vocal (3): Freddie’s semi-falsetto, semi-head voice in the first verse, only the head-voice bit in the second and third. Again, there’s an overdubbed guitar at the end. At the beginning somebody’s speaking btw.

Vocal (4): Freddie punching some parts. This one's not so 'camp'. Again, a guitar at the end.

Vocal (Bass): Punching bits in the middle range. Not precisely 'bass', but of course much more comfortable for Freddie's cords.

Vocal (Chorus): The final vocal mix, compiling lead and harmony bits. Now, there you can hear Brian! There are some guitar bits in the middle as well. It seems that Fred was trying to make a rural Southern accent, but it didn't quite work IMO.

Vocal (01): Lead vocals, plus Fred counting in one of the instrumental breaks. Then one of the solo guitars. After the song's over Fred says "yes, let’s just do it".

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A DAY IN THE LIFE:

1: Some noise, you can hear guitar and piano and of course John's vocals. Note the flapped ‘photograph’, ‘notice’ and ‘but I’ (trying to deaden feedback, I suppose); there’s also Mal counting to twenty-four. Paul also counts before starting to sing. There’s some background studio noise, and after Paul stops you can listen to John’s marvellous surreal bit.

2: Acoustic guitar, and some piano and drums in the background. In some bits you can also hear the bass. The piano part in the first 24-break would work perfectly for a horror film, although there are some (maybe deliberate) dissonances near the end. The famous alarm-clock is here too. Great music-hall playing during Paul’s part, you can absolutely tell he’s left-handed. I love the percussion during the reprise and second break. Nice piano things, a little November Rain-esque in a way!

3: During the intro there’s an unused guitar (it sounds DI'd), then there’s the orchestral break, it’s wonderful to listen to it uncovered. I love the trumpets! Then there’s the orchestra for the bizarre dream, it’s actually quite simple, George had done much more interesting scores before (e.g. Eleanor Rigby).

4: Bass and drums. Interesting chemistry between

Does anyone know what's going on with the drum room tracks on Get Down Make Love? I can't tell if there is supposed to be a stereo spread or if there are just three different room mics.

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Adam Baboolal wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]theravenstroke wrote: [/QUOTENAME]And what about of the Seven Seas whistle in the intro? It doesn't appear in the tracks.[/QUOTE]

True. I, too, was wondering about that whistle. But I guess it's reasonable to think that it is contained on another of the multitracks. Seb already explained that the intro for DOTL appears on another multitrack away from the main song.

Adam.[/QUOTE]

Are you guys talking about the "Seven seas of Rhye" multitracks?

Take care

Uh...no. What gave you that idea, BB?

Adam.

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Adam Baboolal wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Uh...no. What gave you that idea, BB?

Adam.[/QUOTE]

Confusion :-)
I´m sorry about that! I remembered a post some years ago about that Whistle on Brighton Rock. Until that time i had never heard it, but today i couldn´t remember wich song wast it, so i went for the obvious one- "Seven seas of rhye" even though i didn´t hear any whistle.

Only when i read your answer i imediatelly remembered that it was on Brighton Rock. Sorry folks!

Take care

Thx Sebastian:)

I now wonder if u have a 'normal' life;)

It depends on what you define as 'normal'.

I see that we'll need to find a new place to hear other stuff.

Adam.

Thank You Seb.....That was great

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So, does anyone know what's going on with the "Get Down Make Love" drum room mics? Are two of them a stereo spread or are they just three different mono room mics?

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]audiodrome wrote: [/QUOTENAME]So, does anyone know what's going on with the "Get Down Make Love" drum room mics? Are two of them a stereo spread or are they just three different mono room mics?[/QUOTE]

You keep asking but no-one's replying. Maybe nobody knows. It's a bit difficult for an outsider to work out exactly what is going on. I haven't listened to them yet, but if I do, I'll try and post something. But you've asked this quite a few times now.

Adam.

Could one of you kind people take the time to point me in the direction of where I could obtain a link to download Brighton Rock and Get Down Make Love?

I would be ever so grateful.

robmain55@hotmail.com

Cheers.

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Adam Baboolal wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]audiodrome wrote: [/QUOTENAME]So, does anyone know what's going on with the "Get Down Make Love" drum room mics? Are two of them a stereo spread or are they just three different mono room mics?[/QUOTE]

You keep asking but no-one's replying. Maybe nobody knows. It's a bit difficult for an outsider to work out exactly what is going on. I haven't listened to them yet, but if I do, I'll try and post something. But you've asked this quite a few times now.

Adam.[/QUOTE]
It's only the second time I've asked - jeesh! It's bugging me because I can't figure it out. None of the three tracks seems to make a stereo pair. The imaging just doesn't work. One of the tracks is definitely further away than the other two, but that's all I make out.

I probably said that cause I saw your request on the 'other' webpage...

What tracks are you wondering about? What are the numbered tracks you're looking at?

Adam.