Misfire

Thank you very much indeed, Sebastian!

Tahnk you Sebastian, I really love these old interviews, Roger and Freddie are candid and relaxed.........Note, the slip of the pen, In the LAMP of the Gods...........;-)


Tom

[QUOTE] [b]Oscar J wrote:[/b]

I think it's fairly easy to tell what parts are John's and Brian's respectively, having listened to Brians bends and vibrato for years and years. [/QUOTE]

Now that we know this, yes, of course it's easy !

But one just assumes that the electric guitar on a Queen track is Brian, with the exception of the Roger songs from 77-78.

If Brian played the solo on Leroy Brown, the one on Misfire isn't too far off. They're both not in his usual style, and the tone isn't dissimilar.

[QUOTE] [b]The Real Wizard wrote:[/b]

But one just assumes that the electric guitar on a Queen track is Brian, with the exception of the Roger songs from 77-78.
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Not just those ... also some songs Roger wrote later on (e.g. Action) and quite a few of John's.

[QUOTE] [b]The Real Wizard wrote:[/b]

[QUOTE] [b]Oscar J wrote:[/b]

I think it's fairly easy to tell what parts are John's and Brian's respectively, having listened to Brians bends and vibrato for years and years. [/QUOTE]

Now that we know this, yes, of course it's easy !

But one just assumes that the electric guitar on a Queen track is Brian, with the exception of the Roger songs from 77-78.

If Brian played the solo on Leroy Brown, the one on Misfire isn't too far off. They're both not in his usual style, and the tone isn't dissimilar.
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Hasn't it been common knowledge for years that John recorded most of the lead guitars on Misfire? I for one am sure I've seen that information around. It's in the "Personnel" section of SHA on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheer_Heart_Attack

Two things in particular have stood out to me as clues to what parts are John's: his hammer-ons are slightly clumsy compared to Brian's, and he hardly uses vibrato.

All in all it's like Roger and high notes: the overwhelming majority of really high falsetto bits on Queen tracks are Roger, but not all of them and, in fact, there are enough cases of Brian and Fred singing the high falsetto instead that we could readily compile an album with just those tracks - perhaps even a double LP!

Same here: statistically speaking, Brian played most of the guitars on the Queen catalogue. The exceptions, while mathematically less than impressive, are enough to fill out an interesting compilation.

[QUOTE] [b]Sebastian wrote:[/b]

The exceptions, while mathematically less than impressive, are enough to fill out an interesting compilation.[/QUOTE]


Do you mean that the performances are less impressive, or just the number of exceptions?

I for one think Deacon probably played funk better than Brian. Roger's riffs in Fight From The Inside are great as well.

The number of exceptions.

For every case of the really high falsetto parts being sung by Fred (e.g. Under Pressure) or Bri (e.g. Las Palabras de Amor - not that that one is particularly high though), there are plenty of Roger's, and for every case of someone other than Brian playing electric guitar (lead or rhythm) there are loads of Brian's.

[QUOTE] [b]Oscar J wrote:[/b]

[QUOTE] [b]Sebastian wrote:[/b]

The exceptions, while mathematically less than impressive, are enough to fill out an interesting compilation.[/QUOTE]


Do you mean that the performances are less impressive, or just the number of exceptions?

I for one think Deacon probably played funk better than Brian. Roger's riffs in Fight From The Inside are great as well. [/QUOTE]

It's such a shame that the camera work on John during Staying Power at MK Bowl, where he plays guitar rather than bass, is literally limited to a few seconds at the start and end.

Cameramen usually overlooked good ol' Deaks, which is a shame.