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Post by jpkansas on Feb 22, 2011 1:19:02 GMT -5
1967: Having dispensed with an earlier attempt to hum a single chord, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and Beatles assistant Mal Evans, sitting at three different pianos, strike a simultaneous E major chord nine times, finally producing on the last take the final chord of "A Day In The Life." George Martin later overdubs the same chord on a harmonium, to get an even more lasting effect, and then the entire recording, which lasts 43 seconds, is overdubbed three times and attached to the end of the song. The fadeout is elongated by bringing up the faders in the studio, with the result that one of the piano stools can be heard creaking during the decay. (David Crosby of The Byrds is visiting in the studio, but does not contribute.) oldies.about.com/od/oldieshistory/a/february22.htm |
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Post by H2IZCOOL on Feb 22, 2011 10:00:41 GMT -5
Never heard about the piano stool before. I'll have to pull out the album and check it. Stories both real and rumored as to how effects were developed and recorded back in the day are really interesting. I remember the (apparently false) story of Simon and Garfunkel getting the banging sound in "The Boxer" by slamming the door in an empty church. Today everything is done by computer. No fun any more.  |
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Post by m c dornan on Feb 22, 2011 15:58:42 GMT -5
1957: Elvis sings "Got a Lot of Livin to Do", which is from the musical "Bye Bye Birdie", which is loosely based on... Elvis!
1958: In the 50s, the question of what was R n R was still fluid, so the Mills Bros get lumped in with the Del Vikings.
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Post by H2IZCOOL on Feb 22, 2011 16:48:11 GMT -5
1958: In the 50s, the question of what was R n R was still fluid, so the Mills Bros get lumped in with the Del Vikings. It was simple, MC. If it contributed to JUVENILE DELINQUENCY it was Rock N Roll. If it did not contributer to JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, it wasn't! Because ALL RNR contributed and was indeed tihe cause of JUVENILE DELINQUENCY! |
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Post by m c dornan on Feb 22, 2011 18:45:54 GMT -5
1958: In the 50s, the question of what was R n R was still fluid, so the Mills Bros get lumped in with the Del Vikings. It was simple, MC. If it contributed to JUVENILE DELINQUENCY it was Rock N Roll. If it did not contributer to JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, it wasn't! Because ALL RNR contributed and was indeed tihe cause of JUVENILE DELINQUENCY! Someone going door-to-door once asked me to contribute to juvenile delinquency, but I refused. |
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