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I've always imagined bands like Guns N Roses would be in dark studios with half empty bottles of Jack Daniels lying around and mirrors on tables. Dunno if that's what it was like or not.
Yet in almost every bit of footage of the Beatles in the studio there was invariably lots of tea cups, (those little white ones you got in cheap cafes) and usually a tea pot somewhere to be seen.
Somehow I thought that was just brilliant. :-)
How one would do anything without tea is beyond reason.
Whether or not you like that outro solo on Paradise City (and I love it), Slash claimed he recorded it first thing the next morning in one take after trying over and over to nail it the previous night. He also claims they were pretty much straight in the studio which, for a band as notoriously indulgent as they were back in the day, is a surprise. If you had to name one record that reeks of cocaine abuse it’s surely got to be Appetite. Right from the edgy, speedy riff that opens Welcome to the Jungle through to the very end.
Then again, when asked about that Marshall amp of his (or not his as was the case) that’s probably one of the most dissected items of musical gear on the internet, he says he just thought it was a JCM800. This leads me to believe that they weren’t as squeaky-clean in the studio as is claimed
Anyway Fretwired is in good company with his brew, apparently Angus Young’s rider is basically Earl Grey and Kitkats. Sorry about your keyboard, that sucks.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I picked my mug up off the carpeted floor in my studio room yesterday and stuck it in the dishwasher. Made myselft a cup of tea this morning. One sip and the handle fell off ... tea all over the desk. No kit damaged but I'm thinking of buying one of thise beakers with a lid that babies use ...
Now gassing for a new tea mug .. :-)
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
My favourite bit of the story is when the roadie gets fired for fetching the Marshall down to their rehearsal at SIR from where the amp was nicked in the first place.
I’d like to have been a fly on the wall during that little sideshow.
I've read more than once that he does have a reputation as a gracious and hard-working professional.