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by ultravioletray » Thu Dec 13, 2007 8:31 am
only found this thread recently (been pouring through the DIY Gear topics), but...
Only one mention of Pink Floyd, yet I didn't find a mention of my first fave lofi outro/intro that comes to mind:
"Have A Cigar" sweeps into the old transistor radio sound during the last bars of the guitar solo [ TT: 4:50 ], and pans to the right; random radio noise and chatter, then some little orchestra bit, then the intro to Wish You Were Here. Acoustic guitar solo comes in all close mic'd and nice, (with a little DG sniff, a chair creak in there; Listen to it with headphones turned up.), and then the vox comes in, the lofi part fades off, and the lap steel fades in.
Cliche? I think it's pretty sweet. Love how the sweep into the lofi radio thing happens, and Gilmour is still digging away at that solo.
These little tricks, IMHO, can come across being either "clever" (which usually means it hasn't been done before and/or it has been done "right"), or "cliche" (which was once clever, but now D-O-N-E, as in been done, did it, over it, etc.). It comes down to the subjective nature of the listener, tastes, and so on, as has been said. Borrowing, stealing, whatever the term, is bound to happen. As long as it works in the context of the material.
Hmmm.
So, we pull the Spinal Tap card:
David St. Hubbins: Such a fine line between stupid...
Derek Smalls: ...and clever.
dAve
ps: And, one more heavy CAN fan, right here.