Songs I Am Listening To

[Stubby]

4 hours ago, openspaceman said:

there are some among us who think life is but a joke

I'm glad you posted that spaceman coz I have a question . On the word " joke " there is a chord , a sorta suspended chord , I think its only played once but is very effective . Any one know what it is . Also thank god Bob Dylan wrote it or we would never have been treated to this excellent cover or indeed Jims . 

[Stubby]

5 hours ago, Macpherson said:

Of course.. 

Although not sure about the need for the 2nd guy on acoustic, but I'm sure he's enjoying himself.

He is crunching out a very strong rhythm all through . Essential I would say . 

[openspaceman]

5 minutes ago, Stubby said:

I'm glad you posted that spaceman coz I have a question . On the word " joke " there is a chord , a sorta suspended chord , I think its only played once but is very effective . Any one know what it is . Also thank god Bob Dylan wrote it or we would never have been treated to this excellent cover or indeed Jims . 

I guess I heard Jimi's version long before Dylan's original, always liked it especially for the lyrics, rooted in Ecclesiastes I think.

[Stubby]

2 minutes ago, openspaceman said:

I guess I heard Jimi's version long before Dylan's original, always liked it especially for the lyrics, rooted in Ecclesiastes I think.

To be honest with you I heard , or noticed Jims version first . To me Bob was just a political hippie at the time and I put him in with Leonard Cohen and such . I was only 17 and very influenced by the likes of Jefferson Airplane/Starship etc etc .

[Macpherson]

13 minutes ago, Stubby said:

He is crunching out a very strong rhythm all through . Essential I would say . 

Yep I'm listening to it just now and there's clearly a rhythm guitar playing chords, I guess I'm just used to hearing him playing as a trio... probably also Jimi.

Which part of the song and which guitar part is the chord you're looking for.

Edited March 11, 2022 by Macpherson

[Stubby]

5 minutes ago, Macpherson said:

Yep I'm listening to it just now and there's clearly a rhythm guitar playing chords, I guess I'm just used to hearing him playing as a trio... probably also Jimi.

Which part of the song and which guitar part is the chord you're looking for.

When the lyric says " joke " ( life is but a joke ) on the word joke there is a bass note and what sounds like a diminished or suspended chord . Have listen . The bass player is involved . Its played like that by Jim as well .

Edited March 11, 2022 by Stubby

[openspaceman]

4 minutes ago, Stubby said:

To be honest with you I heard , or noticed Jims version first . To me Bob was just a political hippie at the time and I put him in with Leonard Cohen and such . I was only 17 and very influenced by the likes of Jefferson Airplane/Starship etc etc .

I was more into folk blues including cohen, dylan, pentangle, davy graham, lightfoot, than heavier stuff but liked Grace a lot after Woodstock, I will have been with US conscripts in Germany for a short while then listening on the 8 track to Steppenwolf, Lauden wainright, Arlo Guthhrie, Buffalo springfield, Beacon street union, Doors to name but a few. ( Ruby was banned on the base).

 

Overall I was optimistic, only now do I realise how misplaced, who could have thought things would get so much worse.

 

 

[Stubby]

2 minutes ago, openspaceman said:

I was more into folk blues including cohen, dylan, pentangle, davy graham, lightfoot, than heavier stuff but liked Grace a lot after Woodstock, I will have been with US conscripts in Germany for a short while then listening on the 8 track to Steppenwolf, Lauden wainright, Arlo Guthhrie, Buffalo springfield, Beacon street union, Doors to name but a few. ( Ruby was banned on the base).

 

Overall I was optimistic, only now do I realise how misplaced, who could have thought things would get so much worse.

 

 

I had a thing for Grace Slick !

[Stubby]

I was convinced the next " super group " was gonna be " The Grateful Rolling Airplane "  🙂

[openspaceman]

10 minutes ago, Stubby said:

I had a thing for Grace Slick !

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