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Post by vielip on Feb 7, 2016 12:11:16 GMT 2
Maybe this is the only way Norum wants to play Cherokee? He mentioned in an interview some while ago that he really doesn't like to play it anymore. Personally I don't like it when a band changes arrangements of old songs just to make it more enjoyable for themselves. To me it's; play it as it's meant to be or don't play it at all.
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Post by EuropeMagnum on Feb 8, 2016 1:10:36 GMT 2
play it as it's meant to be or don't play it at all. To me it's: Play it as you want! It's THEIR band. if you want the original - listen to the record!  |
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Post by vielip on Feb 8, 2016 1:31:10 GMT 2
I prefer that indeed but thanks for the advice!
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Post by EuropeMagnum on Feb 8, 2016 1:37:49 GMT 2
I like different versions of songs. there were "original" ones, acoustic ones, downtuned ones. some turned out better and some worse. overall i think it's better to know more than just one version. OK, TFC 2000 wasn't really important imo.  |
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Post by xxxx on Feb 8, 2016 23:24:59 GMT 2
Maybe this is the only way Norum wants to play Cherokee? He mentioned in an interview some while ago that he really doesn't like to play it anymore. Personally I don't like it when a band changes arrangements of old songs just to make it more enjoyable for themselves. To me it's; play it as it's meant to be or don't play it at all. What interview was this? Keen to see/hear it if you have a link. Bands can play whatever they want live I agree, but like europemagnum, I prefer it when artists stay as true to the original as possible when playing live. Roger Waters is a great example although I cannot condone the use of pre-recorded vocal tracks, thats borderline TOTP stuff. |
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Post by Stein on Feb 9, 2016 0:24:30 GMT 2
Speaking of changing arrangements and cutting parts of songs, which I think is an interesting topic, here are the ones I can recall right now:
Ready or Not - Usually they sing the chorus twice after the guitar solo, but since 2015 they only sing it once.
The previous live version, played at Hammersmith 2004:
The current live version, played in Enschede in 2015:
Seven Doors Hotel - Since 2007, some parts of the guitar solo section have been cut.
The full album version, played at Hammersmith in 2004:
The current live version, played in Dalhalla in 2007:
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Post by michaeljessen on Feb 11, 2016 0:27:11 GMT 2
What interview was this? Keen to see/hear it if you have a link. It was a swedish interview done at Gröna Lund 2015 -I definately prefere the original Cherokee Intro, but I admire the fact that they're still "tweeking" 30 year old songs  |
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Post by xxxx on Feb 13, 2016 2:44:36 GMT 2
What interview was this? Keen to see/hear it if you have a link. It was a swedish interview done at Gröna Lund 2015 -I definately prefere the original Cherokee Intro, but I admire the fact that they're still "tweeking" 30 year old songs Oh right, cool as. I wonder why Norum doesn't like playing Cherokee much ...I admit, it's not the most exciting song to play instrument wise (apart from maybe drums) but who knows. So long as they don't jack around with The Final Countdown, then they can all do mostly what they want with everything else hahaha. MJ, has JN asked for TFC strat for the anniversary shows? Would be so cool if he used it for those songs live one last time. |
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Post by michaeljessen on Feb 16, 2016 8:29:27 GMT 2
MJ, has JN asked for TFC strat for the anniversary shows? Would be so cool if he used it for those songs live one last time. No... I offered him to bring that one and the wine red Les Paul from the millenium to SRF '13, but he didn't have the time to meet or anything as they were quite busy that day with the film crew and everything. You're right it would be very cool if he would play this guitar again, but I think in his mind, that the "real" countdown stratocaster is his own 1965 model that he used on the album and on Total Control. |
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