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Re: Mr. Eliminator amnd Dick's solos was DD's Nitro Fuel - Birth of Shred?

ipongrac - 23 Jun 2005 00:55:09

--- In , "supertwangreverb"
<supertwangreverb@y...> wrote:
> Another track that reminds me of Nitro Fuel, and Mag Wheels is
> Flashing Eyes off the Mr. Eliminator album.
Yep, absolutely. Same thing.
> I've noticed all three
> of these tracks have something similar in common with the
> Treblemakers Fistfight. Now listening to Zak's solos on this
track
> they sound very "Dick Daleish."
Hmm, is that off their LP? Or Flipping the Bird? I don't remember
that one.
> I agree I think Dick played all the solos on the instro stuff.
> Well really I don't know who was onhand during any of the Dick
Dale
> sessions. So maybe I shouldn't have used Munson as an example.
But
> I know what I'm hearing and I'm hearing two different styles of
lead
> playing. One is more doublepicked "shredder" style which I'm
> assuming was Dick. The other is much more bendy and it sounds
like
> a plain G.
Oh yeah, without a doubt there's at least one other guitarist
playing solos on many of the vocal tracks. The guitar sound is
totally different, and you're right, it's a LOT more bendy.
> Most of these "bendy" solos are on songs
> Dick sings, so with what you're saying Ivan maybe he just didn't
> play on these.
Yep. I don't hear his guitar at all on many of those tracks.
> On "50 Miles to Go" Dick actually sounds like he's
> trying to pump whoever is playing the guitar up on this track.
> After the 2nd verse there is some "bendy guitar" being played and
> Dick yells, "play your guitar man!" But, I guess coming from a
guy
> who refers to himself in 3rd person he could have been just
goofing
> around on a vocal overdub.
LOL!!! That would be really funny. My guess is that he's singing
to some studio guy, and not himself. I'll check out that track
tomorrow, I think I have it on one of the bootlegs.
> Oh man, I don't believe we've gotten so far into this.
It's beautiful! Keep it up.
Ivan

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