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Yeah, "Pressure" is very similar to "Penetration" but it's still a
great song. In fact, I think the similarity makes it more interesting.
Also their equally great "Contact" is very similar to the other two.
I'm not even sure I rank "Penetration" as the best of the three.
/ Klas
--- In , "red_thundr" <red_thundr@y...>
wrote:
>
> It's an "okay" song, but they should have just called it "Penetration
> Part 2".
Eeeh... to me it's just a mediocre song which is too similar to
Penetration, which itself was a highly contrived ripoff of Pipeline.
I only play Pressure as a twist on Penetration. It's just too similar
and formulaic to keep my interest, which is not too surprising since
The Pyramids were probably the most gimmicky late-era surf band out
there, even going so far as to shave their heads, wear Beatles wigs,
and *hire* girls to storm the stage. They were obviously less
interested in creating great new songs, and more interested in the
next big gimmick.
--- In , "Klas Fjellgren" <surfites@b...>
wrote:
> Yeah, "Pressure" is very similar to "Penetration" but it's still a
> great song. In fact, I think the similarity makes it more
interesting.
> Also their equally great "Contact" is very similar to the other
two.
> I'm not even sure I rank "Penetration" as the best of the three.
>
> / Klas
>
>
>
>
> --- In , "red_thundr"
<red_thundr@y...>
> wrote:
> >
> > It's an "okay" song, but they should have just called it
"Penetration
> > Part 2".
I think we proved once again there is more than one way to play these
songs. I never thought about playing the open 4th string like Red
showed until today, I always played it more simply. I listened to it
with headphones, and I'm not sure which way it's played on the actual
song, but I like that way too! I can hear the D and G more clearly in
Penetration, so that was an easy one. It makes sense that the
Pyramids play it Red's way, since it's just a more complex version of
the easier "Penetration "riff.
Perhaps performing both "penetration" and "pressure" intermixed would
be the best way to go for a change of pace.
I like this song better than "penetration" myself, maybe because
it isn't heard as much.
Chris
--- In , "Klas Fjellgren" <surfites@b...>
wrote:
> Yeah, "Pressure" is very similar to "Penetration" but it's still a
> great song. In fact, I think the similarity makes it more
interesting.
> Also their equally great "Contact" is very similar to the other two.
> I'm not even sure I rank "Penetration" as the best of the three.
>
> / Klas
>
>
>
>
> --- In , "red_thundr" <red_thundr@y...>
> wrote:
> >
> > It's an "okay" song, but they should have just called
it "Penetration
> > Part 2".
--- In , "Chris" <chris@b...> wrote:
> I think we proved once again there is more than one way to play these
> songs. I never thought about playing the open 4th string like Red
> showed until today, I always played it more simply. I listened to it
> with headphones, and I'm not sure which way it's played on the actual
> song, but I like that way too!
It is a little difficult to pick out the two parts, but they're both
there. The bass is doing the simple, more dominant GG BbBb GG FF
thing, and the guitar is doing the open string pedal point riff. The
quality of the recording makes it tough to separate the two,
especially since the bass is pretty muddy and loud at the same time.
It's easiest to pick it out on the first 5 seconds on the intro.
I scarcely doubt that any audience member could hear the difference in
doing it the simple way. I only do the pedal point version because it
feels slightly more like Pipeline, it adds a little fullness, and
helps me stand out a little more from the bassline. It's a tiny thing.
> I can hear the D and G more clearly in
> Penetration, so that was an easy one. It makes sense that the
> Pyramids play it Red's way, since it's just a more complex version of
> the easier "Penetration "riff.
>
> Perhaps performing both "penetration" and "pressure" intermixed would
> be the best way to go for a change of pace.
>
That's what we do; I think they're both stronger if played back to
back in a complementary fashion.
