Re: (TV) Top 10 songs ten minutes or longer

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From: "andy fekete" <andy.fekete@gmail.com>
To: <tv@obbard.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 7:19 PM
Subject: Re: (TV) Top 10 songs ten minutes or longer


> I think the similarities only become apparent after 02:50, when
> Bloomfield finally (thankfully?) abandons the blues scale.

That's when he starts soloing. The first guitar solo was Elvin Bishop.

 Lasts for
> about 5 minutes, after which he starts sounding a little too Dickie
> Betts-ish for me;  but until then, I can definitely see the
> comparison.
>
> Passages at 04:50 and 06:22 seem to anticipate Verlaine's use of
> string-bending to create dissonance.  And the incredibly noisy build
> up to the cresendo, while not quite the free for all as Evil, is still
> pretty out there given the period.  Another notable point is at 07:07,
> when the crescendo peaks and then suddenly drops into this quiet
> passage with just guitar and minimal drums,

There's also bass, and occasional harmonica and keyboard touchs. This 
line[up could be amazing live. The CD that's just live versions of East-West 
is on my list of things to buy eventually, even though at least one version 
is cut short. 
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