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Re: (TV) Alex Weir vs Jerry Harrison



Weir is the second or third and sometimes only guitarist on the Stop Making
Sense concert film, and that's what we're specifically recreating... it's those
live versions of the songs I'm trying to decode.  Sort of odd, but that's
the nature of the project.  It's been fun, really!

And yeah, Jerry Harrison's contributions to the Modern Lovers are immortal...
Can't imagine "Hospital", "Modern World" or the original "Roadrunner" without
his organ lines!  What a great record that accidentally is...

Rex


On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 12:30 PM, Leo Casey <LeoCasey@comcast.net> wrote:

> Hi Rex,
>
> RE: there are a few songs where I'm a bit stuck on what the second
> guitar is doing, and occasionally sorting out the Jerry Harrison bits from
> the Alex Weir ones.
>
> I could be wrong but I believe the only album that Weir played on (or at
> least receives credits for) is 1983 "Speaking in Tongues"; so, maybe it's
> 'just' Garrison over-dubbing/multi-tracking[?]
> http://www.allmusic.com/artist/alex-weir-mn0000618231
>
> RE: I'm sure some of y'all find the Heads insufferable, ..
>
> I can only take Byrne's vocals in small doses.  Favorite song of Heads':
> "No Compassion" [from very 1st album] not sure if that's Harrison or Byrne
> playing the killer guitar lines.  Anybody know?
>
>
> (By the way Jerry Harrison was one of the original guitarists/keyboards on
> Jonathan Richman's Modern Lover's when they used to play at the Cambridge
> YMCA in Central Sq. in the winter of 1970 (& Cambridge Common in summer.)
>
>
> ..............................................................
>
> I've been sitting on this for a while, but I've been recruited as the
> second
> guitarist for a Talking Heads tribute band, specifically performing the
> Stop
> Making Sense show front to back.  It's been pretty fun, although I've spent
> most of the prep time teaching my friend the bass parts so she can be Tina
> Weymouth...
>
> Anyway, there are a few songs where I'm a bit stuck on what the second
> guitar is doing, and occasionally sorting out the Jerry Harrison bits from
> the Alex Weir ones.  Resources online are pretty slim.  Anyone feel like
> lending an ear for me, offlist?
>
> I'm sure some of y'all find the Heads insufferable, and if so, just pretend
> this never happened.
>
> Thanks!
> Rex
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tv-owner@obbard.com [mailto:tv-owner@obbard.com] On Behalf Of Rex
> Broome
> Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2013 8:55 AM
> To: Verlaine List
> Subject: Re: (TV) Cover Versions of TV-related Songs
>
> Yes, but those are good.
>
> Looking at my file, I'd totally forgotten I did a tossoff version of
> Breakin' in My Heart with my band as well.  It was that memorable!
>
> It's here:
>
>
> http://www.cinemelon.com/files/3940/291%20Breakin'%20in%20My%20Heart%20rx.mp
> 3
>
> And Evil:
>
> http://www.cinemelon.com/files/3940/261%20See%20No%20Evil%20rx.mp3
>
> Perhaps most bizarrely, my cover of Tom's cover of Kristoferson's The Hawk,
> included as part of Keith's covers package above...
>
> http://www.cinemelon.com/files/3940/143%20The%20Hawk%20rx.mp3
>
> And a little Hell for y'all..
>
> http://www.cinemelon.com/files/3940/137%20Downtown%20At%20Dawn%20rx.mp3
>
> All part of my batshit crazy 39-40 project a few years back... some of you
> will remember, the rest probably really don't want to know...
>
>
> On Sun, Jun 23, 2013 at 4:21 AM, Keith Allison <keith@thewonder.co.uk
> >wrote:
>
> > On 23/06/2013 05:17, Rex Broome wrote:
> >
> >> I suppose you could add my naff acoustic See No Evil to the pile...
> >>
> > and, of course, "Test Patterns" and "When Beauty Meets Abuse" CDs...
> >
> >
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