Uni wrote:
> Let's turn the time back, about 38 years and step into the studio while
> The Guess Who is recording their biggest hit, "American Woman". From the
> snippet below, you'd think it's probably Take #2. But if you guessed
> that, you're way off! This is, not Take #8, nor Take #15, it's Take
> #25!! As we can hear, they are FAR away from anything that remotely
> sounds like a hit! Between ***mings', boring, monotone singing, and
> Bachman's less than impressive guitar work, it's doomed for failure!
> About the only one who has their act together is the drummer, Gary! It
> probably wasn't until an adult stepped in and set them straight with a
> hit sound advice!...
>
> http://www.angelfire.com/empire/abpsp/images/american.mp3
>
>
> Now, let's go back another year and listen to the beginning of this
> song, "These Eyes". We hear some studio talk in the beginning, as they
> patiently await for the prerecorded keyboard to start! I'm not sure who
> wrote the song, but I can see ***mings' composing it on a keyboard. Then
> they all joined in to add a bit more to this prerecorded keyboard
track!...
I MAY be wrong in my assumption. I can see ***mings' adding his vocals
to a prerecorded music track! Does anyone know if he was married at this
time, and did he have a child?
Thanks!
Uni
>
> http://www.angelfire.com/empire/abpsp/images/theseeyes.mp3
>
>
> Were The Guess Who great? No, they didn't have any clue what their best
> selling/charting song would sound like, other than written lyrics,
> before stepping into a recording studio!
>
> Uni
>
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