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And, just for a laugh or nine, watch Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest) drag an entire violin across his guitar strings in This Is Spinal Tap. Note how he pauses to tune the violin, as if that makes a difference.
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Yes, many others used a bow on an electric guitar before, including Jimi Page.
Jimmy Page explains how he ended up playing guitar with a violin bow
“And one of the violinists came to me one day and he said, ‘Have you ever considered playing a guitar with a bow?’ And I said, ‘Well, I don’t think it’ll work.’ Because the strings are uniformed wheres a violin is arched.
And he said ‘Well here’s my bow. Would you like to try?’ And I said ‘Absolutely.’ So I tried it and i could see there was massive potential. “After that I went and bought my own bow. But this fellow was the father of an actor David McCallum. ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.’ – that’s it!”
But was Page first rock star to do so? Not exactly. UK guitarist Eddie Phillips beat him to it by a few years, it seems. According to some sources, Phillips first took “bow to guitar string” in 1963 and as a member of the Mark Four in the mid-Sixties. That band evolved into the Creation—a respected yet still commonly overlooked Swinging Sixties London band.
Watch Page use the bow in 1967 as the Yardbirds perform “I’m Confused,” which would emerge two years later as Led Zeppelin’s “Dazed and Confused.” Below that, Page uses a bow at a 1970 Led Zeppelin show.
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Now watch Phillips and the Creation perform “Making Time” in 1966, followed by “Painter Man” in 1967. (Side note: Director Wes Anderson used “Making Time” in his 1998 film, Rushmore.)
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In reference to Thomas’s post, The Beatles first album was “Please Please Me”. It was released on EMI’s Parlophone label on 22 March 1963 in the United Kingdom.
Of the album’s 14 songs, eight were written by Lennon–McCartney (originally credited “McCartney–Lennon”), including the title song, “Please Please Me”.
The album topped Record Retailer’s LP chart for 30 weeks, an unprecedented achievement for a pop album at that time.
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The Rolling Stones featured Brian Jones playing the dulcimer on the song “Lady Jane”, from their 1966 album Aftermath. However, it was the traditional dulcimer, not the hammer dulcimer.
My previous posts include videos of Jimmy Page playing the guitar with a violin bow while he was with the Yardbirds in 1967 and the group, ‘Making Time’ playing the guitar with a bow in 1966.
The sixties were a great time of experimentation and innovation musically.
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As a teenager in the sixties, I grew up with the Rolling Stones, buying all their albums, although I was also heavily into the Kinks, the Who, the Animals, Manfred Mann, the Hollies, the Small Faces, Jimi Hendrix, and the Beatles of course. Later I got into Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd. My favourite Beatles song is ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’.
The MLT have recorded audio versions of both this and ‘Penny Lane’.
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Welcome to the best club on the planet Leif. I live Downunder in Brisbane, Australia. I share your feelings for Mona and Lisa. They have definitely breathed new life into so many of my old favourites, and do it in the most beautiful way, and then take it even further with their own fabulous originals.
“Get back” and “I’m down” are excellent suggestions for MLT covers.
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GERRY MARSDEN: 1942 – 2021Merseybeat Pacemaker Gerry was rival to the Beatles“In his early 60s he underwent a heart bypass operation (later he was fitted with a pacemaker, which, he told an interviewer, was not “funny”).”
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JP, you have my sympathy. Maybe we could swap some of your cold for some of our heat. Here it is 84.2 F at 4.30pm and has dropped from 91.4 F.
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A very nice song and video Thomas. I especially like the piano work. Thanks for sharing.
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Nice to have you back Steve. I’m glad to see things are picking up for you again. I’m booked in for an interstate holiday over Xmas since our border opened up again from this month.
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Hi Ian
Welcome to the party. There is much to do and see here, but the best thing about membership is that your subscription supports the continuation of the MLT music machine.
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Love the guitar riff and John’s vocals. This is also one of my favourite Beatles numbers, even though John didn’t particularly like the song himself.
I can easily imagine the MLT doing this live in a venue like the Cavern Club, with a camera on the head of Lisa’s guitar.
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Yes, awesome thoughts there JP. I’ll keep my fingers crossed for Roger.
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I just love the Blues David, and they don’t get much more bluesy than that one. That’s me most mornings, wake up and go back to bed!
Another great blues song, made famous by BB King. “How Blue Can You Get”.
“I gave you a brand new Ford
But you said: “I want a Cadillac”
I bought you a ten dollar dinner
And you said: “thanks for the snack”
I let you live in my penthouse
You said it just a shack
I gave you seven children
And now you wanna give them back”
