head serviette
Here is a link to an interview I did with Nardwuar, the human serviette. Vancouver May 12, 2007 http://nardwuar.com/
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Here is a link to an interview I did with Nardwuar, the human serviette. Vancouver May 12, 2007 http://nardwuar.com/
Have been listening to David Bowie's Alladin Sane in my car lately. The song "Panic in Detroit" and the guitar solo of Mick Ronson reminded me of where I got the idea of ending a song with a guitar solo, most notably on the Teenage Head song "Infected" from Frantic City. I first heard Mick Ronson on "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars." falling in love with his guitar playing, especially the simplicity of it. Later on I learned he was a formally trained musician, which made me admire his minimalist approach even more. I was very disappointed when Bowie parted with the Spiders, Mick Ronson, Tevor Bolder and Woody Woodmansey. The final chord progression of Infected is actually very similar to Panic in Detroit, more or less in a minor key. Infected ends with a D to E to F# minor. When we recorded the solo, Stacey Heydon our producer, decided to speed the tape up, so that I would actually be playing in G minor. This left me with the option of leaving the G string open, which helped in tone and feedback. The majority of the solo is improvised, but I recall Stacey helping me with the beginning organization and developing the dynamics. Greg Roberts, the engineer came up with the idea of fading out on the last chord.
Gord
