@stalrunner & @matic3060: Close to the Edge *starts* with about a minute of quiet nature sounds that build to a crescendo until the whole band comes in . Gates *starts* with a four measures of strange bass harmonic chords and guitar pedal swells, until Howe comes in with his great lead part. Aw...
@ACDC7369 It would be deleted there thanks to the heavy moderation. Diament is a superstitious doof when to comes to digital, and Hoffman is an ignoramus *and* a Luddite when it comes to digital. Neither have a clue about the scientific reasons why blind testing is required for proving somethi...
I always assumed Lake played the opening riff on the 13th and 14th frets, but watching the ELP 1992 Albert Hall video, it looks like he plays (on a 4-string) the upward part of riff at the 8th fret and the rest of it on the 14th. Which looks kinda like what you're doing.
@stalrunner & @matic3060: Close to the Edge *starts* with about a minute of quiet nature sounds that build to a crescendo until the whole band comes in . Gates *starts* with a four measures of strange bass harmonic chords and guitar pedal swells, until Howe comes in with his great lead part. Aw...