uh ? nah there are like 3 chords in there iirc.
― AlXTC from Paris, Monday, 24 July 2017 14:50 (six years ago) link
But the rhythm guitar plays one chord only. Good trick. They do the same in Barely Legal opening riff, that stays the same though chords change around it.
Yeah, I'd say Sweet Child of Mine is a riff, and a kinda Strokes'y one at that, no? 12:51 especially sounds a lot like it. But it has that precise inhuman nature as well.
― Frederik B, Monday, 24 July 2017 15:00 (six years ago) link
yeah it's only the bass that changes and it's relatively low in the mix,
there are a lot of strokes riffs/parts that sound very like sweet child o mine, but always in a much tenser context
― ufo, Monday, 24 July 2017 15:05 (six years ago) link
yeah, they did that trick a lot. it's a good one to create some harmonic tension (and it was fun watching Albert Hammond Jr strumming his guitar like a maniac on these parts).
― AlXTC from Paris, Monday, 24 July 2017 15:06 (six years ago) link
The whole thing is really just a G-chord, though, you're right it's true, with Julian traveling from D to H to G.
― Frederik B, Monday, 24 July 2017 15:27 (six years ago) link
love them H chords
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Monday, 24 July 2017 15:30 (six years ago) link
Oh, right, it's different in England and US. B, not H.
― Frederik B, Monday, 24 July 2017 15:33 (six years ago) link
I've been laughing my tits off at the idea of a riff without any rhythm in it for the last half an hour... I assume Frederik drinks water without the h2o in it, too...
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Monday, 24 July 2017 16:04 (six years ago) link
Well, I'd wish you'd laugh a while longer, but it was nice to have a cordial enriching discussion while you weren't here.
― Frederik B, Monday, 24 July 2017 16:16 (six years ago) link
It was fun learning Last Night with my band and realizing that I just play one chord during the intro and chorus. The parts of that song sound very weird individually
xp
― Vinnie, Tuesday, 25 July 2017 01:41 (six years ago) link
omg the riff debate is back!! yesssss
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 25 July 2017 02:55 (six years ago) link
yeah the "one chord" thing is everywhere on their first lp (I don't remember for the following ones).like on "hard to explain" alone they use it during the pre-chorus AND the chorus !
― AlXTC from Paris, Tuesday, 25 July 2017 08:19 (six years ago) link
someday
― k3vin k., Sunday, 8 July 2018 06:05 (five years ago) link
used to hate Last Nite when it was ubiquitous, now I love it and would probably be my vote
― flappy bird, Sunday, 8 July 2018 06:20 (five years ago) link
if only for the chorus
it's a fucking incredible song
honestly embarrassed to say I finally heard the album for the first time a couple of weeks ago. its good
― k3vin k., Sunday, 8 July 2018 06:23 (five years ago) link
+1 love this record
― rap is dad (it's a boy!), Monday, 9 July 2018 02:11 (five years ago) link
room on fire is good too. would have taken 10 more records in this same vein
― rap is dad (it's a boy!), Monday, 9 July 2018 02:12 (five years ago) link
first track got robbed. that sick bass line.
― Hazy Maze Cave (Adam Bruneau), Monday, 9 July 2018 23:16 (five years ago) link