Re: Backwards / The Who live (early 70's)

[Mike.Westbrook@hcsd.hac.com (Mike Westbrook)]

} Date: Tue, 08 Nov 1994 00:43:21 -0500 (EST)
} From: "Ian M. Derby" <csc2imd@cabell.vcu.edu>
} Subject: The Who live (early 70's)
} 
}...  There is one segment
} during Magic Bus where you hear a couple measures that's backwards, but that 
} appears  to be added afterward in the studio.  (this is right before Roger 
} starts singing).  
} 

} Date: Mon, 07 Nov 1994 23:54:51 -0800 (PST)
} From: Wes Biggs <wbiggs@chaph.usc.edu>
} Subject: Backwards
} 
}...
} Seriously, don't they have special elctric guitar boxes that do this
} sort of stuff?  Whether or not they did in 1970 is probably a
} different question, I guess.
} 

} Date: Tue, 08 Nov 1994 08:36:41 -0500 (EST)
} From: JOEL <jody@cgia.state.nc.us>
} Subject: synth tracks
}
}... As far as the 'backwards' guitar on MAGIC BUS, there certainly
} are effect boxes that could do that. It sounds like what is refered to as a
} "reverse gate" to me.


Having long ago been intrigued enough to listen to the "backwards" part of
Magic Bus on Live at Leeds, the "backwards" part is actually tape from the
concert played backwards, not a processed guitar part.

This is by my recollection here at work on Tuesday morning (sans CD, sans
Who, sans dignity), and involves trusting my auditory memory, though this
usually serves me very well.  I drew this conclusion because you can hear
the claves, clapping, crowd noise, etc., in reverse, as well as the guitar.

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