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Concert tuning




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>While chasing this down, I also discovered that the "Sparks" on the
>film (I'm using the relatively recent official "special edition" TKAA
>with the "Kids Are Alright" video tacked onto the end) is played a
>full half-step higher than the "Sparks" on the CD; the video lasts
>2:37 or 2:38 depending on the player I'm using and the CD lasts 2:44.
>I don't know what the deal is with the Who and video but I'm getting
>pretty sick of it.  I bought the "Who's Better Who's Best" video when
>it first came out and it was unwatchable for this very reason.  Do't

I have Who bootlegs that run both fast and slow.  However, I did read once
that the group played slightly higher than concert pitch because they liked
the way it sounded.  I think doing so lends itself to the Who's music,
making the chords "brighter."  I don't do it because I don't like replacing
strings!

By the way, I have Hendrix's Woodstock set on a bootleg, which sounds great
but is also said to be recorded fast.  There's nothing worse than getting a
bootleg recorded at the wrong speed (well, almost nothing worse).

Joe