John's Playing

michelej1 · #1 08-18-2009, 10:53 PM

A few weeks ago I was trying to remember what I'd read what John said about his playing, but I wasn't very good at doing so. Here's the actual quote:

He said with Chris gone,

Quote:

I had to think more. That hurt. I was just getting used to playing against the guitar and drums without her keyboard fill. I used to play off Chris' left hand, which was playing piano.

Also, since we'd been talking about the old story about his retort to Peter Green, this caught my eye.

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I have a 14-year-old in school and a Beverly Hills Jewish American Princess wife. But, no, it's not for the money. You know, this is what I do. I can't do anything else except for a few hobbies like fishing. I've been on the road since I was 16.

**jbrownsjr** · #2 08-19-2009, 01:50 PM

You can hear those two interacting in many live situations...

Rhiannon (Dance vers).. right before dreams.. unwinds... Chris lays down some cool riff with sustained foundation... and John puts down a 'bump bump, bump bump, bump bump'

Sisters of the Moon (Mirage)... opening segment where Chris is pumping some really low keyboards parts and john is accenting them ...

I think her keyboard choices on this SOTM version is pretty amazing... and under-rated.. or not heard at all....

MAKES ME MAD AS HELL !!!

jenniferuk · #3 08-19-2009, 02:11 PM

Thanks for posting. While reading that PG discussion I thought of the above quote from John but I couldn't recall where I'd read it. Thanks for digging it up.

David · #4 08-20-2009, 04:53 PM

I wish I knew what John meant by that. "play off Christine's left hand"
Can any of you tell me what John meant?

michelej1 · #5 08-20-2009, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by David

I wish I knew what John meant by that. "play off Christine's left hand"
Can any of you tell me what John meant?

Of course, you would be the one to explain it.

But, not knowing, I was just thinking that he meant Chris is doing the melody with her right hand and the supporting chords with her left and maybe he was playing bass in time with her chords.

I don't know.

Michele

David · #6 08-20-2009, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by michelej1

But, not knowing, I was just thinking that he meant Chris is doing the melody with her right hand and the supporting chords with her left and maybe he was playing bass in time with her chords.

I don't know.

That's as good a guess as I would have, believe me.

But if John is timing according to Chris & Chris is timing according to John, someone in the band had damn well better time according to the drummer!