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Old 04-04-2005, 04:16 AM
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This is a humble attempt to define who plays what on the Splinter Group albums, except for the Robert Johnson albums. Generally, Nigel Watson plays with a distorted tone and sounds like a more conventional blues/rock player, often imitating Peter’s 60’s style. Peter Green plays fewer notes, with a cleaner tone and is keen to use effects (wha-wha, slide, reverb). Often easy to figure out who’s playing what. Roger Cotton plays rhythm guitar on some tracks also, of course. Thankful for comments/corrections!

DESTINY ROAD:

BIG CHANGE IS GONNA COME
PETER: guitar fills during verses (clean sounding), intro, second part of solo
NIGEL: main riff, guitar fills during verses, first part of solo

SAY THAT YOU WANT TO
PETER: lead guitar with tremolo, intro solo
NIGEL: solo at break

HEART OF STONE
PETER: guitar with tremolo
NIGEL: rhythm guitar, solo

YOU’LL BE SORRY SOMEDAY
PETER: solo?
NIGEL: intro?
Hard to tell here…definitely Peter’s splinter era guitar sound (clean)

TRIBAL DANCE
PETER: guitar with tremolo
NIGEL: other guitar

BURGLAR
PETER: guitar with tremolo, guitar solo
NIGEL: rhythm guitar, main riff

TURN YOUR LOVE AWAY
PETER: fills during verses
NIGEL: rhythm guitar, solo

MADISON BLUES
PETER: slide guitar
NIGEL: rhythm guitar

I CAN’T HELP MYSELF
PETER: intro guitar, fills
NIGEL: rhythm guitar, fills
Solo is Peter and Nigel alternating

INDIANS
PETER: solo
NIGEL: main riff, rhythm guitar

HIDING IN SHADOWS
PETER: lead guitar harmony part, later follows nigel, short solo
NIGEL: intro guitar, main melody lead guitar

THERE’S A RIVER
PETER: solo, fills
NIGEL: ?

MAN OF THE WORLD
PETER: plays the original guitar parts as on the mac version, second part of solo
NIGEL: vocal melody on guitar, first part of solo

TIME TRADERS

UNTIL THE WELL RUNS DRY
PETER: fills during verses?
NIGEL: rhythm guitar, main riff

REAL WORLD
PETER: solo first part + third part
NIGEL: main riff, fills, solo second part + fourth part

RUNNING AFTER YOU
PETER: slide guitar, slide solo
NIGEL: main riff, rhytm guitar, solo

SHADOW ON MY DOOR
PETER: wha wha guitar, wha wha solo
NIGEL: intro, solo, outro

LIES
PETER: end solo, riff in middle?
NIGEL: rhythm guitar, riff in middle

(DOWN THE ROAD OF) TEMPTATION
PETER: slide solos
NIGEL: rhythm guitar, solos

DOWNSIZE BLUES
PETER: harmonica
NIGEL: acoustic guitar

FEELING GOOD
PETER: intro solo, guitar with tremolo
NIGEL: rhythm guitar, second solo, end fills

TIME KEEPS SLIPPING AWAY
PETER: intro melody, solos
NIGEL: rhythm guitar, some guitar at end

WILD DOGS
PETER: first part of solo, slide in break
NIGEL: fills in break, second part of solo

HOME
PETER: harmonica
NIGEL: intro, rhythm guitar, end part

UNDERWAY
PETER/NIGEL/SNOWY: weaving...

UGANDA WOMAN
PETER: some guitar?
NIGEL: background riff


REACHING THE COLD 100

AIN’T NOTHING GONNA CHANGE IT
PETER: solo, main riff (at least live)
NIGEL: rhythm guitar, main riff

LOOK OUT FOR YOURSELF
PETER: intro lead guitar, solo, end lead guitar
NIGEL: rhythm guitar, fills, main riff

COOL DOWN
PETER: guitar in chorus, wah wah solo
NIGEl: rhythm guitar

DANGEROUS MAN
PETER: harmonica, some guitar?
NIGEL: main riff, rhythm guitar

NEEDS MUST
PETER: wah wah guitar, main riff
NIGEL: rhythm guitar, main riff

MUST BE A FOOL
PETER: wah wah guitar
NIGEL: straight guitar

DON’T WALK AWAY
PETER: ?
NIGEL: spanish guitar solo

CAN YOU TELL ME WHY
PETER: slide guitar
NIGEL: acoustic guitar

SPRITUAL THIEF
PETER: harmonica
NIGEL: lead guitar, rhythm guitar

I'M READY FOR YOU
PETER: solo
NIGEL: intro guitar, rhythm guitar

SMILE
PETER: solos
NIGEL: wha wha riff

NICE GIRL LIKE YOU
PETER: slide guitar
NIGEL: straight guitar

WHEN SOMEBODY CARES
PETER: solo
NIGEL: intro lead guitar

/dino
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Old 04-06-2005, 02:03 AM
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Great job, Dino!!

I listened to Destiny Road last night, and I'm pretty sure it's Nigel playing all the lead on "You'll Be Sorry Someday"... I think Peter only plays harmonica on that one.

Daniel
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Old 04-06-2005, 04:36 AM
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Thanks daniel,
I think you're right about "You'll be...".
By the way, the chord progression in this song is really Need your love so bad...
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Old 04-07-2005, 06:08 AM
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I've had time to listen to "Time Traders" and "Reaching The Cold 100" now, nad I have a few comments:

I'm sure Peter plays the tremolo guitar solo on Home, which sounds like a hammond organ.

I think you're right that Peter plays one of the background guitars on Uganda Woman.

It's Peter who plays the spanish guitar solo on Don't Walk Away From Me, and Nigel playing the long end solo.

I have a feeling that Peter only plays harmonica on Can You Tell Me Why, and not slide guitar... but I can't remember from the DVD where they played...

I always thought that Peter played the electric guitar solo on Spiritual Thief, but now I'm not so sure anymore...

Daniel
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Old 04-07-2005, 06:44 AM
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Interesting points
I did read in an interview that Nigel plays the acoustic solo on Don't walk away,
but I can't remeber where. It's on the net somewehere.
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Old 04-07-2005, 07:03 AM
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No, you're right Daniel!
from article:


"From the opening track, Nothin' Gonna Change, where Peter's husky familiar blues voice tells that he, Quit drinking wine and alcohol because it makes a fool of you, and that he, Still has the blues inside, there's a very autobiographical feel about much of the album. On the haunting Don't Walk Away - and there are no prizes for guessing the subject material - the man sounds so convincingly torn apart that his neat, inspired Spanish guitar solo almost comes as a welcome relief from his pain.

These days no-one knows Peter better than Nigel Watson and it comes as no surprise to find that not only did he play the closing solo on the aforementioned track - his tone cleverly reprising the cavernous echo of Peter's Black Magic Woman glory days - but also wrote the lyrics to six of the songs on this record."
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Old 04-07-2005, 07:17 AM
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Interesting article, Dino!

Now we have to analyze "Blues Don't Change"!!

And maybe try the Robert Johnson albums ... at least try...
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Old 04-07-2005, 08:00 AM
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Haha, that's hard work...
But I'll think I'll have a go at "Blues...". Not that I don't have better things to do
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Old 04-10-2005, 09:01 PM
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dino = nice work. I'm still getting these CD's, so I don't know all the tunes well yet. I enjoyed reading your list. I guess it must be pretty accurate since nobody really disagreed with you. I hope you continue posting these things. I'm holding off getting the CD's that are being re-released this month.
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Old 04-11-2005, 07:29 AM
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Thanks .
dansven helped clear up the few mistakes I think.
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Old 10-03-2013, 06:11 AM
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Bumping this great thread - thanks a lot!

Anyone tried to do the other SplinterGroup albums yet?
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