who plays what

[dino]

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