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Originally Posted by dansven
Great choice, Ms Moose! 
This is a great track, and can be found on Splinter Group's "Blues Don't Change" album.
I'm afraid it's Nigel playing the solos on the studio recording, while Peter doing very little (if any!) guitar work. But his singing is great and with tons of feeling.
I was very happy to hear the Friends' version. In spite of poor sound quality the Youtube clips show Peter doing inspired guitar solos.
I especially like the last part of the song where he does many fine things. 
I'm sure you've seen them...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQToo3fpdVY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG0XNSm35pE |
I am a bit embarrased
. I actually own "Blues Don't Change", which I bought at a Splintergroup concert in Copenhagen in 2002 (****! I never had it signed, though I had every opportunity); but I had forgotten all about it. So I assumed that he played this number only in later years with the Friends.
I agree that there are a lot of good ideas in Peters playing on the various "Friends versions" of this song on Youtube. At the same time I get so terribly frustrated, because the ideas are so brilliant, but they lack the drive and restrained energy that characterized Greens playing in the Mac days. You can almost feel how even more fantastic it
could sound.
Yes, now that I have listened to it many times, I can hear that it is Nigel playing the intro and soloes. I remember this discussion about who is playing what taking place here on The Ledge, whether it is Peter og Nigel or Peter or Snowy White in the PVK years. I don't remember a discussion about "Help Me Through The Day", though.
I remember one discussion about how to distinguish one from the other. And
this is very interesting, and probably why it is hard to write about musical preferances. How do you discribe the "feel" with which different personalities handles an instrument?
Ms Moose