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Old 22nd June 2009   #69
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Originally Posted by ButchVig View Post
Billy is a GREAT guitarist....some of the parts came really fast, others were a struggle: the intro for Today took a LOT of takes to get the perfect sound and feel. Remember, this is before Pro Tools, and that guitar is naked at the start of the song...I think we worked on that 4 bar intro for about 12 hours!!!!
Billy is obviously an immensely talented guitarist, and thats one of the standout songs from this album, but my God that sounds like Hell. Four notes, on four bars, for 12 hours? You deserve every bit of respect that you get.

Thanks for taking the time!

Chris Watkinson
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Actually it's considerably less expensive to hire the best musicians and record live in a first class studio than spending months making records Sgt. Pepper style in a cheap studio.
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