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Post by ekforum on Dec 2, 2009 9:44:23 GMT -5
Original Release - 1991 Disc One 1. Free Bird (demo) 2. Junkie (demo) 3. He's Alive (demo) 4. One More Time (original version) 5. Gimme Three Steps (original version) 6. Trust (original version) 7. Comin' Home 8. Mr. Banker (demo) 9. Down South Jukin' (demo) 10. Truck Drivin' Man (demo) 11 .I Ain't the One (demo) 12 .Poison Whiskey (demo) 13. Tuesday's Gone 14. Things Goin' On 15. Free Bird Disc Two 1. Sweet Home Alabama 2. Was I Right or Wrong 3. Workin' for MCA 4. Don't Ask Me No Questions 5. Swamp Music 6. The Ballad of Curtis Lowe 7. The Needle and The Spoon 8. Call Me the Breeze 9. Saturday Night Special 10. Made In The Shade 11. Am I Losin' 12. On The Hunt 13. ( I Got The ) Same Old Blues 14. Double Trouble (live) 15. Roll Gypsy Roll 16. All I Can Do Is Write About It (acoustic) 17. Four Walls of Raiford (undubbed demo) Disc Three 1. Gimme Back My Bullets (live) 2. Searchin' (live) 3. Simple Man (live) 4. Crossroads (live) 5. T For Texas (live) 6. Whiskey Rock-A-Roller (live) 7. Ain't No Good Life 8. What's Your Name (alternate mix) 9. Georgia Peaches 10. What's Your Name 11. I Never Dreamed 12. I Know a Little 13. Honky Tonk Night Time Man 14. That Smell 15. You Got That Right
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Post by ekforum on Dec 2, 2009 9:45:23 GMT -5
Mr. BANKER was the very last tune we recorded during a 20 hour session with Al Kooper. That day we cut just about every tune we knew...no overdubs. By 2 AM we were pretty high and about out of gas. That's when we cut that tune. And, sure, it sounds real because it's every musician's experience.
Do you have ANY idea how DRUNK we were when we recorded that? We'd recorded about 16 tunes that day...all live in the studio...as a guide for Kooper so he could figure out what tunes would go on the first album. MR BANKER was the last. We was FRIED.
That tune is in E....and I played a '72 Les Paul in E tuning. Two weeks later I traded that guitar for the Strat on which I wrote SWEET HOME...Wow, what a great decision that was.
Q - You said that you played a Les Paul in E tuning. You then went on to say that you traded it for the Strat on which Sweet home was written. Do you know where that Les Paul is today? That would be pretty cool to come across...also, how did you learn to play slide? Any tips?
I don't know where that Les Paul is, but it wasn't a classic guitar at all. I was glad to trade it.
Tips on slide guitar:
1) Practice every day or you'll never be any good. 2) Getting that bottle to perch right above the fret is the biggest obstacle. 3) Once you get that down, you can work on speed. 4) Learn some alternate tunings, but don't forget to practice slide in standard tuning. It's real educational.
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Post by ekforum on Dec 2, 2009 9:46:19 GMT -5
Q - I was wondering when Allen's strings broke during the jam part, were you in the studio and did Allen change his strings?
The demo version was cut LIVE. It was probably toward the end of the day as we did 14 songs for Kooper...all on the same set of strings.
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