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Post by ekforum on Dec 2, 2009 11:04:34 GMT -5
Q - From what I've gathered NUTHIN FANCY & BULLETS (which i know you weren't a part of), the band was pressed by MCA to release these 2 LPs leaving the writing to be quick, 2 song's come to mind - COMIN' HOME and WAS I RIGHT OR WRONG. Well arranged songs. Was there not room for these or was something else holding their release from ANY of the earlier LPs?
I assume you mean WHY DIDN'T WE GO BACK TO SOME OF THOSE OLDER TUNES when we ran out of tracks?
"Was I Right Or Wrong" was recorded (as a demo) at either the PRONOUNCED or SECOND HELPING session. It's included as a bonus track somewhere. It's very weak compared to the version that appeared on the Muscle Shoals sessions. Geez, those tracks are INCREDIBLE! Can't believe Skynyrd couldn't land a record deal with those tunes.
Anyway...back to your question...I don't think we were ever in "looking back" mode. It was always "what can we write TODAY?" I wish we had all the ones we threw back!
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Post by ekforum on Dec 2, 2009 11:05:23 GMT -5
Q - Had you ever created a song that you thought had potential but might not of been in Ronnie's vocal range?
Only once. "Railroad Song" I'd written in the key of E. " Too low," Ronnie said...so I capo'd the 3rd fret. The 'G' above middle 'C' was the absolute highest Ronnie could reach...and even that was uncomfortable for him. (I don't think there's a high 'G' in 'Railroad'.)
"Simple Man", written in C, had to be lowered to B (on the first album)...but they played it at the Fox in C. REALLY a stretch for Ronnie to hit that high note in the chorus, but had to be played in C because of the guitar fingerings & positions. Good question!
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