I hadn't listened to Harmony in the last few months. I went on a Traveling Wilbury's trip, reconnected with George Harrison's All Things Must Pass and learned The Iguana Song and The Last DJ by Tom Petty. Shew!
So, after not listening to Harmony for a few months, I've played it repeatedly the last two days. I distinctly get the feeling that Gordon was having a tremendous amount of fun with these songs. I mean, it seems like he is writing and playing for the sheer joy of the music.
I admire the way he can work words. Couchiching is just a marvel to listen to. How he crafts the syllabic stress on the word Couchiching in a multitude of ways is just plain genius. And couple the word stress with his melody is pure beauty.
On Hotel No, the last line of each verse ends with No Hotel. But how he turns the word Hotel, by singing higher on the last syllable, really makes it sound even more mysterious with the complimentary chord progressions.
Or is it just me?
ambrose