Favorite Guitar Parts

[KHester]

I'ved always loved the guitar playing by Gord and the group. A few of my favorite songs for
the guitar parts are.

For Loving Me
Did She Mention My Name
Ballad of The Yarmouth Castle
Alberta Bound
Ordinary Man
Rainbow Trout
Shadows

Miguel (Does anyone know what the guitar set up was for this. It has always sounded to me like Gord's 12 string is here.)

And so many more.....

Kevin

[spocksbrain]

I have always loved the solo on Watchman. I like it both acoustic and electric, it is just a good piece of music. I am also very fond of Dean Parks' solos on Baby Step Back. Gord also does some fine playing on Restless. Those "mystery chords" in the breaks are something else.

[joveski]

dream street rose
don quixote
old dan's records
salute
a tree too weak to stand
if i could
let it ride
your loves return

[Jesse Joe]

Man their are so many, but here's a couple of very good ones !


Did She Mention My Name

A Tree To Weak To Stand

[RockyF]

This is a very nice topic! Gord has always had a great band, and wonderful guitar players. And the arrangements are always so tastefully done. But I do have a few favorite songs when thinking about the guitar work.

Rich Man's Spiritual -- Nothing fancy, but very nicely done. From the days when the arrangements were sparse and clean. You can hear the guitar back there, noodling around, throughout the entire song.

Miguel -- My goodness. How could Red keep up that pace of playing for so long? I would love to have seen him in action on that during a concert -- assuming that Miguel was actually played during a concert. That one would be a highlight for me.

Don Quixote -- Wonderful intro work on this song. Very light and fanciful! When you hear that lead in, you know you're about to hear one of Gord's finest songs.

Me and Bobby Magee -- Okay. So this isn't one of Gord's songs. But I think he and the band might have provided the definitive performance of it. And how about Ry Cooder on that bottleneck guitar? I think that is the best use of that technique that I know of. Not too much, not too little. Just exactly right.

If You Could Read My Mind -- Again, an immediately recognizable guitar intro. If this was the only song Gordon had ever written, he would still have to be considered a 'monster' song writer. And the guitar work is perfect. It is not too showy, and never gets in the way of the lyrics. But it adds greatly to the overall impact of the song. Couldn't be any better.

That's 5, and I'm going to quit now. These lists have a way of growing until you start thinking -- okay, which song doesn't have really fine guitar work? And that list would be pretty short, I think.

Best regards,
Rocky Fugate

[KHester]

I totally agree with everyone's additions, I started my list as a jumping off point.... Glad people have been adding to it. With Gord's music it seems like one song naturally leads to another... the oh yeah how could I forget that!!
Couple more for me....
Too Late for praying....
I'm not supposed to care

And for guitar effects Slide on Over

[fezo]

Don Quixote and Miguel are great, great guitar work.

I alway love hearing Red Shea's guitar work on the Canadian Railroad Trilogy - especially the live version.

So many great guitar parts....

[sunshine]

What about Rick Haynes on The Watchman's Gone and Hotel Blues?
What about Terry Clemens on Sundown and Baby Step Back?
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[joveski]

[QUOTE=sunshine;136074]What about Rick Haynes on Hotel Blues?
QUOTE]

is that meant to be Hangdog Hotel Room?

[joveski]

Originally Posted by sunshine

What about Rick Haynes on The Watchman's Gone and Hotel Blues?
What about Terry Clemens on Sundown and Baby Step Back?

Hotel Blues?

is that meant to be Hangdog Hotel Room?

[spocksbrain]

Rick Haynes is a great bass player. His parts change from time to time. The walk ups and downs that he plays on Alberta Bound and Hangdog in concert are sometimes different than the records. But as far as guitar playing goes, Rick has never lent those talents to a Lightfoot album. His role is to fill out the bottom end.

Continuing with the thread, I have always loved the solo on A Passing Ship. Bob Mann is the guitarist, I believe.

As far as Terry goes, he has stated that heb thinks of the guitar in jazz terms, as part of the rhythm section. In those exact terms, he has done some of his most understated, but fascinating work. Drifter, Shadows, APPT and 14 Karat Gold are great examples of Terry's subtle musical messages. The band would not be anywhere near the same in its current format, without Terry on guitar chores. I wish I could get to more shows.

This weekend I bought a used car with no CD player, just cassette. I dug out some of 'Old Gord's Cassettes' from back in the day. Mostly they were compilations that I made to listen to while driving back and forth to school in the early 2000's. What a joy to rediscover some songs that I haven't heard in a long time. The House You Live In, If Children Had Wings, Keepin' On Yearning- great stuff, pretty good guitar playing, too.

[Doug]

I have several favs, but because it was so different at the time, I really like the electric guitar solos on "I'd Do It Again"

[sunshine]

Yes, sorry, that's what I meant, Hangdog Hotel Room. My yoga teacher says, "The last challenge is to make it look effortless." That's one of the things that I think is so great about Rick, he makes it look effortless even though his contribution to the group is significant and essential. Not sure what you meant about his talents and the recordings. Are you saying that he holds back in order to fulfill a specific need, which is filling in the bottom?
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[Mr. Moon]

Favorite guitar parts huh? That's like asking what's my favorite part of a strawberry shortcake! Like...all of it!

If I have to limit it, it's got to be:

Canadian Railroad Trilogy
Bitter Green
Don Quixote
Cherokee Bend
Christian Island. I love this song both musically and lryically. It is just so peaceful and flowing.

TTYL,
George

[New 12 String Mike]

The best thing about the guitar work is that you have such a variety of styles while still remaining with a single artist.

Strumming country, finger style folk, jazz and blues, six and 12, all together.

Khester, Miguel is all six string and not an easy fingering to play if you only play the single "Gord's" part. One of my favorites to play.