From sschneider@earthlink.net Mon Nov 13 13:51:42 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!earthlink!sschneider From: sschneider@earthlink.net (Sun-mi Schneider) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995Nov13.135142.7834@earthlink.net> Date: Mon, 13 Nov 1995 13:51:42 GMT Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 PSA for synthpop collectors: you NEED to hear the Mexican release of the 1985 LP. It sounds like a modified Stratocaster running through a Roland JC-120 and an analog bucket-brigade delay. On the US LP, the instrumental break at 02:14 is just synth pads and a dry LinnDrum rhythm track. Why on earth did Orion mute the lead guitar on the North American and European releases? -- Sun-mi Schneider *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Amiga 1200 (Blizzard 030/50) - NetBSD 1.0 From mweber@unam.mx Wed Nov 15 09:17:42 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!unam!mweber From: mweber@unam.mx (Mei Weber) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995Nov15.091742.1138@unam.mx> Date: Wed, 15 Nov 1995 09:17:42 GMT References: <1995Nov13.135142.7834@earthlink.net> Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 12 In article <1995Nov13.135142.7834@earthlink.net>, sschneider@earthlink.net (Sun-mi Schneider) writes: > PSA for synthpop collectors: you NEED to hear the Mexican release of the 1985 LP. > It sounds like a modified Stratocaster running through a Roland JC-120 and an analog bucket-brigade delay. YES! The Mexican mix is so much more energetic. That guitar tone has that raw 80s Rock en Español bite. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- === Mei Weber === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) "Do not worship the copy." From jduarte@cam.ac.uk Thu Nov 16 16:02:42 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!cam!jduarte From: jduarte@cam.ac.uk (Ji-woo Duarte) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995Nov16.160242.2565@cam.ac.uk> Date: Thu, 16 Nov 1995 16:02:42 GMT References: <1995Nov13.135142.7834@earthlink.net> <1995Nov15.091742.1138@unam.mx> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1995Nov15.091742.1138@unam.mx>, mweber@unam.mx (Mei Weber) writes: > YES! The Mexican mix is so much more energetic. That guitar tone has that raw 80s Rock en Español bite. > PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. YES! The Mexican mix is so much more energetic. That guitar tone has that raw 80s Rock en Español bite. -- Ji-woo Duarte "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." 486DX2/66 (Linux 1.2.13) / NEXTSTEP 3.3