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Old 06-06-2017, 11:50 AM   #13
martifingers
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Originally Posted by slipstick View Post
Well if they weren't doing anything as posh as "modulating" but just trying going up a bit to hear what it sounds like...anyone might try that . And of course, although Goodall's documentary basically ignored his influence, they did have a classically trained George Martin smoothing out quite a lot of things for them.

Steve
I totally agree, Steve, that George Martin was not given enough credit. But they did so much more than "going up a bit" - any Country band can do that. No, it's all about how the modulations are achieved... and to do that convincingly and memorably is, I suggest, no easy matter.
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