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The lead vocals are shared by Pierson and Wilson. The song appears as the opening track on the band's third studio album, Whammy! (1983), signifying that the band had altered their sound quite significantly for the record. "Legal Tender" was performed live during the Whammy! tour, with Keith Strickland on synthesizer, and horn parts added. The ...
Leslie Edward Claypool (born September 29, 1963) is an American rock musician. He is the founder, lead singer, bassist, and primary songwriter of the band Primus.Listed as one of the greatest bassists of all time by Rolling Stone, [2] his playing style mixes tapping, flamenco-like strumming, whammy bar bends, and slapping.
Kevin Courtney from Irish Times wrote, "Once again, it's the end of the world as U2 know it, and the band is gonna party like it's 1999. The dance beats give way to full on guitar riffs, The Edge getting down and dirty with his toggle switch and whammy bar, and Bono chanting the urgent chorus of 'you've got to give it away.'
Lonnie McIntosh (July 18, 1941 – April 21, 2016), known as Lonnie Mack, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.He was influential in the development of blues rock music and rock guitar soloing.
Whammy! - A 1983 album by The B-52's; A whammy bar, a colloquial term for a guitar's tremolo arm. Digitech Whammy, effect pedal; A curse put on the opposing team by Dancing Harry; The catchphrase of Champ Kind, a character in the movie Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy "Whammy", a song by Sharon Needles from the album Taxidermy
The simple video primarily shows the band performing the song in a dark room illuminated by amber lights. After the rapid intro riff, guitarist Herman Li holds onto his Ibanez S series guitar with just the whammy bar. During the guitar solos, the camera focuses on Li and Sam Totman alone, with an inset shot of the current player's fretboard ...
A vibrato system on a guitar is a mechanical device used to temporarily change the pitch of the strings. It adds vibrato to the sound by changing the tension of the strings, typically at the bridge or tailpiece of an electric guitar using a controlling lever, which is alternately referred to as a whammy bar, vibrato bar, or tremolo arm. [1]
"Whammy Kiss" is the second single released by the B-52s from their third studio album Whammy! (1983). The song reached number nine on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart, along with the album tracks "Legal Tender" and "Song for a Future Generation."