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The track stops at the end of the solo and at the end of the song, starts immediately after the word "sleeping". [3] Of the five mixes of "I'm Only Sleeping", this version features the most extensive amount of backwards guitar. [21] UK stereo version: Backwards track on "everywhere at such a speed" and "find there's no need".
Lennon's vocal is double-tracked on the first three verses of the song: the effect of the Leslie cabinet can be heard after the (backwards) guitar solo. [53] The track includes the highly compressed drums that the Beatles favoured at the time, with reverse cymbals, reverse guitar, processed vocals, looped tape effects, and sitar and tambura ...
The guitar solo in "Reflections of My Life", often referred to as "reverse" guitar solo, was a sixteen bar (measure) sequence featured in the recording by Junior Campbell, the band's lead guitarist. The song is in the key of G major and the solo was recorded thus:
The reverse version fared reasonably well on the flip side, since the martial drumming of the A side remained more or less intact, and the lyrics were only slightly less warped. [citation needed] An example of the use of reverse tape effects is the song "Roundabout" (1972) by the British progressive rock group Yes.
The backwards (or backmasked) guitar solo on "I'm Only Sleeping" was similarly unprecedented in pop music, [25] [123] in that Harrison deliberately composed and recorded his guitar parts with a view to how the notes would sound when the tape direction was corrected.
Backmasking is a recording technique in which a message is recorded backward onto a track that is meant to be played forward. [1] It is a deliberate process, whereas a message found through phonetic reversal may be unintentional. Artists have used backmasking for artistic, comedic and satiric effect, on both analogue and digital recordings.
With the launch of his new signature Epiphone electric guitar, the Alex Lifeson Les Paul… The post Alex Lifeson on Solo Music, Envy of None, ‘Really Cool’ Upcoming Rush Reissue appeared ...
A quick follow-up was the reversed guitar on "I'm Only Sleeping", which features a dual guitar solo by George Harrison played backwards. Harrison worked out a guitar part, learned to play the part in reverse, and recorded it backwards. Likewise, a backing track of reversed drums and cymbals made its way into the verses of "Strawberry Fields ...