If the musicians aren't contained in separate, soundproof booths, the guitar bleeds into the bass, the bass is in the vocal mic, and the cymbals seep into everything. In the final mix, it sounds like they used most of the loud one with a few phrases from the quiet one.ĥ) The outro ad lib lead vocal lives on the lead vocal track, with a second pass on one of the background vocal tracks, again employing track-sharing.Most people with even a cursory understanding of recording grasp the need for isolation. The stereo spread comes from the 3 tracks of percussion - tambourine, and 2 different conga patterns.ģ) Tommy Johnson's vocals are on a single track, while the chorus harmonies consist of two tracks of 3 part harmonies (their signature vocal sound) and a track of gang vocal on the lowest part.Ĥ) The harmonica solo is track-shared on an empty section on two of the background vocal tracks, a practice that was almost standard back in the tape days. There are two electric guitars that are doubled playing the main chordal phrase, and 3 different acoustic guitars that add both counterpoint and motion.Ģ) Even though the Doobies are known for their dual drum kit sound, this song has only one kit that's recorded very old school on only 3 tracks - kick, snare and overhead. I've always been a big fan of Doobies, especially of their vocals, and you'll hear some of the secret to their vocal sound on this video.ġ) The first thing you notice is the guitar layers. Supposedly, singer Tom Johnson finished the lyrics at the last minute in the bathroom of Warner Brother's Amigo Studios right before the song was recorded. " The song was originally a jam song that the band played during their time as a bar band, and they were reluctant to put it on their 3rd album, " The Captain And Me, " which became their most popular album. Here's a look at the individual tracks from the multitrack of The Doobie Brothers 1973 top-10 hit " Long Train Runnin'. ![]() The piano outlines the chords on beat 2 with the left hand while doubling the bass line with the right hand, which is very unusual.Ħ) Once again, the entire song was recorded on only 15 tracks! ![]() The organ plays a form of the standard reggae "bubbling" with the bass line doubled on the left hand (bubbling normally requires both hands). Listen to the intricate high-hat work, which is unusual for a reggae song.Ĥ) The guitars consist of standard reggae layering on three tracks - one providing the rhythm backbeat "chucks," the second doing fills in between the lead vocal phrases, and the third doubling the bass.ĥ) The keyboards are interesting. ![]() The horns sound particularly tight and together.Ģ) Bob's lead vocals consist of two passes on different tracks, with the harmony background vocals of I-Threes doubled on two tracks.ģ) The drums are interesting in that they're on three tracks consisting of kick, snare, and high-hat (instead of overhead). " The song was the first song on Marley's seminal " Natty Dread" album, and was the first by Marley without his former Wailer bandmates.ġ) The first thing you hear is the horn section, which is doubled on two tracks. After the great response to the multitrack of " No Women No Cry" last week, here's another multitrack from one of Bob Marley's most popular songs, " Lively Up Yourself.
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