Ich finde auch die Frage der vielen Gitarristen bei Chi Dem sehr interessant.
Dazu Axl:
Why so many guitars on ‚Chinese Democracy‘?
Why not?
Seriously, past Guns records have only two. Why did you feel the need for more on this endeavor?
I understand it’s for whatever reason a bit of a challenge for most people to feel comfortable in their minds with any band having more than two guitarists, but technically, as far as our recording goes, we’re a bit more alike with the older recordings than one might think. On the older records, though, it’s very distinct that there are generally two guitar parts — each part is actually performed and recorded twice, giving a fuller sound, so in effect you have four guitars. Leads and fills are another pass, and often songs were originally written and demos were done with other guitarists as well.
On ‚Chinese,‘ instead of having the same player double his part, we chose to add another voice and either each player’s own take on the part or their take of another’s, then there’s leads and fills which vary from one person or a few on a track. Also on this record, though, you may have one player playing more than one part in a section; they generally tend to be two distinct parts and not overdubs or harmonizing with their own leads or fills. No way is better than another; it’s just whatever works for what you’re trying to do, what you personally want or for whatever reason you feel you either need, choose or like.
For this record, I wanted a blend of different-style sounds and approaches; some at least a bit unique to the individual players and their takes on these songs. I feel the different personalities and techniques give the material its own sense of originality. Live, I prefer the more solid approach of the three guitars now, especially as the performances with the rhythm are more energetic, consistent and reliable. It was fun having Izzy on board a bit adding yet another voice to the mix and seemed to work better for the songs this way, as opposed to having him by himself.
Quelle: http://web.gunsnroses.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090303&content_id=a1&vkey=news&fext=.jsp
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