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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Blood and Bones

From: Martin <tronbros@aol.com>
Date: 2014-06-08

Woolly's songs need close scrutiny of the chords to get his feel. He would work on them endlessly to get the inflection his was after at given points of the song. To retain the essence of his songs, simplification of the chord structure robs the character. He was never a C,F and G man if a flattened fifth or whole tone progression could be incorporated. In Blood and Bones there is a glorious whole tone moment. Get spotting!

He also loved changing things and had several different chordal endings to Iron Maiden. He would shout out No. 3 and they would go a rehearsed but alternative route!

M

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On 7 Jun 2014, at 21:07, markpringnz <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

Glad you liked it Pete, it's one of my favourite Woolly songs. It is so sad that there won't be anything more. Woolly was unlucky not to be more successful, he wrote some great songs.

Mark