I never thought it would end up like this!!

[MagicElliott]

Also remember hearing the opening first few bars of IUTC on one of his Sig Strats at the RAH and it blew my mind!!

Ah yeah great shout. Just that sound  echoing round the room at the RAH is just perfect. I never knew why Guy’s harmonica skills were considered good enough for Gator Blood but not for that….

[Jules]

Also remember hearing the opening first few bars of IUTC on one of his Sig Strats at the RAH and it blew my mind!!

Ah yeah great shout. Just that sound  echoing round the room at the RAH is just perfect. I never knew why Guy’s harmonica skills were considered good enough for Gator Blood but not for that….

"Gator Blood" harmonica is just little blows here and there, the harmonica in "I used to could" is more elaborated and even has somo solos, so it had to be done with the saxophone.

[MagicElliott]

Fair point. I wonder if they ever considered Guy playing a harmonica sample on synth. If he can replicate MK’s guitar on Corned Beef City then he could do this surely.

[JF]

Fair point. I wonder if they ever considered Guy playing a harmonica sample on synth. If he can replicate MK’s guitar on Corned Beef City then he could do this surely.

he even sampled a guitar lick on calling Elvis in 96. horrible ! 

[MagicElliott]

I was only six then. Way before I’d heard of MK!

[Rivers Of Rain]

My number one pick would be Once Upon A Time In The West on Alchemy - I love the studio recording but was amazed when I first heard the live version with the long but highly melodic guitar solo which never comes close to getting boring or self-indulgent. The studio Once Upon A Time doesn't begin to hint at the second half of the Alchemy version, which reaches Dark Side/Wish You Were Here-era Pink Floyd levels of transcendent beauty in my opinion.

[rmarques821]

My number one pick would be Once Upon A Time In The West on Alchemy - I love the studio recording but was amazed when I first heard the live version with the long but highly melodic guitar solo which never comes close to getting boring or self-indulgent. The studio Once Upon A Time doesn't begin to hint at the second half of the Alchemy version, which reaches Dark Side/Wish You Were Here-era Pink Floyd levels of transcendent beauty in my opinion.

I completely agree. Once Upon a Time in the West on Alchemy is absolutely legendary.

[Knopflerfan]

My number one pick would be Once Upon A Time In The West on Alchemy - I love the studio recording but was amazed when I first heard the live version with the long but highly melodic guitar solo which never comes close to getting boring or self-indulgent. The studio Once Upon A Time doesn't begin to hint at the second half of the Alchemy version, which reaches Dark Side/Wish You Were Here-era Pink Floyd levels of transcendent beauty in my opinion.

I completely agree. Once Upon a Time in the West on Alchemy is absolutely legendary.

Good call indeed, the Alchemy 'Live' version is indeed mind blowing compared to the album version...