Now acoustic guitar à la yer Fairports, yer Nick Drakes and yer James Taylors is all well and good, but there’s something undeniably thrilling about its use in a more electrified context, no?
Things We Said Today
That’s Entertainment
Senses Working Overtime
Bigmouth Strikes Again
There She Goes
and Sugar’s uncommonly thrilling IICCYM…
RChappo says
ABBA – The Name Of The Game : the acoustic strumming in the chorus is ace!
DougieJ says
Very much so…
The zenith of ScandiMelancholyPop.
Rigid Digit says
Steve Harley – Come Up & See Me (Make Me Smile)
Uncle Wheaty says
This.
DougieJ says
Nice suggestions RD and UW. Here’s another. One of my faves but only heard this version earlier today. Wonderful.
fitterstoke says
The joy of 12 strings….
retropath2 says
Heck, beat me to it, that is just the song that came to my mind too, one of the few songs by the GNHMs I can stand. Anyone done this most obvious yet?
(As I listen again I actually wonder whether it is an acoustic, it sounding suspiciously like an unplugged electric miked up. I guess I have to wait for the man who fell to Perth to tell us……)
Johnny Concheroo says
I’ve always loved this track. Listen to the acoustic solo at 3:12 and the way it hands over to the electric guitar at 3:48. Spine-chilling. Rod at his most bombastic.
“My dad said we looked ridiculous…” Oh yes.
Pessoa says
Not really a fan of Steve Stills, but the duet of electric and acoustic guitars in this is wonderful.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ki5KVZ5RQuM
Johnny Concheroo says
Keith’s rhythm guitar is an acoustic recorded on a cassette player
goodfella says
It only comes in for a second or so at 1.59 but I’ve always loved the acoustic guitar on this.
goodfella says
https://youtu.be/lbgdCzGfFt4
Johnny Marr’s finest acoustic moment. Beautiful playing.
Mike_H says
Stop whining.
Black Type says
‘Starman’, obviously.
Two from the Purple Rain album – Take Me With You and I Would Die 4 U.
Twang says
Always loved Steve Miller’s EQ’d into brittleness acoustic guitar on this cracker.
Ernest Scribbler says
Oblivious – Aztec Camera