Music Appreciation

IcyPeas

(24,636 posts) Sun Nov 9, 2025, 06:06 AM Nov 9

Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane

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Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane (Original Post) IcyPeas Nov 9 OP

My Second Favorite Version ProfessorGAC Nov 9 #1

Oh wow! Thanks for letting us hear you! That was awesome!! IcyPeas Nov 10 #3

Thanks ProfessorGAC Nov 10 #4

As I listened to that your voice made me think of Quicksilver Messenger Service IcyPeas Nov 10 #5

Interesting ProfessorGAC Nov 10 #6

IIRC, the recording of that album was quite unorthodox. keep_left Nov 9 #2

ProfessorGAC

(75,248 posts)

1. My Second Favorite Version

Reply to IcyPeas (Original post)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 12:37 PM

Nov 9

My favorite is Mott The Hoople.
Well, that's a lie; my favorite is my version!
https://m.soundcloud.com/user-134084288/sweet-jane

IcyPeas

(24,636 posts)

3. Oh wow! Thanks for letting us hear you! That was awesome!!

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 12:16 AM

Nov 10

Your version is more like the original VU.... speed wise.

I just looked at the VU version on youtube and slowed it down to 0.65 to get to the Cowboy Junkies speed.

(Like you, my brother also plays many instruments and makes recordings in his basement studio. I'm so envious!!)

Thank you so much for sharing that!!

ProfessorGAC

(75,248 posts)

4. Thanks

Reply to IcyPeas (Reply #3)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 05:38 AM

Nov 10

I did an old-timey piano part because of the lyrics in that first verse. Just seemed to fit.
The song has meaning to me because it's one of the first songs I ever learned on guitar.
After playing piano for 15 years, I added guitar to have an instrument I could carry. This song was one of the first 3 I taught myself.
Here's the first one. (A bit off topic; sorry.)
https://m.soundcloud.com/user-134084288/all-along-the-watchtower

IcyPeas

(24,636 posts)

5. As I listened to that your voice made me think of Quicksilver Messenger Service

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #4)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 05:07 PM

Nov 10

So I posted "Fresh Air "

ProfessorGAC

(75,248 posts)

6. Interesting

Reply to IcyPeas (Reply #5)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 05:50 PM

Nov 10

I'd never have made that connection.

keep_left

(3,118 posts)

2. IIRC, the recording of that album was quite unorthodox.

Reply to IcyPeas (Original post)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 01:41 PM

Nov 9

There was no overdubbing, mixing, or multitracking whatsoever on The Trinity Session (1988). They cut the record on a single very expensive stereo microphone, a Calrec Soundfield, directly to a Sony F1/Betamax digital recorder (an early version of DAT).

My understanding is that Eric Clapton's Unplugged (1992) was made in a similar way (direct to DAT), but lately I can't find anything about how the record was actually cut.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trinity_Session#The_recording_sessions

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