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First use of feedback
« on: September 02, 2005, 04:24:28 PM »
I've always thought that this was a Beatle invention, but I've been reading that the real honour goes to rockabilly icon Link Wray way back in the fifties. Can anyone vouch for this ? (PC?).
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Re: First use of feedback
« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2005, 10:46:43 PM »
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I've always thought that this was a Beatle invention, but I've been reading that the real honour goes to rockabilly icon Link Wray way back in the fifties. Can anyone vouch for this ? (PC?).

Link Wray was an innovator with feedback/overdrive/distortion and that was back in the late 50's/early 60s. He still plays quite a bit.
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« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2005, 10:52:40 AM »
j r is correct......link wray and the raymen did songs such as rumble,switchblade,ain't that loving you baby,and rawhide.those were the most notable.he always had heavy guitar sounds on his albums.eddie cochran was an early experimenter too.....the monkees used distortion too...name the song for 50 points.....
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« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2005, 08:44:55 AM »
^ Stepping Stone?
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Re: First use of feedback
« Reply #4 on: September 06, 2005, 10:04:02 AM »
no it was on the birds the bees and the monkees i believe.
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« Reply #5 on: September 06, 2005, 10:10:05 AM »
it was magnolia simms.............but look at the comments i found.......by the monkees on jimi
Micky Dolenz later recalled:


The first time I'd seen Hendrix was in New York at some club in the Village. He was playing lead guitar for the John Hammond band. I'd been invited down to hear "this guy play with his teeth." Sure enough, there was this young Black guy who, besides being an extraordinary guitar picker, would occasionally raise the instrument up to his mouth and play it with his teeth.
Mike Nesmith remembered when he first heard of Hendrix as well:


I was in London visiting John Lennon, and I was having dinner with him, McCartney and Clapton. And John was late. When he came in he said, "I'm sorry I'm late but I've got something I want to play you guys." He had a handheld tape recorder and he played "Hey Joe." Everybody's mouth just dropped open. He said, "Isn't this wonderful?" So I made a mental note of Jimi Hendrix, because Lennon had introduced me to his playing.
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« Reply #6 on: September 06, 2005, 10:12:21 AM »
heres the link it came from...its a interesting read...http://www.snopes.com/music/artists/hendrix.htm
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« Reply #7 on: September 06, 2005, 10:16:06 AM »
Far out. Lennon, McCartney, Clapton, Nesmith (oh well) sitting around having dinner and listening to Hendrix.  What would you give for an invite?
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Re: First use of feedback
« Reply #8 on: September 06, 2005, 10:18:38 AM »
all of my solo mccartney collection........
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« Reply #10 on: September 06, 2005, 11:54:54 PM »
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all of my solo mccartney collection........

Trying to give what you dont have,,,,,tsk, tsk!
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« Reply #11 on: September 11, 2005, 01:53:44 AM »
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j r is correct......link wray and the raymen did songs such as rumble,switchblade,ain't that loving you baby,and rawhide.those were the most notable.he always had heavy guitar sounds on his albums.eddie cochran was an early experimenter too.....the monkees used distortion too...name the song for 50 points.....

This thread got me curious, so I did some research on the All Music Guide website about Link Wray, its some fascinating stuff. I just ordered his compilation. Thanks PC.

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Re: First use of feedback
« Reply #12 on: September 11, 2005, 01:56:02 AM »
you will like it...he gets kinda old quick tho...duane eddy is good too...but link was a simple country man.....kinda like charlie feathers...
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Re: First use of feedback
« Reply #13 on: September 12, 2005, 04:40:35 PM »
What John said about I FEEL FINE:


That's me, including the guitar lick with the first feedback ever recorded. I defy anybody to find an earlier record - unless it is some old blues record from the Twenties -- with feedback on it.


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« Reply #14 on: September 14, 2005, 02:26:37 AM »
well sweets john was mistaken...he probally had listened to all the records from america just the ones they could swipe or buy....i don't think he had heard of link wray...i defy you mr lennon....
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Re: First use of feedback
« Reply #15 on: September 14, 2005, 08:03:55 PM »
I don't care what you all say, I Feel Fine was the first feedback
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« Reply #16 on: September 15, 2005, 01:18:06 AM »
I remember watching the Anthologies, and in it there is a section with George Martin talking about the single, it was the beginning distortion of I feel fine.
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Re: First use of feedback
« Reply #17 on: September 15, 2005, 07:18:48 AM »
I smell the beginning of a new 'who did the aah in A Day In The Life'- thread. And it sure smells good ;)
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« Reply #18 on: September 20, 2005, 01:58:46 AM »
This is directed more at PC--got "Rumble: Best Of" by Link Wray. Haven't gotten through the whole disc yet, but if Pete Townshend doesn't owe this guy everything. Wow. Cool early heavy stuff.
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Re: First use of feedback
« Reply #19 on: September 21, 2005, 01:58:21 AM »
its hard to believe it didn't catch on right then...america was truly sleeping....he also did a song with the art of noise,one of his tunes rumble i think....
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