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Delfín Group: Members Posts: 667 Joined: Nov. 2000 Posted: Jan. 22 2001, 17:31 Wow! Oh, maybe one of his best... dont'ya thixo? But I have 1 Quest Yon: O.K. Is it really an speeded up, 2X speed guitar solo? I don´t want to seem pretentious, but I can nearly play it...it´s not so difficult. I don´t know if he had played QE2 alive... I would like to now... does anybody know...? Thanks. -------------- The most precious thing I possess, is knowing the answer's yes Back to top

Korgscrew Group: Super Admins Posts: 3511 Joined: Dec. 1999 Posted: Jan. 22 2001, 17:49 No, it's not speeded up (the tone would change if it was, going more 'pingy') - Mike just plays like that. Something I often say is that nothing is difficult to play, but nothing's easy either. It's often easy to get the notes there, but making them sound good is what makes players like Mike great... Sometimes slow ones are harder to get right than fast ones. I've heard parts of QE2 played live, but not that particular bit. He probably has done it - I've not listened to very many of the live recordings that are out there. I hope that helps... Back to top

Lightspeed Group: Members Posts: 25 Joined: Mar. 2000 Posted: July 11 2002, 08:53 what solo are u guys talking about? The lil fast thing at QE2 Finale?......That one that reminds  Ommadawn part 1 (before the ending tune of OMMA Part 1) and that also reminds Hergest Ridge PArt 2 with clean sound? ....or also to be kinda quoted in FWAC ? Pretty fast ain't it?   -------------- "Thou Art In Heaven" :D Back to top

Korgscrew Group: Super Admins Posts: 3511 Joined: Dec. 1999 Posted: July 11 2002, 19:39 Yes, the one that goes diddlydiddlydiddlydiddly, etc Having a guitar like the SG with unrestricted access to those top frets makes that solo a whole lot easier to play... It's a great one - a part that invites either air guitar or playing along, depending on whether there's a guitar around at the time (it'll also depend on whether you can actually play it, of course...). Back to top

Lightspeed Group: Members Posts: 25 Joined: Mar. 2000 Posted: July 12 2002, 18:58 the "diddlydiddly".....nice name.... he sure uses that a lot -------------- "Thou Art In Heaven" :D Back to top

timshen Group: Members Posts: 684 Joined: Mar. 2001 Posted: July 13 2002, 09:36 Yeah..there's also a 'diddlydiddly' bit on Amarok maybe intentinally similar to the Ommadawn one. These diddly parts are my favourite! -------------- Expect Great Things. Attempt Great Things. Back to top

Sweetpea Group: Members Posts: 1476 Joined: April 2007 Posted: June 09 2007, 03:49 Quote (Korgscrew @ July 11 2002, 19:39) the one that goes diddlydiddlydiddlydiddly LOL. Which part is that? The guitar is happily everpresent throughout this piece, but I noticed a nice solo from 4:00 to 4:35. Is that it? I'm so confused! Anyway, I've been playing this track a lot lately - it's fantastic. -------------- "I'm no physicist, but technically couldn't Mike both be with the horse and be flying through space at the same time? (On account of the earth's orbit around the Sun and all that). So it seems he never had to make the choice after all. I bet he's kicking himself now." - clotty Back to top

torbenyj Group: Members Posts: 377 Joined: Jan. 2003 Posted: June 09 2007, 05:32 diddlydiddly' is Flanders here Back to top

ImAFoolAndImLaughing Group: Members Posts: 536 Joined: Feb. 2006 Posted: Aug. 16 2007, 03:57 Hey - could this be the beginning of a great new Tubular.net game - "Name That Diddly!" Here's one to start us off - where's these diddly's from? "diddlydiddlydeedeedeedideedeee, diddlydiddlydeedeedidileedee..." Any takers? No? Oh...   -------------- "I was in this prematurely air conditioned supermarket and there were these bathing caps you could buy that had these kind of Fourth of July plumes on them that were red and yellow and blue and I wasn't tempted to buy one but I was reminded of the fact that I had been avoiding the beach." Back to top

Ebony Group: Members Posts: 172 Joined: June 2007 Posted: Aug. 16 2007, 17:12 Quote (ImAFoolAndImLaughing @ Aug. 16 2007, 08:57) "diddlydiddlydeedeedeedideedeee, diddlydiddlydeedeedidileedee..." Oooh, that's a tough one that! Is it Ommadawn? Back to top

ImAFoolAndImLaughing Group: Members Posts: 536 Joined: Feb. 2006 Posted: Aug. 16 2007, 17:21 Quote (Ebony @ Aug. 16 2007, 17:12) Quote (ImAFoolAndImLaughing @ Aug. 16 2007, 08:57) "diddlydiddlydeedeedeedideedeee, diddlydiddlydeedeedidileedee..." Oooh, that's a tough one that! Is it Ommadawn? Ah... close - but no! You'd kick yourself if I gave you the answer, so I won't yet... -------------- "I was in this prematurely air conditioned supermarket and there were these bathing caps you could buy that had these kind of Fourth of July plumes on them that were red and yellow and blue and I wasn't tempted to buy one but I was reminded of the fact that I had been avoiding the beach." Back to top

Ebony Group: Members Posts: 172 Joined: June 2007 Posted: Aug. 16 2007, 17:30 Quote (ImAFoolAndImLaughing @ Aug. 16 2007, 22:21) Quote (Ebony @ Aug. 16 2007, 17:12) Quote (ImAFoolAndImLaughing @ Aug. 16 2007, 08:57) "diddlydiddlydeedeedeedideedeee, diddlydiddlydeedeedidileedee..." Oooh, that's a tough one that! Is it Ommadawn? Ah... close - but no! You'd kick yourself if I gave you the answer, so I won't yet... Amarok? (and if not, can I have a clue...) Back to top

Sweetpea Group: Members Posts: 1476 Joined: April 2007 Posted: Aug. 17 2007, 03:36 Quote "diddlydiddlydeedeedeedideedeee, diddlydiddlydeedeedidileedee..." Is it heard before Incantations? (Pssst... are we threadjacking?) ETA Oh, wait... is it "On Horseback"? -------------- "I'm no physicist, but technically couldn't Mike both be with the horse and be flying through space at the same time? (On account of the earth's orbit around the Sun and all that). So it seems he never had to make the choice after all. I bet he's kicking himself now." - clotty Back to top

ImAFoolAndImLaughing Group: Members Posts: 536 Joined: Feb. 2006 Posted: Aug. 17 2007, 03:53 (Psssst.... yes we are, but people are welcome to pull the thread back on track if they really wanted to...! ) Nopes - it's none of those! Sorry! A Clue - it's part of one of his longer works... -------------- "I was in this prematurely air conditioned supermarket and there were these bathing caps you could buy that had these kind of Fourth of July plumes on them that were red and yellow and blue and I wasn't tempted to buy one but I was reminded of the fact that I had been avoiding the beach." Back to top

Ebony Group: Members Posts: 172 Joined: June 2007 Posted: Aug. 17 2007, 06:50 It's not Tubular Bells by any chance is it...? Back to top

Chicular Group: Members Posts: 240 Joined: Sep. 2004 Posted: Aug. 17 2007, 07:42 Quote (Korgscrew @ Jan. 22 2001, 17:49) No, it's not speeded up (the tone would change if it was, going more 'pingy' - Mike just plays like that. Something I often say is that nothing is difficult to play, but nothing's easy either. It's often easy to get the notes there, but making them sound good is what makes players like Mike great... Sometimes slow ones are harder to get right than fast ones. I've heard parts of QE2 played live, but not that particular bit. He probably has done it - I've not listened to very many of the live recordings that are out there. I hope that helps... He plays that particular part on the Montreaux live video.  Oh yeah Back to top

ImAFoolAndImLaughing Group: Members Posts: 536 Joined: Feb. 2006 Posted: Aug. 17 2007, 11:56 Quote (Ebony @ Aug. 17 2007, 06:50) It's not Tubular Bells by any chance is it...? Aha!! Very good! But which bit?! -------------- "I was in this prematurely air conditioned supermarket and there were these bathing caps you could buy that had these kind of Fourth of July plumes on them that were red and yellow and blue and I wasn't tempted to buy one but I was reminded of the fact that I had been avoiding the beach." Back to top

Sweetpea Group: Members Posts: 1476 Joined: April 2007 Posted: Aug. 19 2007, 22:00 Is it the bass part in "Finale"? -------------- "I'm no physicist, but technically couldn't Mike both be with the horse and be flying through space at the same time? (On account of the earth's orbit around the Sun and all that). So it seems he never had to make the choice after all. I bet he's kicking himself now." - clotty Back to top

ImAFoolAndImLaughing Group: Members Posts: 536 Joined: Feb. 2006 Posted: Aug. 20 2007, 04:06 Quote (Sweatpea @ Aug. 19 2007, 22:00) Is it the bass part in "Finale"? As Bill Clinton once said... "Close, but no cigar!" -------------- "I was in this prematurely air conditioned supermarket and there were these bathing caps you could buy that had these kind of Fourth of July plumes on them that were red and yellow and blue and I wasn't tempted to buy one but I was reminded of the fact that I had been avoiding the beach." Back to top

Ebony Group: Members Posts: 172 Joined: June 2007 Posted: Aug. 20 2007, 11:03 Can we have another clue?  Is it in the first part or the second part?  I've been listening intently trying to find it but I can only skip to parts where I think it might be, cause if I listen continuously for more than 10 minutes I get carried away by the awesomeness and forget what I was actually listening out for! Back to top

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