Say It Ain't So: Difference between revisions

Line 60: Line 60:
===Music===
===Music===
Musically, "Say It Ain't So" features a reggae-ish beat under the verse vocals, which are doubled by bassist [[Matt Sharp]] in falsetto.  When the chorus kicks in, a big, start-stop guitar riff mimicks the beat, and for the second and third choruses, a brief harmony guitar part fills the spaces between the main riff.  The guitar solo features a layered sound, much in the style of Queen guitarist Brian May, whom Rivers had expressed an affinity for.
Musically, "Say It Ain't So" features a reggae-ish beat under the verse vocals, which are doubled by bassist [[Matt Sharp]] in falsetto.  When the chorus kicks in, a big, start-stop guitar riff mimicks the beat, and for the second and third choruses, a brief harmony guitar part fills the spaces between the main riff.  The guitar solo features a layered sound, much in the style of Queen guitarist Brian May, whom Rivers had expressed an affinity for.
For the studio version, Cuomo double tracked Chorus vocals and left the verse vocals with one take.  It is one of the songs on the debut album to not feature [[Brian Bell]] on vocals.  Originally, the song was played with distortion throughout the song and the word "Heartbreaker, lifetaker" echoed at the end.


==Single==
==Single==
1,606

edits