Archive for April 17th, 2010
When you listen to music do you think about the production of the songs, and what instruments that are being used to played for each song? When I listen to a song I consider what if that song was played on an acoustic guitar with a little different style, would it sound good?
With these questions in mind some songs are made to be played using electric guitars and guitar amplifiers with the volume turned up quite a few notched, while others are written for acoustic guitars with very little help from amplifiers, and still there are some songs that sound good being played with either method.
Take the song “Crazy Train” by Ozzie Osbourne, it has an incredible guitar riff through-out the song, can you Imagine this song being played on an acoustic guitar, I don’t think so. Same thing applies to a song by the late Jim Croce, “Ill Have To Say I Love You In A Song”, it would unthinkable for this song to be played using an electric guitar through loud amps.
If you want a great example of a song that sounds great played either acoustically or electrically look no further than the song “Layla”. The song was written as a ballad to be played using an acoustic guitar, the recorded version by Derek and the Dominos was recorded using electric guitars with an unforgettable riff to start the song as well as a great riff in the middle of the song when the whole song shifts tempo.