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Best Guitar Interplay
« on: July 09, 2018, 09:14:23 PM »
Looking for some recommendations for bands that have/had 2 or 3 (or more) guitarists that made the most out of it and/or did something unique with it.  Not talking about your standard-issue one guitar does rhythm, other does leads, or your Thin Lizzy-style dual harmonizing leads.  Talking more like Television, Fugazi, or even something like Urge Overkill.  No wrong answers, just bands that took multiple guitars and used them in some new or interesting way,  What you got?

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Re: Best Guitar Interplay
« Reply #1 on: July 09, 2018, 10:08:49 PM »
Crass with that guy who just tuned an open E and the other guy who just slide up and down the neck every song.

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« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2018, 12:16:14 AM »

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« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2018, 01:01:47 AM »
^BUT THATS JUST ME, IF YOU DISAGREE THATS OKAY!^

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Re: Best Guitar Interplay
« Reply #4 on: July 10, 2018, 03:26:13 AM »
Polvo, Judas Priest, Gibson Bros... Cheater Slicks are more standard lead and rhythm setup but are distinct in the sound they create with it

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« Reply #5 on: July 10, 2018, 03:27:27 AM »
Big black

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« Reply #6 on: July 10, 2018, 05:10:36 AM »
Harry Pussy, Dead C, Sonic Youth

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Re: Best Guitar Interplay
« Reply #7 on: July 10, 2018, 05:28:19 AM »
Excellent question.

Some perhaps obvious answers:
The Grateful Dead...Bob Weir gets overshadowed as a player by Jerry's fat ass.
The Allman Bros....more of a dual lead thing I guess. Embarrassingly when I first heard Television as a kid I thought it was the Allman Brothers until the singing started.
Sonic Youth...speaking of the Dead. Maybe the two most disparate guitar players to be in a band together.
The Stones...each era playing off Keef is different. Save the Mick Taylor era, it's often dual rhythm and NO lead.

Apologies if you're not 14 years old and these are condescendingly stupid answers.

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« Reply #8 on: July 10, 2018, 05:53:21 AM »
Slide guitar/regular guitar interplay is cool-

Magic Band w/ Tepper and Lucas

Rose Tattoo w/ Cocks and Wells

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Nitro w/ Michael Angelo- one guy, but technically two to four guitars

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Re: Best Guitar Interplay
« Reply #9 on: July 10, 2018, 06:07:09 AM »
Dachau Country Club- Flint's first hardcore band had an incredible twin-guitar attack- two different things going on at the same time. Gang Of Four slashings and prog rock noodling. Vocals are Buzcockian. The first 9 songs are punk- hardcore and post, then there is some punky reggae, but track 11 an instrumental is maybe the best example of the guitar interplay that you seek.



https://archive.org/details/Dachau/11_DachauClub.mp3
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Re: Best Guitar Interplay
« Reply #10 on: July 10, 2018, 06:19:54 AM »
Television
Quicksilver Messenger Service
Rarely mentioned, but Birthday Party when Phil Calvert was still drumming.  Heck, I often don't know which is Mick and which is Rowland.

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Re: Best Guitar Interplay
« Reply #11 on: July 10, 2018, 06:49:54 AM »
Treepeople - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POTVU5s0EFk

If Built to spill has Brett from caustic resin in the band. There?s better examples but- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAHm7sam0rc
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« Reply #12 on: July 10, 2018, 08:02:15 AM »
Dachau Country Club- Flint's first hardcore band had an incredible twin-guitar attack- two different things going on at the same time. Gang Of Four slashings and prog rock noodling. Vocals are Buzcockian. The first 9 songs are punk- hardcore and post, then there is some punky reggae, but track 11 an instrumental is maybe the best example of the guitar interplay that you seek.



https://archive.org/details/Dachau/11_DachauClub.mp3

This demo is sick. Never heard of 'em before. It's too bad they never released anything on vinyl.

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Re: Best Guitar Interplay
« Reply #13 on: July 10, 2018, 09:25:49 AM »
Treepeople - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POTVU5s0EFk

Funny, I was just thinking of "It's Alright Now, Ma" by this band, whom I hadn't thought of in many years.

I second the Magic Band, TV, QMS, "Blues for Allah," and propose The Byrds up to and including Younger Than Yesterday.  Mad River has some wonderful dual-guitar moments too.

This post is intended for entertainment purposes only and not as a legal opinion.

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« Reply #14 on: July 10, 2018, 09:38:07 AM »
ThE CRAMPS