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Brian May: trechos de clássicos do Queen de perto e mais

Por Eduardo [Presidente] em domingo, abril 5th, 2020 • ( 10 )

Neste período único que estamos vivendo, muitos artistas estão nos brindando com diversos conteúdos especiais. B-Side nos brindou com um excelente post sobre.

São exemplos Paul Stanley, que vem trazendo trechos e histórias de certos momentos do Kiss e os bastidores da criação de alguns clássicos da banda (estou colocando nos posts da brilhante Discografia Kiss que temos), ou o MetallicA, trazinendo um show completo toda segunda-feira, as 21h00 de Brasília, em seu canal do YouTube e fanpage do Facebook – ainda que não faça muito “sentido”, confesso que dá uma sensação de “ao vivo”, como se fosse um festival acontecendo agora e a gente vendo pela TV. Estamos aqui falando, claro, de sensações apenas, afinal, a qualquer momento pode-se ver um show completo hoje no “VocêTubo”.

Queria destacar e achei que merecia até um post o que Brian Harold May vem fazendo. Brian, como alguns daqui devem saber, deve ser um dos músicos mais ativos de mídias audiovisuais que estão por aí. Ele realmente é um “bom viciado” e está sempre trazendo a opinião dele sobre várias coisas, não apenas música.

Nas últimas semanas, e imagino que ainda vem muito por aí, ele vem postando o que ele está chamando de #Microconcert na conta dele no Instagram. Como o próprio nome sugere, são pequenos trechos de clássicos sendo executados “de perto” pelo próprio genial guitarrista, sendo uma oportunidade interessante, ao meu ver, de conferir as guitarras de perto, a forma/talento dele em tocar cada trecho, ou seja, os guitarristas de plantão, liderados pelo mestre B-Side aqui, poderão conferir, entender e falar muito melhor que eu por aqui. Há riffs, solos, covers, um pouco de tudo.

Aos leigos como eu, também trata-se de ótima oportunidade de ver May em ação, em detalhe, de sua casa, sem pressão, sem uma “equipe profissional” por trás, uma coisa mais genuína, trazendo também nos comentários de cada postagem alguns detalhes interessantes sobre cada música.

Selecionei alguns exemplos e procurarei trazer mais via comentários para registro.

“So, folks” (ele sempre começa assim), vamos lá:

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In my living room at home – where else ?! I seem to have most all my usual channels to entertain you … so maybe here on IG is the place to perform micro concerts across the ether. Is that a good plan ? This is my contribution to the Common Good tonight. A raw cheer-up outburst. Living Room Rock ! IG-ROCK ! Is this the future ? To all you folks out there feeling as disorientated as I do – let’s isolate together !!! And keep rockin’ together !! OK ? With love. Yours truly – your friendly neighbourhood chap who clearly imagines he’s in Hawaii !!! Apologies for the annoying opening ‘So’ – yes, I know. But my this was a big ‘SO !’ – so maybe I can be forgiven. It will be the last one – I promise. Thanks to LYNN from Hawaii for the colourful attire. Bri

A post shared by Brian Harold May (@brianmayforreal) on Mar 18, 2020 at 4:28pm PDT

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This is a nice Fender Stratocaster, by the way – equipped with a sustainer – which I’m using here at about half power. The amp is a tiny Vox Mini5 Rhythm. It has lots of nice effects on it – like the delays I’m using here. And you can turn the master volume down far enough to avoid annoying the neighbours. Or up, if you want to avoid that avoidance ! So IF I MAKE A HABIT OF DOING THIS while the CoronaVirus is confining us to our homes … any requests ? Cheers all – Bri

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Yes ! I’m attempting to put tonight’s MicroConcerto up on my Stories … but this is not my strong suit ! I will try not to screw it up ! Bri

A post shared by Brian Harold May (@brianmayforreal) on Mar 20, 2020 at 12:03pm PDT

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This spontaneously turned into a ‘Star Licks’ type tutorial … as an experiment, really. I don’t think I’ll Ever try to do it this way again, though – because it was ridiculously time-consuming trying to put it all up on IG ‘Stories’. Here’s a very rough potted version for posterity. Tell me how useful (or not!) it was. OK ? Bri

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Well, have to admit I wasn’t in the mood for analysis tonight. Just wanted to connect. And I have to acknowledge I was helped in this broadcast by a couple of Grey Goose and Tonics – courtesy of my lady wife. Of course I did get lucky in securing the services of the Best Barmaid In the World !! Maybe I will persuade her to photo-bomb me in a future MicroConcierto ! Happy Saturday folks … IS it Saturday ?!! Who knows ? All the days are starting to feel the same now. It’s a bit like being ON TOUR !!! 😂😂😂 Take care out there. And I MEAN TAKE CARE. Remember the statistics – every physical interaction you DON’T have improves your chances of survival to see us play some day !!! Oops – did I say that ?!! ISOLATE YOURSELVES – NOW ! make it hard for the bastard coronavirus to find you !!! And even harder for it to get to your family. #dontstopusnow #microconcert Bri .

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I was talking at the beginning, but I think you can have too much talking !! Hope you’re OK out there and working on the acceptance and courage thing – the Serenity Prayer (previous post) which I find to be so powerful. Some of you asked for this tune – Last Horizon – and this time – for the first time – up very close and with no backing … hope it tickles your fancy. OK !! Ready for another week’s bad news ?!! 😝 let’s just accept for now. I still feel anger at the timid and slow way the pandemic has been handled – but anger gets me nowhere. We just have to smile and live another day to the full. We can’t be just postponing living till the CoronaVirus has gone. Postponing the OLD way of living – YES !! Love to you all. 💥💥💥💥 Just want to say thank you all for your amazing response to my micro-concerting activities. I never expected such a great connection. It’s inspiring to me. Your comments are shaping me – making me understand better what I have to offer. And it makes me feel useful !!! 😌 Bri

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How the guitar part goes. Of course I don’t sing it ! Someone else does that ! But you guys can this time ! The slowed down version comes next ! Take care out there ! Bri

A post shared by Brian Harold May (@brianmayforreal) on Mar 24, 2020 at 7:20pm PDT

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Don’t even THINK of watching this if you’re not interested in guitars, Queen music , or musings on the CoronaVirus. This is the conclusion of my MicroConcert of last night – which veers off into a Star Lick tutorial. And some noodling. And some concluding thoughts about the situation we’re all in, as humans, right now. THANKS so much for the comments you’ve sent me about these guitar Microcosms – it’s actually taught me a lot in terms of what I have to offer and what I might be doing with it in order to maximise its effect. We all need to be aware of the effect we have on those around us – if we have time to stop and listen. We all need a mirror. Take care dear folks – Bri

A post shared by Brian Harold May (@brianmayforreal) on Mar 25, 2020 at 10:04am PDT

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Killer Queen solo, anyone ?!! A slight variant ? Frank Zappa once told me “There is no such thing as a mistake – if it’s your performance of your own stuff, who can tell you it’s wrong ?!! “ My advice ? “Always keep a sense of humour – you will need it !” And here endeth the 6th MicroConversation – it is it the 7th ? Goodnight folks – or Good Morning ? Hang in out there. Bri

A post shared by Brian Harold May (@brianmayforreal) on Mar 26, 2020 at 6:43pm PDT

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The Shadows excited and inspired us all when I was a teenager. I haven’t attempted this old school method of multi tracking for over 50 years. Me and my pal Dave Dilloway used to do this stuff together using the tape recorders of the day. Dave is sadly long gone now, but I have his acoustic guitar thanks to his kindness – the one I used on “The Night Comes Down” and “Jealousy” among others. Tonight instead of a tape recorder I recorded my rhythm part on the lap top – and then played along to it, live into the iPhone camera. Fun ! Who needs multitrack machines ?!! This tune is intriguing to me because it’s a minor melody played over a major chord sequence. Hank Marvin’s delivery was always incisive and immaculate. The sound inimitable. I learned so much from him. Bri

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Yes !! Play-along-with-Bri ! ! ! Have fun, folks !!! 💥💥💥💥 And if you post an overdubbed version with you singing or playing on it with me … tag me so I see it – OK ? Bri

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A favourite John Lennon song – from the fabulous Beatles ‘Help’ album. An easy song to pick up the rhythm guitar part for. Guitar players note that the little finger of the left hand stays on that third fret of the top string almost the whole time !! All through the verses it provides a kind of bell-like clang – and only in the choruses does the top string become free to play a little counter melody. I don’t have an acoustic guitar here in my isolation, so I’ve used an un-amplified electric – a Gibson SG – to me one of the most beautiful guitars ever. It’s keeping me company ! And just fingers – no pick. To me, playing rhythm guitar is a noble art. It’s not all about wheedling ! Laying down a chordal base for a song really takes you into the heart of its structure. 💥💥💥💥 And -Yes – I have obviously lost track of what day it is ! It was like an old-fashioned Sunday in our street today – quiet and deserted – and it will be that way for a long while now, methinks. Unless there are more surprises in store for us. We are in an unknown land now. Cheers all – Bri

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OK – I’m not a singer by trade – I found that out long ago – but I love to strum and sing – it’s the best way to start on a guitar. I played nothing but Rhythm guitar for the first year when I first took it up – and it stood me in good stead !! So ! Strum along or sing along or slam them skins – or a nice piano boogie Woogie part maybe ?! THANKS for the duets you’ve been posting, dear folks. I love it !!! And thanks for the gift of the hashmark, pal – #jamwithbri —- cheers folks — 💥💥💥💥 Ah ! By the way, the reason I am not using my original Red Special ? Sadly she is not with me. She’s self-isolating. Somewhere else … Bri

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We WILL Rock You !!! – again – given half a chance !!! 😉 Micro Moment #11. This is the riff I get asked about most often. It gets that strange ‘clang’ to it because I’m playing a high ‘A major’ chord as a ‘bar’ on strings 2, 3 and 4, way up at the octave position, but the A-string is not fretted – it’s left behind at the bottom sounding a low open ‘A’. So you get that ‘interference’ between the harmonics of the component notes. Especially with the amp turned up into distortion, as here. I’m not hitting the bottom ‘E’ at all. When we first recorded this, I was determined to break all the rules. Including putting the solo at the end of the song instead of somewhere in the middle ! And having no drums !!! Funny – ironically it became a drum favourite – which makes me very happy ! But the stamps and claps became a trade-mark. Here you can hear the guitar with NOTHING else !!! Cheers ! Bri

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💥💥💥💥 URGENT !! KERRY’s live concert is at 6 pm – not 7 pm – APOLOGIES !!! 💥💥💥💥 A riff for beginners !! I ‘discovered’ this riff on a volcanic ridge in Tenerife as a student living in an observatory hut. I could hear the words in my head “Tie Your Mother Down”. I remember that when Freddie first heard the riff, he liked it. I said “Of course we can’t call it Tie Your Mother Down.‘ He said … “Of course we can!” So then I wrote the rest of this song – about teenage angst !! I’m still a teenager inside, so this still makes perfect sense to me !! Cheers all ! 💥💥💥💥 STAY SAFE OUT THERE. ISOLATE – protect yourself and the human population of Earth. This is deadly serious. WASH HANDS – think carefully where droplets containing the virus may be lurking. Spray everything that enters your life with disinfectant. Keep AT LEAST 6 feet away from any human you encounter apart from the family you live with. Good luck !!! 💥💥💥💥 THANKS for all your incredible responses to my invitation to #JamwithBri – the Hammer to Fall interactions are amazing – I wanna highlight them for everyone – but please use that hashmark to see some fireworks ! Bri

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And some thoughts about the light at the end of the tunnel … hang in, folks ! Bri

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