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Topic: Is It Steel Or Synthesizer..Or What? |
Archie Nicol R.I.P.
From:
Ayrshire, Scotland
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Posted 20 Oct 2008 3:04 pm |
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I have always loved this Billy Joel tune, but have never been sure of what I'm hearing. The tune gets quite busy at times and I find it difficult to isolate the particular sound of the instrument in question. Between 1:14-1:27 and 2:14-2:27 it sounds a bit steelish(?). What do you think?
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Bo Legg
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Posted 20 Oct 2008 3:13 pm
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| Arch, sounds like a PSG to me. |
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Ben Hoare
From:
NSW Australia
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Posted 20 Oct 2008 6:13 pm
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This might answer your question,I copied and pasted this.....
Personnel
Billy Joel – harmonica, keyboards, Vocals, Moog synthesizer
Richard Bennett – guitar
Joe Clayton – conductor, conga
Gary Dalton – guitar
Mike Deasey – guitar
Don Evans – guitar
Wilton Felder – bass, keyboards
Emory Gordy, Jr. – bass
Al Hertzberg – guitar
Larry Knechtel – bass
Art Munson – guitar
Raj Rathor – guitar
William Smith – organ
Michael Stewart– guitar
Ron Tutt – drums
Tom Whitehorse – banjo, pedal steel |
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 20 Oct 2008 8:52 pm
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| ah ha!!...so...it's a banjo!! |
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Archie Nicol R.I.P.
From:
Ayrshire, Scotland
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Posted 21 Oct 2008 2:27 am
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Thanks, Ben. I'll sleep easy at night now. 
Arch.
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