Post Mortem for the "Working Man"

Peter Dollard · Posted 20 Oct 2000 2:44 pm

As many of you know I became obsessed with the stupid hammer sound in the studio version of "Working Man Blues". I looked all over the net and finally found what I thought would be a suitable live version. The original hook was gone as was the intro and yes the "chink" was gone except in one spot where the drummer thought he was doing us a favor by hitting his cymbal and muting it to rekindle our "passion" for the studio version. All this aside I decided at least the break would be good because it had been so good on the live in "Muskogee" version. So the break comes and it was all screwed up and I didn't like it...it was Roy Nichols!!!Beware the man who covets only one break. So I have taken measures to transcibe my record and turn it into a CD. By the way there is a really annoying sound in "Day Oh" by Harry Belafonte. It is kind of a sliding drum sound that happens every other beat or two...of course you wouldn't notice it unless someone mentioned it oops.Pete.

John Steele · From: Renfrew, Ontario, Canada

Peter,
I ran across a very similar "chink" sound by accident this week, by using the very upper limits of the keyboard while putting it on an organ voicing. It's quite penetrating and suitable annoying.
BTW, you had mentioned in another thread that you didn't feel you wanted to know any more about Faith and Tim's sex life.
Next week they will be releasing a brand new single which not only delves further into their sex life, but also goes a long way in explaining Tim's tone-deafness.
Look for it, it's called
"Let Go Of My Ears, I Know What I'm Doing ".
-John

Pat Burns · From: Branchville, N.J. USA

..that one works for either one of them, John...

..but does he remove his hat?

Chris Schlotzhauer · From: Colleyville, Tx. USA

Working Man Blues...since the primary instrument is guitar, I have been known to empty a Coors Light long neck, place it in front of the mike and lightly tap it with my bar. I will stress "lightly". I have also been known to shatter the bottle.
But, that's the sound.

Peter Dollard · Posted 24 Oct 2000 12:09 pm

Maybe for those who are intent on replicating the studio sound...on the live albums you won't hear it especially on the Muskogee record which features a great break by Roy Nichols. I don't think it is an integral or necessary part of the record or they would have used it when they played live. Norm, its your turn to "chink" oops...Pete.

Jason Odd · From: Stawell, Victoria, Australia

Pete, I spoke to Johnny Meeks (ex-Stangers, Gene Vincemt's Blue Cpas, etc.)not long ago and I asked him about his stints with Red Rhode's Detours at the Palomino Club.
He was telling me that in the mid 1960s when he forst joined Red's band the group already had Johnny D. (aka Johnny Davis)on lead guitar and that Johnny had been hired promarily to make that rhythm 'chink'.
And yep 'chink' was just tyhe word he used to describe it.
Depsite the fact that Johnny can pull out the most blistering chicken' pickin' guitar breaks it was pretty much the style at the Pal'..even Johnny's 1969 solo album cut with the Detours has three rhythm guitars..going chink, chung-chung-chung etc, while Red Rhodes does most of the lead parts.
I have become strangely attracted to it, and when I first got the Ralph Mooney and James Burton album from 1968 I originally thought that Al Casey's rhythm chink was a piano.
Live and learn I guess.

Chris Schlotzhauer · From: Colleyville, Tx. USA

I think I am confused between the "chink" and the "clank" sound. Is the "chink" you guys are refering to a guitar sound? The "clank" occurs on the two every eight bars.

Chris Schlotzhauer · From: Colleyville, Tx. USA

Sorry, every other bar.

Peter Dollard · Posted 25 Oct 2000 2:17 pm

Chris I guess it would be the clank because there is a notable interim between the sound.Pete.

Dave Horch · From: Frederick, Maryland, USA

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