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Old 02-18-2010, 04:38 PM   #7
Flint
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That's a good one, lumberjim. The tone of the guitar, the backdrop of the song, and those two notes all come together in that instant.

Due to my freaky photographic music memory, I'd think of that every time I heard it. That's exactly what I'm talking about. And I don't mean it to knock the artists, at all. It's just my own "rain man" thing that makes it so jarring. As noted, you have #1: a limited number of notes/combinations, and #2: the concept of passing down musical ideas and paying respects via "the sincerest form of flattery" and all that. And, it sincerely must be accidental probably most of the time.
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