Making Music - December 1986
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Goes Chrimbo CrazyA special seasonal waft of your favourite news and gossip column, this time drifting through the whole magazine and including mini-interviews with the likes of China Crisis and jokes from the likes of us. The fun starts here. |
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Become fluent in the parlance of those who would hire/sell you gigloudening equipment. |
All the stuff that comes tumbling out of your postman pat and winnie-the-pooh envelopes. |
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A full-page seasonal mix of the cartoon group who aim to have you a-chortling among the leads so clean. |
Mark Brzezicki Drums On Nik Kershaw's 'LABATYD' | Mark Brzezicki, Nik KershawMr B shows how to play the drums on Nik Kershaw's 'Life's A Bitch And Then You Die'. |
Roger McGuinnThe ex-Byrd who invented the jingle jangle 12-string sound natters on the jingle jangle 12-string sound. |
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Just what happens when a group of keyboardists get together to improve their improvisation chops? |
Very fair question. A few of the many answers are printed in clear type on page 18. Get down. |
This is brilliant — a program that'll generate random patches for the DX21. Well weird! |
Bits of old wood with rusty chrome and split plastic bits are analysed by our resident expert. |
Status Quo"The most sensible interview I've every done," says Rick Parfitt, talking about musical success. |
Will you be successful? A questionnaire probes the likelihood, a Status Quo interview presents the reality, and we conclude yes (you might be). |
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Sessionmen SpecialPart two of studiotime, with bassist Paul Westwood and guitarist Tim Renwick. |
Which Chorus?Come with us now as we check out more than 20 different chorus boxes and tell you which is best. |
A drum is a drum is a drum — so why shouldn't a drum kit player turn to other percussion... |
...of which the most fashionable right now must surely be the conga. Here we present facts, not fashion. |
There now follows a short delay-ay, a middle-sized delay-lay-ay, and a long delay-elay-lay-ay-y. |
Get broken very easily, especially when you throw guitar strings at them. Make them hard with Making Music. |
XTCExclusive interview with all three ecstatic persons, who chat amiably about office fave "Skylarking". |
Part two of our countrywide survey of all the Best in Brit luthiery — Manson to Zemaitis. |
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This is the place we review your demos, review your demos, review your demos, this is the place |
Happy Axemas from (Santa) Paul Day and his horrible Crucianelli guitars (pic Garth Blore). |
New and interesting vinyl, tape and compact discery from Pretenders, Frankie, Cameo... |
Special end-of-year summary of the instruments and gear that made most appearances in the Bible. |