Speaking of guitarists - Michael Hedges

[bakedpotato]

"Arial Boundaries"
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I read an interview once about Michael. When he recorded songs for his albums he went direct to tape. No effects, no multitracks, no overdubs. Just him and a guitar playing straight through each song. As the story goes, once during recording he played brilliantly - a once in a lifetime take, perfect in every way. Unfortunately, the recording was lost for some reason or another and everyone was devasted. Michael, without a single word, walked out of the studio and into the nearby woods. A while later he returned, blazed from smoking a joint. He walked back into the studio, sat down and re-recorded the song in one take. This time they got it and it was even better than the one before, the one they had lost. This was the song.

If I remember correctly, this performance was from 1985. It's from the Windam Hill DVD. The original version of the song is on the CD of the same name, "Aerial Boundaries".

bakedpotato Reviewed by bakedpotato on 06-26-2007. Speaking of guitarists - Michael Hedges "Arial Boundaries" 29CMRsWlDt0 I read an interview once about Michael. When he recorded songs for his albums he went direct to tape. No effects, no multitracks, no overdubs. Just him and a guitar playing straight through each song. As the story goes, once during recording he played brilliantly - a once in a lifetime take, perfect in every way. Unfortunately, the recording was lost for some reason or another and everyone was devasted. Michael, without a single word, walked out of the studio Rating: 5

[ghosty]

hmm never heard of him before, but I really liked that, pretty chill stuff, and that is without a doubt some considerable skill on the acoustic