Category Archives: twang

What if the Light at the End of the Tunnel is Just the Headlamp of an Oncoming Train?

fter repeated listenings to Cream’s Born Under a Bad Sign a few years ago I went to my music room to play around on my bass. Rather than trying to copy Jack Bruce’s bass line, I played what it made … Continue reading

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Little Debbie, Little Debbie

Twang should be a genre all to itself. I’m a sucker for twang. Play way back by the bridge, turn the reverb up to some kind of tape-slap setting, and it might not even matter what the words are.Of course, if the words are about oatmeal pies, pointy boots, quarters and Little Debbie, that’s just fine, too. Continue reading

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