IHR #74 (Enhanced) – The Les Paul Memorial Episode
September 6th, 2009 by Derek
On IHR episode #74, recorded in Derek’s basement studio (appropriately for the topic today), our fourth anniversary episode, dedicated to the memory of the fabulous Mr. Les Paul (1915-2009). All our feature segments are about aspects of his career. We also have some news and updates. With Derek K. Miller and Dave Chick.
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Shownotes
UPDATES:
- Happy fourth anniversary to Inside Home Recording, first released on August 22, 2005! Go listen to IHR #1 to hear what it was like.
- Sponsors and affiliates: thanks to GoToMeeting, Source Elements, and MacVideoTraining.com (now get 20% off using the coupon code ihr at checkout), networks at Blubrry and the Home Recording Network, and affiliates zZounds, Amazon, and NCIX, as well as American Musical Supply. When you buy anything through our affiliates, IHR gets a small cut to help pay for hosting and bandwidth.
- Sorry, BeniRose and Jake Cordova, since we haven’t heard from you, our new Audio Made Easy book giveaway winners are Scott Simpson and Brandon S. Hire (he of of the mighty Metal Shop podcast!).
NEWS:
- Les Paul, of course
- Kind of Bloop, an 8-bit “chiptune” remake of Miles Davis’s Kind of Blue
- Update for Garritan Personal Orchestra to version 4
- Dropbox free online storage (also Microsoft Live Mesh, SugarSync, Syncplicity, Apple’s MobileMe—some free, some not), plus Mozy, CrashPlan, Carbonite, etc. for backup
- The 25th anniversary of MuchMusic, originally hosted by John “J.D.” Roberts, now a U.S. news anchor and Christopher Ward
- Via 2090.org, music social site TheSixtyOne.com is an interesting new approach
- Concert Hands is a wacky music controller/learning tool
- Pro Tools 8.0.1 is out, but of course it is not certified for Apple’s new Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (or Windows 7)
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FEATURES in memory of Les Paul:
- Part I: His guitar, the Gibson Les Paul (Derek) – see songs included below
- Part II: His studio and recording revolution, including Ampex Sel-Sync multitrack recording (Dave)
- Part III: His sound and lasting influence (Derek) – see songs included below
- Editorial: Was Les Paul the most important person in modern recorded music?
- Bonus: Check out the many videos of Les on YouTube
MUSIC used for critique and analysis on IHR #74:
- In news and updates: Andy Williams, “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year“, excerpts from Kind of Blue and Kind of Bloop
- For the Gibson Les Paul Guitar: John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (with Eric Clapton) and “Hideaway,” Led Zeppelin’s “Heartbreaker,” Mountain’s “Mississippi Queen,” the Allman Brothers’ “Whipping Post,” Genesis’ “Dancing With the Moonlit Knight,” Kiss’ “Rock ‘n’ Roll All Nite,” Al Di Meola’s “Race With the Devil on Spanish Highway,” Boston’s “Long Time,” Bob Marley’s “Concrete Jungle,” the Sex Pistols’ “Anarchy in the U.K.,” Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World,” Guns ‘n’ Roses’ “November Rain,” U2′s “One,” Green Day’s “American Idiot,” and Marianas Trench’s “All to Myself“
- For the Les Paul sound: “Blues” (Les Paul with Nat “King” Cole and Jazz at the Philharmonic), “It’s Been a Long, Long Time” (Les Paul Trio with Bing Crosby), “Rumors are Flying” (Les Paul with the Andrews Sisters), “Lover” (Les Paul solo), “Waiting for the Sunrise” (Les Paul with Mary Ford), “Killing in the Name” (Tom Morello with Rage Against the Machine), “Radar” (Britney Spears), “Mystery Train” (Scotty Moore with Elvis Presley), “Graceland” (Ray Phiri with Paul Simon), and “Hot for Teacher” (Van Halen)
Credits
Sounds: Our theme music, “Acidic Bond,” is by Steven Dennis in Louisiana, U.S.A., and our voiceovers are by Steve Herringer in Vancouver.
Pictures: Les Paul/Mary Ford record sleve photo by Jeffery Albergo. The Home Recording Network “lava lamp” logo is based on an image by und_dann.
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This podcast is (c) 2009 by Inside Home Recording under a Creative Commons license creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca
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5 Comments Add your own
1. Penmachine words music co&hellip | September 7th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
Les Paul’s legacy…
…anywhere in the world where there is a microphone or a speaker, a Record button or a set of headphones, Les Paul played a part in making them what they are….
2. Iain Hart&hellip | October 7th, 2009 at 10:41 am
Just to let you know…
Yours was the first podcast I subscribed to. After a break of about 2 years I’ve started listening to back episodes in my car, now around no. 45. The Midi 101 segment is so unbelievably well structured, it actually made it interesting, so Henz must have been quite a find. Not only are all your tech reviews interesting but I found myself wondering how the medical story was evolving. To be geek, personal and compelling listening in one podcast is quite an achievement. Well done. Yes, I did just vote for your show. Enjoying catching up, Iain, Switzerland
3. Doug Sparling&hellip | October 24th, 2009 at 5:49 pm
I’m fairly certain that Jimmy Page used a Telecaster for the studio version of Heartbreaker…
4. Derek&hellip | October 25th, 2009 at 11:19 am
The famous solo (not the part I excerpted) of “Heartbreaker” was played on a “fretless wonder” ’59 Les Paul through a Marshall amp, but you may be right about the rest of the song.
Though he became known for his Gibson-Marshall combinations, especially live, Page often used a Telecaster in the studio (for the whole first Zeppelin album, as well as the solo of “Stairway to Heaven,” for instance). So if you don’t tell anyone, I won’t be too embarrassed about my possible slip-up. :)
5. Derek&hellip | October 25th, 2009 at 11:20 am
Oh, and Iain, make sure you check out Hens’s own podcast, Sounds Good!
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