Roger Dean
[ the one with the guitar ]
The Dean Sound
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- Track One: Concierto de Aranjuez - Recorded Autumn 2007.
My wife Pam wanted this on the site.
- Track Two: Georgia - Roger showing off.
I sussed out a different way of playing when I was bored on a world cruise ... right hand thumb plays bass, right hand pinky plays chords, melody is tapped on the neck with right hand index and middle fingers... easy for me because I'm ambidextrous.
- Track Three: Medley - Roger and John Dunsterville recorded in the early 80's.
we were fooling around with two acoustic guitars, and I left my tape machine running. I put the strings on years later with my guitar synth.
- Track Four: Rocky Top
a little bit of that good ole country sound
- Track Five: Shenandoah - Roger recorded in 2005.
This was done after my crash and you can hear that although my brain knows what to do, my fingers wouldn't quite get there in time. Playing much better now though.
- Track Six: Spike Island Backstep - Tumbleweeds 1967
'Spike Island Backstep' was made up in the studio for the 'Tumbleweeds' album '67, we were short of a track.
- Track Seven: Classical Gas - Recorded late 2007
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As I was putting this site together for Roger, he would send me sound clips and we'd decide which he wanted on here. I said I was surprised he hadn't covered my favourite, Classical Gas by Mason Williams. Rog said he didn't think he could find the music but he'd give it a go, to which I replied I didn't want him mangling it. He said mangling was one of his favourite pastimes. Judge for yourself, sounds pretty spot on to me