Neil Young Cover – Don’t Let it Bring You Down
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Sounds Like: Neil Young, Massive Attack, Lamb, PortisheadA cover of the Neil Young song Don’t Let it Bring You Down done in a breaks, downtempo drum n bass style was recorded to create the double time feel over slower melodic music. The song is sung by Rachael Hawkins who can also be heard on Tomorrow. Her voice suits the Massive Attack / Lamb production style of the track. The song also features several bass guitar parts using the Digitech Synth Wah pedal to create synth like lines from the long sustained notes implying the chord changes to the faster busier looping parts heard throughout. |
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| “I chose to record a cover of this song as I like Neil Young’s early solos albums particularly After the Gold Rush and Harvest. The melodies and chords used with his unique and imaginative lyrics can transport you to another place. He had some OK songs later on too but he seemed to lose his focus as he got older and was a lot more inconsistent with cheesy country tunes and monotonous rambling garage rock which lacked any real good hooks or melodies. “
A line from Don’t Let it Bring You Down is also quoted in The Gabbler - listen out for it in the half time section after the 3rd screaming chorus. Don’t Let It Bring You Down InstrumentsBass, Synths – Anthony Pell |
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