Adrian. If the Banshees ever do one of those reunion tours where they play Kaleidoscope, Juju and A Kiss in the Dreamhouse in their entirety, I hope they have your number. I have heard lots of players cover John Mcgeoch over the last 40 years and I've never heard anyone get as close as you in these videos in sound, tone, style, technique and that smooth and fluent way he played. You are paying him a great tribute.
I've actually heard lots of times their post-McGeoch guitarists didn't even play them this well (or even correctly). Hopefully there won't be any reunion tours though, Siouxsie's voice is well and truly shot unfortunately
And this is why you are my favourite you tube guitarist. Thank you for all the great content. You have an impeccable taste in music and are a fantastic teacher.
From the dreamy and iconic intro riff to haunting arpeggiated chords absolutely unforgettable guitar work and sadly almost forgotten…thanks Adrian for the deconstruction of this little piece of genius by the late and great J McG.
Yup. It's one thing to be able to play the stuff, but how did he ever come up with those riffs and ideas. Its great being able to deconstruct those songs and appreciate the detail...
Brilliant song and representation of it, the Banshees around this era were so blessed musically with both McGeoch and Budgie being arguably the most talented guitarist and drummer respectively of that generation. 'Kaleidoscope' thru to 'A Kiss in the Dreamhouse' are just incredible as examples of how to record powerful rock music yet not turn everything up to 11, and for me tha'ts almost 100% down to those two and knowing the golden rule of music that when everything's loud, nothing is loud.
Being an old git, I have a 1979 Yamaha SG1000. Unlike the Eastwood, it has coil taps by push-pulling the tone controls (but that's probably incidental). The MXR Flanger is crucial to the sound. Nothing else sounds like that pedal. McGeoch used to have it on a stand, where he could move the controls duiring a performance. I particularly remember a live version of 'Voodoo Dolly' where he used it to manipulate a frightening and epic sound. I had one and (story of my life) I really regret selling it. But at least I still have the Yamaha.
You've given me a new appreciation for John McGeoch over the past several months. Thanks so much for all the Banshees/Magazine/etc tutorials on this channel! :)
Annnnnd you’ve taken me back to when I was 15. Yet again another amazing piece of music legend brought back to life faithfully and brilliantly. By far and away the best guitar teacher on RU-vid IMHO. Excellent work Adrian 👍🏻
Great work! I think McGeoch had only a flanger pedal, otherwise he used his Rolnd Jazz Chorus 120 amp to get chorus, and a tube amp (I don't remember which one, maybe Vox AC 30) to get overdrive. Please do other Cure, Banshees, Bauhaus songs and also some Bunnymen, Sisters of Mercy, The Mission, The Church, Cocteau Twins, Bad Seeds/Birthday Party...
Love your tutorials buddy, love most of all how you focus your attention on a lot of new wave sort of stuff. One of my favourite genre's of all time. Keep up the great work 👍🤘
Adrian Hearty Thanks, I loved your JD's she lost control now this is epic follow up. I really appreciate the efforts for making these treasures I love to see more darkwave post-punkish songs in future (echo and the bunnyman maybe) Cheers! have a great day!
Hi Adrian, i just have to write you a few lines to show you my appreciation for your work it is so amazing how you get into the song, so much love for the detail and georgously played. You are such a great help to play the songs i ever loved, thank you :)))
Incredible song. Great guitar on it too. I read Mark King Of Level 42 said that he was influenced by McGeoch and the repeated guitar loop on “Children Say” was a nod to him. Brian May of Queen also mentioned his playing in an interview in the early 80s.
Absolutely brilliant deconstruction. This song alone demonstrates the brilliance and genius of John McGeoch. The best incarnation of the Banshees after John McKay and Jenny Morris left. Mark 1 Banshees were fantastic but John McGeoch took them to another level.
I just picked up a MXR micro flanger and used your settings from the gear review when playing this song. It only has control over speed and regen but it sounded pretty darn close! Great song choice and lesson!
Thanks for this..The work Robin Simon did with Ultravox: Maximum Acceleration, Slow Motion etc. might be another interesting guitarist to cover in this genre!!
Thanks so much for this. I've always loved John McGeoch playing so have played this for years. I find the second three harmonics are better played on the B and E strings 7th fret then the B 9th fret (plucking close to the bridge). Rings much clearer! Thanks again!
Thanks Pat. Yes, I agree those 9th fret harmonics are tough to get to ring properly. It seemed to me from videos that JM was playing them at the 9th fret, so I went for that. Your way is probably better though!
McGeoch used two amps, which solves your problem. He used a Roland jazz chorus with a Marshall. This helped give him, along with his flanger, ( Which he always had perched on the top of a Mic stand), and the built in Jazz chorus, chorus sound, his unique sound.
Thanks sir. After a year, I can now play Spellbound faily smoothly thanks to you. Strangely I found Halloween relatively easy, even that stretch. This is instant fun. A song that caught my child ear even as a Sabbath and Purple fan. May I suggest that charming ditty Nightshift from Juju as a future lesson. I love how the chords and bass interact, but I have never figured it out.. cheers.
Dear Adrian, your choices are gold and I really appreciate what you are doing, very rare stuff. Thank you.. I love "Scarecrow" by Siouxsie and the Banshees, what a wonderful outro it has. Unfortunately, no tabs on the net, would love if you can bring this classic alive and teach us how to play it
Adrian without your channel idk if I would have maintained my interest in guitar. You hear this from so many I’m sure but your music selection is very refreshing and very in line with the genres I enjoy. Would you ever consider doing something from Modest Mouse’s ‘The Lonesome Crowded West’? I feel like it’s right up your alley and Isaac Brock’s aggressive, rhythmic playing on that record is a big inspiration to me. Just a humble suggestion :) love the channel and your choices are always prime.
Hi Adrian, once again a great lesson. It's amazing to have someone showing post-punk guitar broken down. Have you thought about doing a sort of 'top x post-punk guitar techniques' video? Cheers, J
Adrian I’ve been trying to get guitar teachers on RU-vid to do a how to play “Industrial disease” by dire straits but nobody wants to try it , so why don’t you give it a go , it’s a brilliant song , no solos at all but you need to get the effects nailed and you are really good at doing this , please try this one Adrian , you’ll be the first person on the internet to get it down .
Great work again Adrian. Sorry you won't be doing more Big John for a while but I'm sure you'll find something else good. Still the best guitar lessons on RU-vid and the best possible taste.
