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12.22pm
9 March 2017
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This is one of my all time favorite Beatles songs, the harmonies, the chord progression, and the Fender Stratocaster, Nowhere Man is to Fender what Mickey Mouse is to The Band Concert, it’s impossible to listen to this song without thinking of a Strat and those harmonies are beautiful.
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12.45pm
17 January 2016
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I just happened to listen to this one today! I love this song… everything mentioned above… the harmonies are sublime!
“She wasn't doing a thing that I could see, except standing there leaning on the balcony railing, holding the universe together.” - J.D. Salinger
12.45pm
9 March 2017
Offline Also, the bass is amazing on this song.
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1.07pm
26 January 2017
Offline The guitar tone is so warm and bright on this song. As are the harmonies. Odd that such welcoming music couples with such bleak lyrics.
I've been up on the mountain, and I've seen his wondrous grace,
I've sat there on the barstool and I've looked him in the face.
He seemed a little haggard, but it did not slow him down,
he was humming to the neon of the universal sound.
1.11pm
9 March 2017
Offline I love how they chose to use the Fenders here.
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1.45pm
26 January 2017
Offline I know! They sound amazing. The ping at the ending of the solo is like a full stop.
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BeatlebugI've been up on the mountain, and I've seen his wondrous grace,
I've sat there on the barstool and I've looked him in the face.
He seemed a little haggard, but it did not slow him down,
he was humming to the neon of the universal sound.
4.07pm
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15 February 2015
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@QuarryMan said
I know! They sound amazing. The ping at the ending of the solo is like a full stop.
Yes, so much treble, you could swim in it — droooool 
I must beg to differ, however: it’s more like an exclamation point!
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5.17pm
9 March 2017
Offline I love treble in my guitars, the brighter the better.
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3.51am
19 January 2017
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I love treble in my guitars, the brighter the better.
That’s one of the reasons why I love Johnny Marr’s playing.
Nowhere Man is one of my favourite tracks on Rubber Soul and I used to regard it as one of the best Beatles tracks. I think the simplistic structure lets it down slightly.
"And life flows on within you and without you" - George Harrison
4.29am
26 January 2017
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That’s one of the reasons why I love Johnny Marr’s playing.
Nowhere Man is one of my favourite tracks on Rubber Soul and I used to regard it as one of the best Beatles tracks. I think the simplistic structure lets it down slightly.
Could this be? A fellow Johnny Marr lover?
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FlyingbriansI've been up on the mountain, and I've seen his wondrous grace,
I've sat there on the barstool and I've looked him in the face.
He seemed a little haggard, but it did not slow him down,
he was humming to the neon of the universal sound.
4.58am
19 January 2017
Offline QuarryMan said
Could this be? A fellow Johnny Marr lover?
Yep, I believe I put him at number 5 on my top 10 guitarists list.
He’s up there with the greatest imo.
"And life flows on within you and without you" - George Harrison
7.18am
26 January 2017
Offline Flyingbrians said
Yep, I believe I put him at number 5 on my top 10 guitarists list.
He’s up there with the greatest imo.
He was #1 on mine. Actually, Morrissey, Marr and Rourke could all be #1 on their respective lists for me (well, Rourke if not for Macca).
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I've sat there on the barstool and I've looked him in the face.
He seemed a little haggard, but it did not slow him down,
he was humming to the neon of the universal sound.
10.42pm
9 March 2017
Offline At the end of the Fender guitar solo in Nowhere Man , why does Paul say it’s the place to be.
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9.46am
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15 February 2015
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THAT MOMENT WHEN YOU’RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A POST, YOU LOOK AT SOMETHING ELSE FOR A MINUTE, AND THE @#$&% PAGE REFRESHES 
Anyway…
I had this queued up last night along with The Fool On The Hill , ostensibly as part of my homework; but I never got to TFOTH. 
Because after the waves of nostalgia died down — those drippingly trebley Strats are the sound of my childhood, man, that solo takes me right back to being eight years old and drumming with chopsticks on my bedroom furniture — I had a massive revelation:
PAUL PLAYS AN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING BASSLINE ON THIS SONG! WHAT THE HECK! 
I can’t fathom how I never realised it before. It’s not like I couldn’t hear it — I guess I just took for granted that there was this fabulous melody chugging around in the background there, without ever consciously thinking, That’s Paul playing an awesome bassline. WOW! And the way it locks in with the drumming to support those absolutely watertight blocks or Beatle harmonies, it’s just so… so… so… good It continually blows my mind how impossibly good good music is.
I guess you could say I’ve remembered why the Beatles are the best thing since sliced guitars* 
*Wait , what? 
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12.40pm
26 January 2017
Offline @Beatlebug I had that revelation the other day. This is one of those songs where everything comes together: lyrics, production, harmonies, guitar, bass and drums.
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6.37pm
18 April 2013
Offline This song describes my life right now.
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27 November 2016
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This song describes my life right now.
You and me both.
Scary part is we’re not alone…
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8.23pm
14 June 2016
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This song describes my life right now.
The silver lining is “the world is at your command” part. Hopefully we can both hold on.
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11.34pm
18 April 2013
Offline People keep telling me things will improve. And who knows, they usually do. In the meantime, it’s good to know that we can all be alone together here.
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1.18am
14 June 2016
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People keep telling me things will improve. And who knows, they usually do. In the meantime, it’s good to know that we can all be alone together here.
I don’t know if they do. I think with time we become accustomed to our situation, and find enough light to stay interested in life despite any pain we feel. My light is listening to music, reading, writing and recently doing jigsaw puzzles.
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