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Robert Quine is my favorite guitar player of all time, no doubt. And I was trying to think of a Quine pick (maybe The Voidoids' "I'm Your Man"?), but I went with my Yo La pick because the guitars in that song just take me someplace else.

 

It was tough, but a music geek's gotta do what a music geek's gotta do.

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Drums - The Beatles "Rain"

Bass - Radiohead "Airbag" or The Four Tops "You Keep Running Away"

Guitar - The Byrds "Chimes of Freedom"

 

I'd have to think on keys and vocals but for pedal steel you'd have to go with "Six Days on the Road" by the Flying Burrito Brothers.

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Horn (solo): "For No One" - The Beatles

I get chills every time that horn comes in. It was the inspiration for a trumpet solo on one of the songs on my album.

THIS SONG

I just love how the horn on that Beatles song comes out of nowhere and wanted the same for this tune. It felt right.

 

Horn section: "Move On Up" - Curtis Mayfield

Any arguments?

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Bass: What is and What Should Never Be - Led Zeppelin

Slide: Ain't Wasting Time No More - Allman Brothers Band

Lead Guitar: Sway - Rolling Stones

Vocals: Surf's Up - The Beach Boys

Electric Piano: New Frontier - Donald Fagen

Rhythm Guitar: The Wanton Song - Led Zeppelin

Acoustic Piano: Descending - The Black Crowes

Keys: Riders on the Storm - The Doors

Pedal Steel: Albuquerque - Neil Young

Background vox: Paperback Writer - The Beatles

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Drums: "The Real Me" - The Who

Bass: "One Trick Pony" - Paul Simon

Electric Guitar: "Since I've Been Lovin' You" - Led Zeppelin

Acoustic Guitar: "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright" - Bob Dylan

Keys: "Low Spark of High Heel Boys" - Traffic

Vocals: "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" - CSN

Pedal Steel: "One of These Days" - Pink Floyd

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I could probably spend an hour figuring out my favorites, but I will say this

 

Vocals: Van Morrison - "And It Stoned Me" and "Into The Mystic"

Guitar: The Band - "When You Awake" (Robbie's rhythym playing leaves me in awe probably moreso than his lead playing) and "Just Another Whistle Stop" , "Time To Kill", and "Unfaithful Servant" (great leads)

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Drums: "YYZ" - Rush

Bass: "Roundabout" - Yes

Electric Guitar: "Little Wing" - Jimi Hendrix

Acoustic Guitar: "Red Clay Halo" - Gillian Welch (David Rawlings)

Keys: "Don't Ease Me In" - Grateful Dead (Brent Mydland)

Vocals: "Jerusalem of Gold" - Phish

Pedal Steel: "It's Just That Simple" - Wilco

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