SUZANNE VEGA In The Eye | REACTION

[@stevepreece2931]

For me, learning theory at the very start of learning to play guitar really helped my imagination later on. It got pushed to the back of my head when writing, although still there. For me, this is what vega does, lots of imagination, beautiful dreamy art songs, with theory still there but not spoiling the show.

[@henryneuville3071]

To funny, I was actually playing my fretless when I started watching the vid. Good job JPan. Love your show man!

[@mikedown3219]

One thing I love about Suzanne Vega is each album has a slightly different feel, different style even. Always looking to experiment.

[@mcasualjacques]

oh it's so clean (not too noisy) and it keeps her voice in the sweet spot for her.

[@davidbarker77]

Great observations and comments, Justin. She is also a great performer. My wife dragged me out to her concert in Toronto in the early 90s. I was blown away. She engaged the audience through story telling and info behind the origin of her songs. I would recommend The Queen and The Soldier by Suzanne. One of her best, if you have not already reacted to it.

[@T-ShirtMagic]

'For the life of me' can't find the late 80s Suzanne Vega song Randy Bachman sat-in-on, adding a few of his kwel 70s guitar riffs. (not listed online in any song credits, bands or bio)

[@bmcatt]

For me, the quintessential Suzanne Vega song is Marlene on the Wall, which got a tiny bit of radio airtime back when it was first released. I was lucky enough, waaaay back when, to see her perform in a very small venue in Greenwich Village (NYC) right after her first album released. Still love the way her music sounds.

[@mightyV444]

Ooh! Thank you for bringing that song back onto my 📡! 🤩 That's a gem for sure! 😀

[@robshaw2639]

I never noticed the sonic connection to Hold Your Fire, but there could be something there…. Both albums are roughly the same time….

[@mcasualjacques]

know this one ? Michel Petrucciani "Take The a Train" & "Rachid" - Nice Jazz Festival 1998 Michel Petrucciani (piano) Anthony Jackson (bass) Steve Gadd (drums) + Brass trio

[@yes_head]

I liked this much more than the previous one. I'd be curious to hear her demo to see just how much producer Steve Addabbo had to do with it all (he also helped launch Shaun Colvin's career.) More Mwah! 😄

[@robshaw2639]

One more comment… I see each track gets its own facial expression…. Thanx for the myhaa discussion, but looking forward to your expression tomorrow on Institution Green 😁

[@robshaw2639]

I’m pretty sure she’s writing her songs, with help from the team for arranging and production…. Whereas maybe The Warning is getting much more help from the team….

[@mightyV444]

I've caught the The Warning bug, thanks to Justin's reactions! 😅

[@mightyV444]

While we're already talking Wal basses, another good example for the 'Mwah' sound is Mick Karn (Japan), who'd played a fretless one. As for Suzanne Vega, I had not heard this song 'In The Eye' in a veeery long time, and it reminded me today of what I _didn't_ like about the 'Solitude Standing' album: She sings in this whispery style 90% of the time! And that got a bit boring (to me) two thirds in, and I would've liked it if she'd sung some of the songs with a bit more power. Like she obviously had done on her debut album! I'll have to listen to that one in full at some stage! I very much enjoyed the two songs from it you've reacted to 😀👍

[@mcasualjacques]

let's say the mwah is an ADSR envelope, but in frequency and maybe volume. Or it's a modulation, or it's a resonance with the rest of the guitar and lets say it travels in the guitar body in circle. Or i have no idea how sound travels in the guitar. In other comments that nobody will ever read shouldn't all basses be hollow? Maybe the fretless board since it's not reinforced and "loaded" with structural frets, it twists and bend differently. and you get your mwahdib like in Dune.

[@JustinPanariello]

i don't know Dune lol and there are many basses that are hollow. And some of those many are fretless! lol

[@mcasualjacques]

in the sci-fi book/movie the hero is named Mwahdib or Mouadib, and he discovers that shouting his name is a super-weapon that i think can explode ennemies or something. Now how this applies to the Bass-mwah is a cringy pun.

[@duckarse11]

[@donnelson6694]

I like Undertow better.