America

The war sounds are 2 seperate battle scenes mixed together. The effect of the guitar and banjo is supposed to sound like 2 guys sitting on a porch lamenting the Civil War. When Elvis sang this song ("Dixie") it was always one of the most moving parts to his show.
The cross fade brings up the "America" melody. There are seven guitar tracks during the marching snare part. The next guitar part - when the drums kick in - was without a doubt the most difficult guitar part of the whole album. Don't ask us to play it live!

Ted Kirkpatrick


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