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In a few songs, endings have been cut live such as Leper Affinity piano and Bleak effects. I'm pretty sure Mike has stated that the out of tune guitar moved Burden away from becoming another sappy ballad, and as the detuning would be almost impossible to pull off I can't see it happening.
WTfF is this "not possible cos of detuning" shit?
Like they need to do that anyway. He could just play that part several times and then end it in some way. Just like they end those fade-out songs.
Who gives a fuck about that detuning bit anyway.
In a few songs, endings have been cut live such as Leper Affinity piano and Bleak effects. I'm pretty sure Mike has stated that the out of tune guitar moved Burden away from becoming another sappy ballad, and as the detuning would be almost impossible to pull off I can't see it happening.
I'd much prefer The Lotus Eater or Hessian Peel.
(ormaybeillstateagainthatkarmashouldbeplayedlive alongwiththetwilightismyrobedirgefornovemberand wreathandserenitypainteddeathohwait)
In a few songs, endings have been cut live such as Leper Affinity piano and Bleak effects. I'm pretty sure Mike has stated that the out of tune guitar moved Burden away from becoming another sappy ballad, and as the detuning would be almost impossible to pull off I can't see it happening.
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I agree. Burden has to be played live. The vocal melody is one of Mikael's best, no doubt.
A live performance doesn't have to be a note-for-note interpretation of an album track, don't you think?
We're not talking about leaving out a minor section. Whether you like the ending or not, it is responsible for the overall vibe of the song (and contributes to the atmosphere of the album in its entirety). It's like saying, we'll play To Bid You Farewell without the 'Devotion eludes..' heaviness. Where TBYF lifts as the song progresses, Burden goes from sappy to something wicked and haunting. So yeah, I think in this case it would be important to Mike to deliver the same or similar atmosphere, whether it be note for note or not.