Sounded Good at the Time

Album: 747 (2014)
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  • The Lady A trio didn't think this sounded good at one time during its recording. They considered scrapping the song, after coming to dislike its opening guitar riff. However, once producer Nathan Chapman broke the riff into smaller segments and reversed them, creating a new hook that pushed the song forward without abandoning its organic roots, they fell back in love with it again .

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