"Barracuda" by Heart

It's time for the hardest rocking song ever written about sea
life, as Kirk takes a deep dive into Heart's 1977 body-shaker
"Barracuda." A deceptively complex song written around a
deceptively straightforward riff, "Barracuda" opens the door for
a discussion of the particulars of guitar tone, stompbox effects,
the long history of the "galloping groove," why Ann Wilson's
vocals rock as hard as they do, and a brief tribute to her sister
Nancy's killer guitar chops.


Band/Artist: Heart


Album: Little Queen, 1977


Composed by: Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Roger
Fisher, Michael DeRosier


Listen/Buy via Album.Link


ALSO REFERENCED/DISCUSSED:


"Pride and Joy" by Stevie Ray Vaughan

"Make a Mistake with Me" by Brad Paisley

"November Rain" by Guns 'n Roses feat. Slash

"This Flight Tonight" as performed by Nazareth

"Immigrant Song" by Led Zeppelin

"William Tell Overture" by Gioachino Rossini

"Crazy on You" by Heart

"Black Dog" by Led Zeppelin

A cool interview with Roger Fisher about creating his
Barracuda guitar tone, as well as that "Alien Attack" sound:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcQik5m0t9Q

A Wall Street Journal interview with the Wilsons about
the process of writing the song:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-rage-behind-hearts-barracuda-11557331740



OUTRO SOLOIST: Dan Nervo


This episode's outro soloist is the fantastic Dan Nervo. Dan
plays guitar all around the San Francisco Bay Area in bands like
Neon Velvet, and also teaches private guitar lessons. Hit him up
if you want to get really good at guitar:
https://www.facebook.com/DanNervoGuitarLessons/


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