Original Extended Version (October 1979)

[hannaconner]

Here is the original non edited demo version of Solid Rock!

"One, Two" on intro before "One, Two, Three, Four" and later fade out at the end, with more choruses

[Pottel]

Here is the original non edited demo version of Solid Rock!

"One, Two" on intro before "One, Two, Three, Four" and later fade out at the end, with more choruses

? where?

[Pottel]

also, thnx in advance.

[onceupon84]

[fan no more]

Oh, my, that's cringey 

[Pottel]

Oh, my, that's cringey 

listening to it now. not sure why you would call it cringey? care to ellaborate?
it is a demo, not the finished product. or what am i missing here?

[fan no more]

Oh, my, that's cringey 

listening to it now. not sure why you would call it cringey? care to ellaborate?
it is a demo, not the finished product. or what am i missing here?

It's Mark's vocal in particular. So forced.

[wayaman]

Oh, my, that's cringey 

listening to it now. not sure why you would call it cringey? care to ellaborate?
it is a demo, not the finished product. or what am i missing here?

Actually is not a demo.

They recorded "Solid rock", "What's the matter baby" and "Twisting by the pool" at Pathway Studio to be released as single, prior to the Making Movies recording. Or at least that's what it's said in Michael Oldfield's book.

In the Arena documentary you can listen to that Twisting by the pool recording with a very weird videoclip, that probably was though to be used to promote it.

Probably Ed would say something about this, but I think he said before that book was crap, lol.

[Robson]

It's good that in the final version they gave up the backing vocals.

[Brunno Nunes]

It's good that in the final version they gave up the backing vocals.

Interestingly, on the OES tour 91/92, they used the melody from the backing vocals of the 1979 version and performed it in a duet with sax and guitar in the long final solo.🎸🎷

[fan no more]

It's good that in the final version they gave up the backing vocals.

Interestingly, on the OES tour 91/92, they used the melody from the backing vocals of the 1979 version and performed it in a duet with sax and guitar in the long final solo.🎸🎷

Since the early 80s (LOG tour?), they also used that melody during the song intro. Which works very well. Builds anticipation.