Violent Sequence - Zabriskie Sessions version

[marksturdy]

Apologies if this has been discussed before.

Listening to the ZP outtake of Riot Scene / Violent Sequence / Us & Them demo / whatever you want to call it, I've noticed that it's possibly not a solo piano piece, but a partial representation of a full-band performance.

Listening on headphones, I'm sure it's possible to make out an almost-muted bass guitar part, plus what seems to be the occasional bass drum and, in the bridge part, maybe some cymbals in there somewhere.

The bass is a lot clearer on the TEY version, but the drums are more evident on the longer bootlegged mix. Can anyone else hear these?

[2Ravens1Eye]

It's interesting, I've listened to some form or another of the Zabriskie Tapes for 20 years, and only gave TEY version a quick listen upon release. But now taking the time to compare, I do hear the bass for sure in TEY, and it seems to me some of Wright's playing varies between versions, so I think these are different takes. One may have been a solo take or the rest of the band was there, but the version we've had access to since the late 90's was only Rick's mic? I don't hear drums, but need to sit down with headphones to confirm.

Side note, if you've not heard the live version from Théatre du Rond-Point des Champs Elysées, 23 January 1970, there's a good boot of the set called Broadcasting from Europa, and includes bass and drums. The tone is also much more lively.