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4 unusual facts about Huffin


Huffin

It was only released as a live recording, on their album Alive & Well: Recorded in Paris (recorded July 1977, released 1978).

"Huffin" is an instrumental song written by Karl Jenkins and performed by Soft Machine.

Aside from that, all instruments play the melody together, as was done for the first riff, including John Marshall furiously beating out the timing on drums and cymbals, bringing the music to a sustained climax.

After several repeats of the riff, the music switches into a one-chord 4/4 jam with John Etheridge playing the lead solo on guitar.



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