And continuing our thought from a recent post, only this time in reverse, isn’t it obvious that just because something has all the right stuff it doesn’t necessarily qualify as great itself? And doesn’t this observation help explain one of the age old mysteries in audio about how something can measure great and sound poor? […]
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Tony Besgrove writes: How on earth can someone play like that? – just count the notes. Technique is out of this world, though the end result lacks a wee bit in the emotional stakes.
If you have a mono recording is it best to listen on a dedicated mono speaker or is a stereo speaker adequate? Watch HERE
We are – as always – indebted to our friend Tony Besgrove for this terrific recommendation. He writes – “Great guitar intro and band mix – feedback just in time..”
In the late sixties, earning their spurs at the legendary Grande Ballroom in Detroit alongside The Stooges as a house band, the MC5 blasted their way into my affections, producing some of the loudest, baddest, heavy rock music ever heard at that time. Having given their support to a left wing, anarchist movement called the […]
What can one say about Jimi Hendrix that hasn’t already been written? This man died in London in September 1970 – that’s 44 years ago – yet you will still find his face on the front cover of dozens of music magazines every year where his life story, his music, his guitars, are documented in […]
We are – as always – indebted to our friend Tony Besgrove for this terrific recommendation. He writes – “Shed a tear for Tom. Great keyboard solo in the middle – Stevie Nicks helping out. 7.4 million views and counting.”
Every few years, the music and guitar magazines run their ‘best guitar solo’ poll, and every year it is topped by either Dave Gilmour’s ‘Comfortably Numb’ or Don Felder’s & Joe Walsh’s ‘Hotel California’ solos – all magnificent pieces of guitar artistry. However, here’s one that seems to have been forgotten, but in my view […]
The Church were (and still are) a relatively unknown Australian band – at least outside of their home country. In 1981 they released their debut album, ‘Of Skins And Heart’. One track on that album became their first Australian top ten 45 – ‘The Unguarded Moment’. The Los Angeles Times described the band’s music as […]
Born Saul Hudson in Hampstead, London, in 1965, and spending his early years in Stoke-on-Trent, he moved to Los Angeles around the age of five and subsequently adopted the stage name Slash. After playing in a number of LA bands, in 1985 he decided to join a bunch of old musician friends who had just […]
Many fans of rock music will be familiar with the works of the Ramones and The New York Dolls. The Ramones, in particular, have become punk icons. You can buy a Ramones T-shirt in Primark (yes, I do shop there!), though I would hazard a guess that most purchasers of said T-shirt would be unable […]
The 6th February 2011 saw the death, at the age of just 58, of Gary Moore, one of the greatest guitarists of the past 50 odd years. Gary Moore was raised in Northern Ireland, moving to England in 1970 and spending his final years on the south coast near Brighton. He died of a heart […]
I couldn’t let the passing away of the last remaining member of the original Ramones lineup go by without putting pen to paper (well, fingers to keyboard, then). On July 11th. Tommy Ramone, drummer, died from cancer. He followed in the footsteps of Joey (vocals, d.2001), Dee Dee (bass/vocals d.2002), and Johnny (guitar, d.2004) More […]
Updated with new links 21/06/18 Many Prince You Tube videos get taken down pretty quickly, but for the moment you can view the performance at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8raPqu-6Gw and for those in a hurry a crudely edited truncated version of the guitar solo may be seen at:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANn8Y1p-DfA. —//— The first time I saw this performance on […]
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“We’re Modern Life Is War from Marshalltown, Iowa!” So begins every gig played by this band. This is the signal that initiates a stage invasion and subsequent mass crowd surfing – with hyped-up fans hurling themselves over the heads of others and seemingly unconcerned over the consequences should that body of fans in the audience […]
We are – as always – indebted to our friend Tony Besgrove for this terrific recommendation. He writes – “Rory at his greatest – clips from his most spectacular solos – such brilliant phrasing. Strats just don’t get so battered as this one.”
We are – as always – indebted to our friend Tony Besgrove for this terrific recommendation. He writes – “Warren is not everybody’s cup of tea – quite distinctive”
Mick Ronson died 22 years ago at the age of 46 from liver cancer. He was probably best known for his association with David Bowie, acting as David’s axeman during his Ziggy Stardust phase. A multi-talented musician, ‘Ronno’ also arranged and produced a multitude of Bowie tracks. Later he collaborated with many other class acts, […]
One of the greatest acclamations a guitar player can have is to be instantly recognisable through their playing. Who else, other than George Harrison, could it have been playing the first solo on Cream’s ‘Badge’. Take the guitar solo in Michael Jackson’s ‘Beat It’ – no-one but Eddie Van Halen sounds like that. Brian […]