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Five Bands To Check Out

Thursday, August 5, 2010

I’m totally stoked over the response from yesterday’s post. I’m almost afraid to write about anything today for fear of spoiling the success. Thanks again to everyone for reading and commenting; it really makes blogging worth the effort when people contribute. You folks are great! Today I wanted to talk about some new music I’ve [...]

My Afternoon Lesson With Tosin Abasi of Animals As Leaders

Friday, July 30, 2010

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Getting older is a funny thing. “You just wait and see” must be on an endless subconscious loop in the minds of my parent’s generation. The younger you are, the more you think you know, and the more the older generation can’t wait for you to grow up a little bit and see the expression [...]

Derivative or Ripoff?

Friday, July 9, 2010

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There’s a fine line between inadvertently paying homage to the musicians you respect and blatantly (even though perhaps unknowingly) ripping off their ideas. Unless you don’t listen to music at all, you probably cannot help but let other people’s ideas seep into your gray matter and have some sort of influence over your originality. The [...]

Where Have the Guitar Heroes Gone?

Monday, April 26, 2010

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I remember when I first started playing there were TONS of great players that I could look to for inspiration – the guitar heroes. There was Satriani, Vai, Yngwie, Van Halen, Bettencourt, DeMartini, Beach, and Le Tekrø. It was a powerful time for guitar players back then. It’s a powerful time for players now, too, [...]

Meshuggah: Alive (Live DVD and CD)

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

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Today in the mail I finally received my Valentine’s Day gift to myself – the jam-packed live DVD and CD offering from perhaps the greatest metal band of the first decade of the 2000′s. The offering? Alive. The band? Meshuggah! Riding the wave of success from their 2008 CD ObZen, the Swedish quintet went out [...]

5 Guitarist Collaborations I Would Like To See

Friday, February 12, 2010

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Supergroups come along every once in a while. Them Crooked Vultures and Chickenfoot certainly come to mind as two of the latest. It's always interesting to hear what creations they make, especially when they come from diverse backgrounds and musical styles. What's interesting, however, is that most of the time the music just comes out sounding average; certainly less than the sum of its parts. With that in mind, I've assembled a list of five guitarist collaborations that I would like to see happen. Who would you like to see?

20 Must-Have Guitar CDs

Thursday, December 31, 2009

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Yes, you’ve seen lists like this everywhere, every year. We’ve tried to mix things up a little bit by including old and new, as well as a mixture of styles and genres that have produced amazing guitar recordings. There are tons more than this list, of course, so I invite you all to share your [...]