Posted August 3, 2011 at 7:12 am | No comments
“Kashmir” is one of Led Zeppelin’s most powerful songs. Appearing on their sixth album, Physical Graffiti, it was technically too long to be played by radio stations (clocking in at 8:28, although the original LP jacket had it listed at 9:41), but since “Stairway to Heaven” was so popular, most stations played it anyway. At the period of time the song was written, Jimmy Page had been experimenting with a sitar and different ethnic tunings. Consequently, “Kashmir” employs many characteristics of Eastern music, giving it that unique flair that differentiates it from the rest of Zep’s catalog. As one of the band’s most beloved classics, even Robert Plant has said that it is “the definitive Led Zeppelin song”.
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Posted August 2, 2011 at 9:30 am | No comments
Rejoining Ted Nugent for his summer 2011 I Still Believe Tour is none other than Derek St Holmes on vocals.
Derek is the original voice on so many of Ted’s classic hits, like “Stranglehold”, “Hey Baby”, “Just What the Dr. Ordered”, and “Dog Eat Dog” to name just a few. He was a member of The Amboy Dukes from 1973 and provided that magic soulful voice to the ground breaking Ted Nugent solo record in 1975. In 1978, Derek headed off for his own solo musical adventure, but again collaborated with Nugent on the Spirit of the Wild CD and tours in 1995-96. Fast forward to 2011, and Derek is now a full-time member of the Nugent Band once again, so buckle up for one hell of high octane All-American rock ‘n’ roll party.
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Posted August 2, 2011 at 7:12 am | No comments
Known by its galloping opening riff and Robert Plant’s otherworldly scream over the top of it, “Immigrant Song” is a classic Led Zeppelin song from their third album, Led Zeppelin III. It was also released as a single without the band’s knowledge and against their wishes. Written by the band right after their first-even appearance in Iceland, they played it live just six days after. Their trip to “the land of the ice and snow” inspired Norse-themed lyrics, including references to Vikings and Valhalla. The line “Hammer of the gods will drive our ships to new lands” has inspired many to refer to Led Zeppelin’s sound as “Hammer of the Gods”.
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Posted August 1, 2011 at 1:04 pm | 2 comments
With 20 years of experience under his belt, Bill Gaal has been a musician, touring the world, packing houses and pleasing a legion of fans in the early ’00s metal band Nothingface. Not only did he play bass, but he sat behind the boards, serving as a producer, engineer and mixer, having co-written and co-produced all of Nothingface’s five releases.
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Posted August 1, 2011 at 8:05 am | No comments
Being a professional guitarist I’ve had a lot of teachers over the years. These teachers ranged from my very first music store teacher who showed me the five positions of the blues scale, to renowned guitar educator and performer Roddy Ellias, and everything in between. I’ve been lucky in that each of my teachers was able to push me to the next level of my playing, helping me build the career as a guitarist that I have today.
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Posted August 1, 2011 at 7:12 am | No comments
“Babe, I’m Gonna Leave You” is a song written in the late ’50s by Anne Bredon, and was made famous by Joan Baez and then even more famous by Led Zeppelin in late ’60s. This tab is of the Zeppelin version, which was originally credited as “Traditional arranged by Jimmy Page.” The story goes the Jimmy Page heard Joan Baez’s version and worked out his arrangement of the tune, which he then played for Robert Plant when they first met to discuss what would be on Led Zeppelin’s first record. The song did end up on their debut as the second track, and they played it live on the tours for that album, but not many since. Robert Plant has been playing the song live more recently after hearing Zeppelin cover bands do the tune.
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