Posted May 17, 2011 at 8:28 am | No comments
Written as a protest song against the Vietnam War, Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs” was released on the band’s best-selling record Paranoid, as well as on every live album except Cross Purposes Live. The song is also known for its long ending, which was so distinct from the original track that it was given its own name, “Luke’s Wall.” The ending was named after two Black Sabbath roadies at the time, Geoff Lucas and Spock Wall, who were a two-man road crew at the time of the album’s recording. Following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the song was put on Clear Channel’s list of songs that it deemed inappropriate for airplay in the U.S.
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Posted May 16, 2011 at 3:45 pm | No comments
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Black Sabbath Paranoid
Black Sabbath Paranoid
Released on Black Sabbath’s second album, of the same name, “Paranoid” would not only be a big hit for the band back in 1970, it would also become one of the most recognizable guitar riffs in rock history. The song has since become closely associated with both Black Sabbath and their former, then current, and depending on when you read this maybe former again, lead singer Ozzy Osbourne. After Ozzy left Black Sabbath, he continued to perform “Paranoid” live and has released several famous versions including one with Randy Rhoads from the Ozzy Osbourne Randy Rhoads Tribute album.
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Posted May 16, 2011 at 6:56 am | One comment
Madam Adam conjures forth a debut album thick with stadium-worthy anthems recalling the brightest spots of the Seattle grunge movement, the sexual bombast of ’70s AM radio rock and the exuberance of four people who live, breathe and devour music.
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Posted May 15, 2011 at 6:38 pm | No comments
As one of the most prolific Blues-men of the 70’s and 80’s, Rory Gallagher has become a guitar legend and an Irish icon. There is no better evidence of this than filmmaker Tony Palmer’s Irish Tour 74. Originally released in 1974, the work provides a rare look into Gallagher’s music, technique and affable character. Though it was to be aired as a television special, and was created for no other reason than Palmer’s adulation of Rory’s music, fans across the globe are glad that the film has now made it to wide release by the good folks over at Eagle Rock Entertainment.
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Posted May 15, 2011 at 3:45 pm | No comments
Influenced by the writing style of Bob Dylan, “It’s just basically John doing Dylan” as Paul McCartney said, “You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away” was recorded and released on the Beatles’ 1965 album Help. The song was also the first Beatles’ song that featured an outside musician sitting in with the band, in this case it was John Scott on Tenor and Alto Flutes. The lyrics of the song have been linked to the band’s manager Brian Epstein, who was a closeted homosexual and homosexuality was a criminal offense in Britain at the time.
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Posted May 15, 2011 at 7:30 am | No comments
Arobas Music has recently released the latest edition of their famous guitar tablature scoring software, Guitar Pro 6, and it’s better than ever. Guitar Pro 6 comes with all the features of the previously released versions, but also has many new features and options, that I can’t wait to dig in.
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Posted May 14, 2011 at 5:47 pm | No comments
When I was asked to review the Taylor GS8e, aka Grand Symphony, I jumped at the opportunity. I knew the first song that I was going to play on this beauty would need to be fitting for the moment; the song that came rushing to my head was “Norwegian Wood” by the Beatles, a great acoustic song for a memorable occasion.
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Posted May 14, 2011 at 7:10 am | No comments
Written and released on the 1965 album Help, “Yesterday” is not only one of the Beatles’ most loved hits, it is also cited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the song with the most cover versions ever recorded with over 1600 recorded versions in existence. BMI has also stated that the song had been performed more than 7 million times in the 20th century alone. Though the song was never released as a single, and therefore could not achieve number one status, it was names as the Number 1 song of the 20th century by a recent BBC 2 poll.
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Posted May 13, 2011 at 7:10 am | No comments
Written by George Harrison, featuring a guitar solo by Blues-Rock legend Eric Clapton, and released on their highly-successful 1968 album The Beatles, otherwise known as the White Album, “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” has been mentioned in many lists of the greatest rock songs of all time as well as in the Top 10 Beatles songs ever written. Harrison found inspiration from the I-Ching when writing the song, as he described realizing that everything in Eastern philosophy is based on the concept that things are related to each other, rather than the Western philosophy that things are just coincidental.
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Posted May 12, 2011 at 2:42 pm | No comments
The first Beatles song written by George Harrison to appear on the A-side of a single, “Something” would also appear on the band’s highly successful 1969 album Abbey Road. The song was also the only George Harrison written single to top the charts while he was still a member of the Beatles. As well as receiving critical acclaim from critics and fans alike, and topping the American charts, the song was also praised by both John Lennon and Paul McCartney, the band’s principal songwriters, as one of the best songs that Harrison had ever written as well as one of the best songs that the band had ever produced.
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