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whitzmusic wrote:Heck, I even watched a YT video showing him playing another one of their popular songs (probably 'Jesus of Suburbia') on a short-scale electric guitar! That's unthinkable for most guitar players including me (the fast riffs and chord switches are even harder on a smaller guitar), but quite clearly, not for him.
whitzmusic wrote:Heck, I even watched a YT video showing him playing another one of their popular songs (probably 'Jesus of Suburbia') on a short-scale electric guitar! That's unthinkable for most guitar players including me (the fast riffs and chord switches are even harder on a smaller guitar), but quite clearly, not for him.
derFunkenstein wrote:Boy, I'll say it is. We got my daughter (9 years old) a mini Strat for her birthday, and when I tune it for her I like to just try to goof around. I fat finger so many chords and runs that I might as well not even bother.
SecretMaster wrote:My first guitar was/is a Fender Mustang, and I love that thing to death. The best thing about that guitar (IMO) is that you can run the neck and bridge pickup in parallel and get some pretty unique tones out of it. I have long and bony fingers so it's pretty easy for me to navigate shorter scale guitars. It was definitely an adjustment when I first played a Les Paul.
Also Crosby, Stills, & Nash. Partially inspired by Helplessly Hoping being featured in Annihilation (which I thought was one of worst movies I've seen in a long time).
AMD64Blondie wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_VYZKSxlcQ
Alyona Yarushina-Kickstart My Heart.(She's covering Motley Crue.)
just brew it! wrote:DancinJack wrote:I didn't like anything my parents listened to growing up. Obviously as you get older tastes change, but I wouldn't say at my age (early 30's) that my parents' and my tastes in music line up that well still.
FWIW, I like Rush, but not enough to perform 2112 at a high school talent show. My parents did not and do not like Rush.
Well yeah, it's not a hard-and-fast rule. But in general, I'd say there are a lot more people in their 20s and 30s today whose music tastes overlap that of their parents than there were when I was that age. I'm not saying that there's 100% alignment; just a lot more overlap.
I can talk to my kids about Rush, Pink Floyd, Led Zep, Queen, etc. and they're into it. But when I was younger I had very little interest in show tunes, Frank Sinatra, Elvis, etc...
Captain Ned wrote:derFunkenstein wrote:Captain Ned wrote:Some of Ian Gillian's best work isn't on any Deep Purple album, it's on the Decca-label "soundtrack" (album was released to try to get a spot in a proper theatre) to Jesus Christ Superstar.
Seconded. That cast is amazing, and Gillian outshines Ted Neely at every turn. Murray Head as Judas, too. My goodness, I'm going to have to dig that one out.
There are also some seriously funky and froody bass lines on that recording as well.
Anovoca wrote:Insomnium - Shadows Of The Dying Sun
A new discovery for me and an absolute must listen to any Opeth fan.
just brew it! wrote:Anovoca wrote:Insomnium - Shadows Of The Dying Sun
A new discovery for me and an absolute must listen to any Opeth fan.
I made a note of this, and finally got around to checking them out. Currently listening to their 2006 release, Above The Weeping World. I agree, they're very good! IMO the songs don't seem quite as varied in composition/structure as Opeth, and the mix seems a bit muddy/compressed; but these aren't show-stopper issues by any means. I agree, anyone who enjoys a dose of melodic Death Metal now and then (or frequently!) really should check them out.
I will be working my way through their entire back catalog, thanks to Spotify.
just brew it! wrote:just brew it! wrote:Anovoca wrote:Insomnium - Shadows Of The Dying Sun
A new discovery for me and an absolute must listen to any Opeth fan.
I made a note of this, and finally got around to checking them out. Currently listening to their 2006 release, Above The Weeping World. I agree, they're very good! IMO the songs don't seem quite as varied in composition/structure as Opeth, and the mix seems a bit muddy/compressed; but these aren't show-stopper issues by any means. I agree, anyone who enjoys a dose of melodic Death Metal now and then (or frequently!) really should check them out.
I will be working my way through their entire back catalog, thanks to Spotify.
...and as a result of an Allmusic tangent to Insomnium, I am now also checking out In Flames. @Anovoca - If you're not aware of In Flames you should probably check them out too.
And listening to Steve Hackett's Spectral Mornings (mentioned a few posts back) prompted me to dig deeper into his back catalog as well; he's apparently been very busy in the decades since leaving Genesis.
Damnit, so much music, so little time!
derFunkenstein wrote:... a little lighter on the ears than other posts in this thread.
just brew it! wrote:derFunkenstein wrote:... a little lighter on the ears than other posts in this thread.
Oh, c'mon, I did mention Steve Hackett (buried in there among all my recent posts about Death Metal, Buckethead, and fusion ). He's pretty mellow.