80年代金屬大反撲

80年代的金屬團在今年大反撲了.......
每一支樂團都是百歲級;真不知道還能搞出什麼東西來!!

Motley Crue - Saints Of Los Angeles
1. L.A.M.F.
2. Face Down In The Dirt
3. What's It Gonna Take
4. Down At The Whisky
5. Saints of Los Angeles (Gang Vocal)
6. Mutherfucker of the Year
7. The Animal In Me
8. Welcome To The Machine
9. Just Another Psycho
10. Chicks = Trouble
11. This Ain't A Love Song
12. White Trash Circus
13. Goin' Out Swingin'
這張專輯實在是沒啥創意;一成不變的編曲加上Vince Neil哎哎叫的唱腔.....
滑鼠按右鍵-->>刪除.


Whitesnake-Good To Be Bad
1. Best years
2. Can you hear the wind blow
3. Call on me 5:02
4. All I want all I need
5. Good to be bad
6. All for love
7. Summer rain
8. Lay down your love
9. A fool in love
10. Got what you need
11. 'til the end of time
主唱David實在是創作力驚人;２千年到現在一直持續開演唱會跟寫歌; 自從加入Doug Aldrich(ex-Dio);Reb Beach(Ｗinger)這２把雙吉他之後更有看頭. 這張一定要當漏的啦!!


White Lion - Return Of The Pride













Tesla-Into The Now

Greg Howe 新專輯Sound Proof

Fusion大師Greg Howe終於堆出2008新專輯
http://www.myspace.com/greghoweguitarist

另外GREG HOWE'S ONLINE GUITAR & MUSIC SEMINARS也即將上線
Finally the long awaited online guitar/music seminars offered by Greg Howe at www.ghworkshops.com are practically here and will be available this summer of 2008.

Lynyrd Skynyrd---free bird 不死的70年代

Lynyrd Skynyrd---free bird

提起LYNYRD SKYNYRD，估計知道這個樂隊名字的人不會特別多，但是提起他們的很多著名的曲子估計很多人都有印象。這裡彈琴的朋友有很多，我想以前國外的一個雜誌評選的一百首最佳吉他solo歌曲大家一定知道，其中就有Lynyrd Skynyrd的著名歌曲Free Bird。完整的彈完後面那段吉他solo應該手會殘廢;不死也剩半條命;史上最偉大的南方搖滾樂團.

Dave Weiner

Steve Vai的現場第二吉他手;年紀輕輕就在Steve Vai的 Band.....實在是很恐怖!!

1. How did you get into Steve Vai's band?
After college, I moved out to LA to go to GIT. The day I got to LA I went to the school to look around. I saw a job board on the wall and thought to myself that it would be a good idea to get some kind of job to start to network with people in the industry. I found an ad that basically stated:
"...intern needed for general office work.. make your own hours... fax your resume to #####..."
That was it. very vague. No names or anything. So I put a resume together and faxed it. That night I received a call at like 11 pm. It was Ruta Sepetys. The name sounded familiar to me but I couldn't place it. Then she started telling me about herself and her clients and mentioned Steve Vai and it clicked.. I had seen her name in Vai's credits.

So, I started working for Ruta in her office and continued there while I was at GIT. Every once in a while she would send me over to Steve's house or office to take him some papers or something. He was always cool but every time I met him, he'd call me a different name. Eventually he got to know me and during one of our conversations, I mentioned to him that I was going to be recording a demo for a few friends in the recording program at MI. He said he'd like to hear it when it was done. I finished the demo and gave it to him and didn't hear any remarks on it at all.

2 weeks later, I was working at Ruta's. It was a Friday. The phone rang. Ruta picked it up and it was Steve. She started looking at me and smiling and had this weird look on her face. She hung up the phone and said "..Steve's going to ask you to join his band.... expect an email." I was like.. yeah whatever. I get home and check my mail and it said something like ".. Dave I really liked your playing. Would you like to go on tour? Show up at the studio on Monday with your guitar and learn these 14 songs."

Of course I was blown away; in total shock that on Monday I would be going to start my professional career as a musician in rehearsals with Steve Vai instead of going to classes.

FRENTE! Marvin The Album

FRENTE! Marvin The Album

Frente! (佛朗迪合唱团) 成立于1991年。由三男一女组合而成的澳洲民搖樂團。女主唱 Angie Hart清新甜美的嗓音極富韵味美感。可惜該團已于1998年解散，徒留遗憾予喜爱它的歌迷。

"Girl" – 2:42
"Labour of Love" – 3:01
"Ordinary Angels" – 2:49
"Lonely" – 3:23
"Most Beautiful" – 2:50
"Cuscutlan" – 3:00
"Pretty Friend" – 2:35
"No Time" – 3:20
"Reflect" – 3:06
"Explode" – 2:50
"Accidently Kelly Street" – 3:21
"See/Believe" – 3:06
"Dangerous" – 3:00
"Bizarre Love Triangle" – 2:01

frank zappa

吉他怪傑 奇數怪人

frank zappa 是一個很難定位的音樂家;風格很前衛創新,除了是吉他手也是編曲家;也當過交響樂指揮.
上面的影片'stevies spanking' 內可以看到年輕時的Steve vai.

T-Square - Truth

T-Square - Truth
2003年live版本


2007年acoustic版本

Masahiro Andoh 一直是我最喜歡的日本吉他手之ㄧ;很內斂的solo方式加上慢慢鋪陳出來的樂句讓和弦跟solo都嘎的很緊.很獨特的日本藝人;有別於其他fusion吉他手.

電子樂譜機

很久以前就對成堆的樂譜要如何整理這個問題思考很久.
在偶然間發現國外有賣電子樂譜機.

http://www.freehandsystems.com/products.html
美金定價899元....但是硬體規格有夠爛!!!!!!!!根本就是一台電子書而已.

• Size: 13.3" x 9.9" x 1.8" (just over 4 lbs.)
• Easy-to-read, low glare, touch screen
• 12.1" TFT LCD back-lit, color display eliminates need for external music stand lighting
• Resolution: 1024 x 768
• 64MB Flash memory, 128MB RAM
• 64MB Flash memory module
• Video out
• Audio out
• AC power and rechargeable battery
• 2 USB ports (1 host, 1 device)

經過多月的思考..............
我決定用平板電腦來製作我的樂譜機.
目前鎖定HP TX2000系列;因為它有磁感跟壓力並形式螢幕,而且價格便宜36000以內搞定.


目前剩下的問題就是把所有的樂譜變成電子檔(PDF)......這才是是傷腦筋的開始.

心目中的10大吉他手

Top10 Super Guitar Player
每個領域都有很屌的吉他手,想要認真的歸納出前10名還真是有點難.....
用了一個下午的時間還是硬給他排出來.

10 Jimmy Page

Stairway To Heaven這首歌應該是無人不知無人不曉吧~~
就是他Jimmy Page哈草哈到買樓梯上天堂的吉他手

9 Jeff beck

一個為了玩車差點毀了手指的英國精神指標;
完美的Tone外加冷酷的用音;讓他在70年代就已經達到巔峰.

8 Eddie Van Halen

不知道從哪想出的點弦技巧害死後代一堆吉他手學特技表演式的演奏法.

7 Steve Vai

這個傢伙更該死~~~把前幾名的技巧加起來又進化成更不可能達到的境界;
簡直不是人.

6 Pat Metheny

對於一個13歲就可以在柏克萊當助教的人;我好像也不知道該如何介紹.......用力聽吧!!!! 懂樂器的人聽完就會知道有些事不是苦練就能達成,沒有天份永遠不知道去天堂的樓梯在哪.

5 Joe Pass

爵士吉他的代名詞;他的一生就是爵士吉他的歷史.

4 Guthrie Govan

近年來崛起的英國吉他新秀樂風綜合Rock.jazz.fusion.country....全能又專精的怪物;任職於英國吉他雜誌專欄主筆,目前是超紅的Session Player.

3 Randy Rhoads

永遠的悲劇英雄;Randy Rhoads如果沒那麼早死的話現在應該是影響全世界Rock吉他手最重要的人物.

2 Stevie Ray Vaughan

他跟Randy Rhoads都是英年早逝坐直升機摔死的;他們的故事告訴我們;當你快成名時千萬不要坐直升機.

1 Jimi Hendrix

除了他還有誰會是第一??