16 min 3 sec
Paul Gilbert teaches you some of his favorites "Big-Stretch"
Video lesson for guitarist
3/31/08
Paul Gilbert _ Guitar Lesson
Mahavishnu Orchestra _ "Sky Top" _ Syracuse University
58 min 56 sec
The MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA live 1972 @ syracuse University. found in the archive at the library in syracuse, this is the real deal music is ... all ?
John McLaughlin - guitars, Billy Cobham - drums Rick Laird - bass Jan Hammer - keys, Jerry Goodman - violin.
The Mahavishnu Orchestra was a jazz-rock fusion group that debuted in 1970 and dissolved in 1976, only to reunite briefly from 1984 to 1986.
3/30/08
Joe Satriani _ Soloing Lesson
18 min 22 sec
Goals for the record.
The appeal of Hendrix/Blues playing.
And more in video.
Video for the guitarist.
3/29/08
Opeth _ Live In Norway
1 hr 3 min 43 sec
Opeth Playing At The Inferno Festival In Norway.
Opeth is a Swedish heavy metal band that formed in 1990 in Stockholm. While the band has been through several personnel changes, singer, guitarist, and songwriter Mikael A kerfeldt has remained Opeth's driving force since joining shortly after its inception.
While firmly rooted in Scandinavian death metal, Opeth incorporates progressive metal, progressive rock, folk, and jazz into their usually lengthy songs.Many compositions include acoustic guitars and strong dynamic shifts, as well as growling and clean vocals. The band rarely played live to support the first four albums, though later conducted its first world tour after the release of 2001's Blackwater Park.
Opeth website http://opeth.com/
Opeth Live In Norway
3/28/08
Steve Howe _ The Clap & Mood for a Day
Stephen James "Steve" Howe (born April 8, 1947 in Holloway, North London, England) is an English guitarist best known for his work with the progressive rock group Yes after replacing Peter Banks in 1970. He has also been a member of The Syndicats, Bodast, Tomorrow, Asia and GTR, as well as having released 13 solo albums as of June 2005.
Steve Howe website http://www.stevehowe.com/
Steve Howe _ The Clap & Mood for a Day
3/27/08
Dream Theater - Live At The Budokan - Watch free progressive metal band concert
2 hr 52 min 47 sec
Live at Budokan is a live recording released by progressive metal band Dream Theater on October 5, 2004, available on either 3 CDs or 2 DVDs. It was recorded at the Nippon Budokan Hall on April 26, 2004 in Tokyo, Japan.
Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name "Majesty" by John Myung, John Petrucci and Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, before they dropped out to support the band. Though a number of lineup changes followed, the three original members remain today along with James LaBrie and Jordan Rudess.
Dream Theater - Live At The Budokan - Watch free progressive metal band concert
Track listing
"As I Am" – 8:34
"This Dying Soul" – 12:12
"Beyond This Life" – 19:34
"Hollow Years" – 9:19
"War Inside My Head" – 2:30
"The Test That Stumped Them All" – 4:53
"Endless Sacrifice" – 11:20
"Instrumedley" – 12:09
"Trial of Tears" – 13:58
"New Millennium" – 7:59
"Keyboard solo" – 3:59
"Only a Matter of Time" – 7:25
"Goodnight Kiss" – 6:14
"Solitary Shell" – 5:51
"Stream of Consciousness" – 10:55
"Disappear" – 5:55
"Pull Me Under" – 9:00
"In the Name of God" – 17:36
Dream Theater has become one of the most successful progressive rock bands since the height of the genre in the mid-1970s. Although the band has had a few successful hits (notably 'Pull Me Under' in the early 1990s, which received extensive MTV rotation), they have mostly stayed underground for their career, feeding off support from their fans.
Dream Theater website http://www.dreamtheater.net/
See Dream theater - Images and words - Live in Tokyo
See Dream Theater - Metropolis 2000 scenes from new york
See DREAM THEATER - SCORE 20TH ANNIVERSARY WORLD TOUR
Dream Theater - Live At The Budokan - Watch free progressive metal band concert
3/26/08
Yes _ Owner Of A Lonely Heart | TOP Progressive Rock Band
Yes are an English progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968. Their music is marked by sharp dynamic contrasts, often extended song lengths, esoteric, abstract lyrics, and a general showcasing of its members' instrumental skills. Yes uses symphonic and other so called 'classical' structures with their blend of musical styles in an innovative "marriage" of music. Despite a great many lineup changes, occasional splits and many changes in popular music, the band has continued for nearly 40 years and still retains a strong international following.
Yes website http://www.yesworld.com/
Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart
Yes Concert - Symphonic Live
Yesspeak Live
Yes Acoustic Live
Yes 9012 live
Yes: Live at Montreux 2003
3/25/08
Steve Vai _ I Know You're Here "Triple-Neck Guitar"
Steve Vai has a custom-made triple-neck guitar that has the same basic features as his JEM7V guitars. The top neck is a 12-string guitar, the middle is a 6-string, and the bottom is a 6-string fretless guitar with a Fernandes Sustainer pickup. This guitar was featured on the G3 2003 tour on the piece I Know You're Here.
Steven "Steve" Siro Vai (born June 6, 1960 in Carle Place, New York) is an American instrumental rock guitarist, songwriter, vocalist and producer.
After starting his professional career as a music transcriptionist for Frank Zappa, Vai would also record and tour in Zappa's backing band starting in 1980. The guitarist began a solo career starting in 1984 and has released 13 solo albums as of 2008. Apart from his work with Frank Zappa, Vai has also recorded and toured with numerous musical artists including: Alcatrazz, David Lee Roth and Whitesnake. Vai been a regular touring member of the G3 Concert Tour which began in 1996. In 1999 Vai started his own record label, Favored Nations, with the intent to showcase, as Vai describes, "artists that have have attained the highest performance level on their chosen instruments.
Steve Vai website http://www.vai.com/
Steve Vai _ I Know You're Here
See Steve vai Live - Ultra Alive at the Astoria in London
John Denver _ Take Me Home Country Roads
John Denver (December 31, 1943 -- October 12, 1997), born Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr., was an American folk singer-songwriter and folk rock musician who was one of the most popular artists of the 1970s. He recorded and released some 300 songs, about half of which he had composed, and was named Poet Laureate of Colorado in 1977. Denver's songs were suffused with a deep and abiding kinship with the natural world. Songs such as "Take Me Home, Country Roads", "Leaving on a Jet Plane", "Calypso", "Annie's Song", "Thank God I'm A Country Boy", and "Rocky Mountain High" are popular worldwide. Denver has been referred to as "The Poet For the Planet", "Mother Nature's Son" (based on The Beatles song he covered) and "A Song's Best Friend".
On October 12, 1997, Denver was killed when the Long-EZ aircraft he was piloting crashed just off the coast of California at Pacific Grove.
John Denver website http://www.johndenver.com/
John Denver _ Take Me Home Country Roads
3/24/08
Stanley Jordan _ Stairway to Heaven
Stanley Jordan (July 31, 1959) is an American jazz/jazz fusion guitarist, best known for his development of the touch technique for playing guitar. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. He received an A.B. in music from Princeton University in 1981.
Normally, a guitarist must use two hands to play each note. One hand presses down a guitar string behind a chosen fret to prepare the note, and the other hand either plucks or strums the string to play that note. Jordan's touch technique is an advanced form of two-handed tapping. The guitarist produces a note using only one finger by quickly tapping (or "hammering") his finger down behind the appropriate fret. The force of impact causes the string to vibrate enough to immediately sound the note, and Jordan executes tapping with both hands, and with more legato than is normally associated with guitar tapping. The note's volume can be controlled by varying the force of impact: tapping with greater force produces a louder note.
A helpful analogy to visualize this technique is the distinction between a harpsichord and a piano. A harpsichord produces sound by plucking its strings, and a piano produces sound by striking its strings with tiny hammers. However, while notes produced on a harpsichord or piano sustain after the hammer has struck or the pick has plucked, fingers must remain on a tapped note in order for the sound to continue. This similarity is what led Jordan to attempt such a technique in the first place; he was a classically trained pianist before playing guitar and wanted greater freedom in voicing chords on his guitar.
Standley Jodan guitar technique http://stanleyjordan.com/Technique/starting.html
Stanley Jordan website http://www.stanleyjordan.com/
Stanley Jordan _ Stairway to Heaven
Jazz virtuoso Stanley Jordan plays a special version of Stairway to Heaven on Austin City Limits, 1989.
3/23/08
Chapman Stick
The Chapman Stick is an electric musical instrument devised by Emmett Chapman in the early 1970s. He set out to create an instrument designed for the "Free Hands" tapping method of both hands parallel to the frets that he invented in 1969. The first production model of the Stick was shipped in 1974.
Emmett Chapman explains the Chapman Stick
Emmett Chapman from 1983 (Stick Master)
Emmett Chapman _ Lotus on irish streams
Emmett Chapman is a jazz musician best known as the inventor of the Chapman Stick and maker of Chapman Stick family of instruments.
Originally a guitarist, Chapman began recording and performing beginning in the late 1960s. He played with several different popular artists, including Jazz guitarist Barney Kessell and popular singer/songwriter Tim Buckley, before taking his own band on the road.
In the late 1960s Chapman modified guitars to accommodate his new "Free Hands" tapping method. While some guitarists had done two-handed tapping with the fingers of the right hand parallel to the strings, Chapman's method had the fingers of both hands perpendicular to the strings. This culminated in the creation of the Chapman Stick, with the first Stick manufactured in 1974. Chapman holds 14 patents for various aspects of the Chapman Stick. During the 1970s Chapman toured extensively to promote his music and the instrument.
Emmett Chapman _ Lotus on irish streams
In 1985 Chapman released a solo album titled Parallel Galaxy. This included Chapman playing with a drummer and without, and with harmonica and vocal accompaniment. According to Chapman, his musical style is influenced by jazz guitarist John McLaughlin. One track from the album, Back Yard, was used in the "Alan Smithee" version of the 1984 film Dune. A Stick that was painted gold was used as the baliset musical instrument, described in the novel.
In 1987 Chapman released a performance video titled Hands Across The Board. These days Chapman still performs, though not as much, and primarily in the Los Angeles area, where he lives. He also continues to head up Stick Enterprises, the company that makes Chapman Sticks.
Emmett Chapman website http://www.emmettchapman.net/
Paul Gilbert _ guitar tapping lesson
Paul Brandon Gilbert (November 6, 1966) is a guitarist best known for his work with Racer X and Mr. Big. Following his departure from Mr. Big in 1996.
Talking about his influences, Paul mentions many different artists, including Jimmy Page, Judas Priest, Yngwie Malmsteen, Akira Takasaki, Kiss, Van Halen, Randy Rhoads and The Ramones. He is also a great fan of The Beach Boys and The Beatles. He states on the Space Ship Live DVD that George Harrison is one of his favorite guitar players.
Paul Gilbert _ guitar tapping lesson
Gilbert composes music in a wide variety of styles including pop, rock, metal, blues, jazz, funk and classical, but is perhaps best known for his versatility and speed, which helped him be named as one of the "Top 10 Shredders Of All Time" by Guitar One Magazine. He is also considered to be one of the best proponents of alternate picking, tapping and string skipping.
See Mr. Big - Live in San Francisco
See Mr. Big - Farewell Live in Japan
3/22/08
Advanced Tapping Guitar (Two-handed tapping) - Guitar video lessons
Two-handed tapping can be utilized to play polyphonic and counterpoint music on a guitar by using eight (and even nine) fingers. For example, the right hand plays the treble melody while the left hand plays an accompaniment. Therefore, it is possible to produce music written for a keyboard instrument, such as J.S. Bach's Two-part Inventions.
The method increases the flexibility of the instrument, in that it makes it possible to play more types of music on a guitar. The main disadvantage is the lack of change of timbre. As it produces a "clean tone" effect, and since the first note usually sounds the loudest (unwanted in some music like jazz), dynamics are a main concern with this technique, though Stanley Jordan and many Stick players are successful tappers in this genre. It is common to use a compressor effect to make notes more similar in volume.
Depending on the orientation of the player's right hand, this method can produce varying degrees of success. Early experimenters with this idea like Harry DeArmond, his student Jimmie Webster, and luthier Dave Bunker held their right hand in a conventional orientation, with the fingers lined up parallel with the strings. This limits the kind of musical lines the right hand can play.
Emmett Chapman was the first to tap on guitar with his right hand fingers lined up parallel to the frets, as on the left hand, but from the opposite side of the neck (see photo). His discovery, in August, 1969, led to complete counterpoint capability and a new instrument, the Chapman Stick, and to a new method Chapman called "Free Hands" method.
Stanley Jordan popularized this method on a six-string guitar, using an all 4ths tuning as previously on The Stick. He calls his approach "touch guitar," but it is essentially Chapman's Stick technique, though Jordan developed it independently, and at a later date.
Two-handed tapping is more rarely found in rock music than one-handed tapping, but has been used by rock guitarists such as Eddie Van Halen, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Michael Angelo Batio, Steve Morse, Trey Azagthoth, Trevor Rabin, Buckethead, and Steve Hackett.
Advanced Tapping Guitar (Two-handed tapping)
Advanced Tapping Guitar (Two-handed tapping) - Guitar video lessons
3/20/08
Larry Carlton _ Live
Larry Carlton (born 2 March 1948) is an American jazz, pop, and rock guitarist, dividing his recording time between solo recordings and session appearances with more popular bands. Over his career Carlton has won three Grammys for his performances and compositions, including the theme music for the hit television series, Hill Street Blues (1981). He is also the uncle of singer, songwriter Vanessa Carlton.
Larry Carlton - NORTH SEA JAZZ - LIVE
10.14 minutes
Carlton started learning to play guitar when he was six years old, studying under Slim Edwards near his Torrance, CA home. Taking an interest in jazz whilst at high school, his playing style was most influenced by guitarists Joe Pass, Wes Montgomery, Barney Kessel, and B.B. King. Saxophonist John Coltrane has also made a notable impression on Carlton, and Carlton's live albums have featured cuts from Miles Davis's hallmark Kind of Blue. He is married to Contemporary Christian music artist Michele Pillar.
See Larry Carlton Live in Germany Stutgart
Larry Carlton website http://www.larrycarlton.com/
John Petrucci _ Rock Discipline (Guitar Lesson)
Video guitar lessons for rock, metal guitarist.
1 hr 57 min 43 sec
John Petrucci (born July 12, 1967, Kings Park, Long Island, New York) is an American guitarist best known as a founding member of the progressive metal band Dream Theater. He is also the producer (along with his bandmate Mike Portnoy) of all Dream Theater albums since their 1999 release, Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory, as well as the band's main lyricist.
John Petrucci _ Rock Discipline (Guitar Lesson)
John Petrucci website http://www.johnpetrucci.com
Dream Theater website http://www.dreamtheater.net
See Dream Theater _ Live At The Budokan
See Dream theater - Images and words - Live in Tokyo
See Dream Theater - Metropolis 2000 scenes from new york
See DREAM THEATER - SCORE 20TH ANNIVERSARY WORLD TOUR
3/19/08
Don Mclean - Vincent - The great folk & country guitarist
Donald McLean (born October 2, 1945 in New Rochelle, New York) is an American singer-songwriter. He is most famous for his 1971 music album American Pie, containing the renowned songs "American Pie" and "Vincent".
Don Mclean website http://www.don-mclean.com/
Don Mclean - Vincent - The great folk & country guitarist
See Don McLean Live Concert - Starry Starry Night
Don Mclean - Vincent - The great folk & country guitarist
3/18/08
Jim Croce Live - Great folk guitarist watch free
James Joseph Croce (January 10, 1943 -- September 20, 1973), popularly known as Jim Croce (pronounced CRO-chee), was an American singer-songwriter.
Croce was born in South Philadelphia. He graduated from Upper Darby High School in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania in 1960 where in 1976, he was the first former student to be added to the Upper Darby High School's Wall of Fame. While attending Villanova University (1965 graduate), Croce was a student deejay at WXVU, became interested in becoming a professional musician, and met his future wife, Ingrid Jacobson, at a hootenanny at Convention Hall in Philadelphia, where he was a judge for a contest. When they married he converted to Judaism.
Jim Croce Live _ Part 1
16 min
Track list
1. Prologue: Rapid Roy
2. Workin’ At The Car Wash Blues
3. Operator (That’s Not The Way It Feels)
4. Roller Derby Queen
5. You Don’t Mess Around With Jim
Croce, 30, and Muehleisen, 24, died in a small commercial plane crash on September 20, 1973, one day before his third ABC album, I Got a Name was to be released. The posthumous release included three hits, "I Got A Name," "Workin' At The Car Wash Blues" and "I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song."
Jim Croce Live _ Part 2
13 min
Track list
6. Lovers Cross
7. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
8.
9.The Hard Way Every Time
10. Epilogue:
Jim Croce Live - Great folk guitarist watch free
3/16/08
The Eagles _ 1976 _ "Hotel California"
This is a video clip of The Eagles, performing "Hotel California" at a concert, in 1976.
The Eagles are an American rock band that was formed in Los Angeles, California in the early 1970s. With five Number 1 singles and six Number 1 albums, the Eagles were among the most successful recording artists of the 1970s. At the end of the 20th century, two of their albums, Eagles: Their Greatest Hits 1971--1975 and Hotel California, ranked among the ten best-selling albums according to the Recording Industry Association of America. The best-selling studio album Hotel California is rated as the 37th album in the Rolling Stone list "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time", and the band was ranked number 75 on Rolling Stone's 2004 list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. They are also the best-selling American group ever, with Eagles: Their Greatest Hits 1971--1975 being the best-selling album in the U.S. to date.
The Eagles website http://www.eaglesband.com/
The Eagles - 1976 - "Hotel California"
See The Eagles _ Farewell 1 Tour-Live from Melbourne
See The Eagles - Live at BBC Theatre
3/15/08
Crossroads Guitar Festival part 2 - The Greatest Guitar Festival Video Concert
1 hr 52 min 8 sec
The second half of the Crossroads guitar festival. Some fantastic songs by Steve Vai, Eric Johnson, ZZ Top, Eric Clapton, and others.
The Crossroads Guitar Festival was a music festival and benefit concert first held in 2004 and again in 2007. The festival benefited Eric Clapton's Crossroads Centre located in Antigua.
Crossroads Guitar Festival part 2 - The Greatest Guitar Festival Video Concert
See Crossroads Guitar Festival part 1
Track list
"Rag Bihag" (Vishwa Mohan Bhatt)
"Tones for Elvin Jones" (John McLaughlin)
"Josie" (Larry Carlton)
"Going Down Slow" (David Honeyboy Edwards)
"If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day" (Eric Clapton)
"Time Makes Two" (Robert Cray)
"Give Me Up Again" (Jonny Lang)
"Neighborhood" (David Hidalgo)
"I'm the Hell Outta Here" (Steve Vai)
"Desert Rose" (Eric Johnson)
"Funk 49" (Joe Walsh)
"Rocky Mountain Way" (Joe Walsh)
"I Shot the Sheriff" (Eric Clapton)
"Have You Ever Loved a Woman (Blues in C)" (Eric Clapton)
"La Grange" (ZZ Top)
"Tush" (ZZ Top)
2007 Festival
The 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival was held at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois on July 28, 2007. Tickets sold out for the 28,000 capacity park in around 22 minutes. A DVD of the concert was released on November 20th, 2007.
Performers
* Bill Murray
* Sonny Landreth^
o Eric Clapton^
* John McLaughlin^
* Larry Carlton
* Steve Vai
* Alison Krauss and Union Station
* Doyle Bramhall II^
* The Derek Trucks Band
o Susan Tedeschi
o Johnny Winter
* Robert Randolph & The Family Band^
* Robert Cray^
o Jimmie Vaughan^
o Hubert Sumlin^
o B.B. King^
* Aaron Loesch
* John Mayer^
* Vince Gill^
o Albert Lee
o Sheryl Crow^
o Alison Krauss
o Willie Nelson
* Los Lobos
* Jeff Beck^
o Tal Wilkenfeld
o Vinnie Colaiuta
* Eric Clapton^
o Doyle Bramhall II^
o Derek Trucks
o Robbie Robertson
o Steve Winwood
o Willie Weeks
* Buddy Guy^
o Eric Clapton^
o John Mayer^
o Robert Cray^
o Hubert Sumlin^
o Johnny Winter
o Jimmie Vaughan^
^ - artists who also performed at the 2004 festival.
Crossroads Guitar Festival part 2 - The Greatest Guitar Festival Video Concert
3/14/08
Crossroads Guitar Festival part 1 - Free The Greatest Guitar Festival Video Concert
1 hr 46 min 41 sec
Contains superb performances by musicians such as eric clapton, santana, steve vai, zz top, bb king, muddy waters, and others.
The Crossroads Guitar Festival was a music festival and benefit concert first held in 2004 and again in 2007. The festival benefited Eric Clapton's Crossroads Centre located in Antigua.
Crossroads Guitar Festival part 1 - Free The Greatest Guitar Festival Video Concert
See Crossroads Guitar Festival part 2
Track list
"Cocaine" (Eric Clapton)
"Love in Vain Blues" (Robert Lockwood, Jr.)
"Killing Floor" (Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Hubert Sumlin & Jimmie Vaughan)
"Sweet Home Chicago" (Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Buddy Guy, Hubert Sumlin & Jimmie Vaughan)
"Six Strings Down" (Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Robert Randolph & Jimmie Vaughan)
"Rock Me Baby" (Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, B. B. King & Jimmie Vaughan)
"I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow" (Dan Tyminski with Ron Block)
"Road to Nash Vegas" (Dan Tyminski with Ron Block)
"Copperline" (James Taylor with Jerry Douglas)
"Steamroller" (James Taylor with Joe Walsh)
"Oklahoma Borderline" (Vince Gill with Jerry Douglas)
"What the Cowgirls Do" (Vince Gill with Jerry Douglas)
"After Midnight" (J. J. Cale with Eric Clapton)
"Call Me the Breeze" (J. J. Cale with Eric Clapton)
"The March" (Robert Randolph and the Family Band)
"Green Light Girl" (Doyle Bramhall II)
"Jingo" (Carlos Santana with Eric Clapton)
"City Love" (John Mayer)
The 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival was held at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois on July 28, 2007. Tickets sold out for the 28,000 capacity park in around 22 minutes. A DVD of the concert was released on November 20th, 2007.
Performers
* Bill Murray
* Sonny Landreth^
o Eric Clapton^
* John McLaughlin^
* Alison Krauss and Union Station
* Doyle Bramhall II^
* The Derek Trucks Band
o Susan Tedeschi
o Johnny Winter
* James Taylor
* Carlos Santana
* Robert Randolph & The Family Band^
* Robert Cray^
o Jimmie Vaughan^
o Hubert Sumlin^
o B.B. King^
* Aaron Loesch
* John Mayer^
* Vince Gill^
o Albert Lee
o Sheryl Crow^
o Alison Krauss
o Willie Nelson
* Los Lobos
* Jeff Beck^
o Tal Wilkenfeld
o Vinnie Colaiuta
* Eric Clapton^
o Doyle Bramhall II^
o Derek Trucks
o Robbie Robertson
o Steve Winwood
o Willie Weeks
* Buddy Guy^
o Eric Clapton^
o John Mayer^
o Robert Cray^
o Hubert Sumlin^
o Johnny Winter
o Jimmie Vaughan^
^ - artists who also performed at the 2004 festival.
Crossroads Guitar Festival part 1 - Free The Greatest Guitar Festival Video Concert
3/13/08
Grand Funk Railroad _ We're an American band
Grand Funk Railroad is an American rock band. The Grand Funk Railroad lineup was highly popular during the 1970s, having sold over 25 million records and selling out arenas worldwide and having been awarded four RIAA gold albums in 1970, the most for any American Group that year. The current Grand Funk Railroad lineup uses the nickname "The American Band", from their hit song "We're an American Band". A popular take on the band during their heyday was that the critics hated them, but audiences loved them.
Grand Funk Railroad website http://www.grandfunkrailroad.com/
Grand Funk Railroad - We're an American band
Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad) _ Closer To Home
Mark Fredrick Farner (born September 29, 1948 in Flint, Michigan) is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter, best known as the lead singer and guitarist for Grand Funk Railroad, and later as a Contemporary Christian Musician.
Farner began his career in music playing in bands like Terry Knight and The Pack (1965-1966), The Bossmen (1966), The Pack (aka The Fabulous Pack) (1967-1968), before forming Grand Funk Railroad with Don Brewer and Mel Schacher in 1969.
Mark Farner website http://www.markfarner.com/
Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad) _ Closer To Home
3/12/08
Cream 1968 Eric Clapton Jack Bruce Ginger Baker_ White Room
Cream were a 1960s British rock band comprising guitarist Eric Clapton, bassist Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker. They were celebrated as the first great power trio and supergroup of rock. Their sound was characterised by a hybrid of blues, pop and psychedelic rock. Cream combined Clapton's blues guitar playing with the powerful voice and intense basslines of Jack Bruce and the jazz-influenced drumming of Ginger Baker. They have sold over 35 million albums worldwide. Wheels of Fire was the world's first platinum-selling album.
Cream 1968 Eric Clapton Jack Bruce Ginger Baker_ White Room
3/11/08
Barbara's Song: William Ackerman Cover
William Ackerman is a Grammy winning guitarist and composer of acoustic-based instrumental music. He founded and ran for many years the influential new age record label Windham Hill Records.
William Ackerman was born in West Germany but adopted by a couple who lived in Palo Alto, California. A self-professed poet and musician who briefly studied guitar with Robbie Basho, Ackerman grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. He attended the Northfield Mount Hermon School and Stanford University. Before finishing his studies at Stanford, Ackerman dropped out to become a carpenter. Ackerman had composed some pieces of music for a performance of Romeo and Juliet at Stanford. In 1975, without having played a "paying gig"
William Ackerman wesite http://www.williamackerman.com/
Barbara's Song: William Ackerman Cover
Eric Clapton & John Mayer _ "Broken Hearted"
Although Clapton's musical style has varied throughout his career, it has always remained rooted in the blues. Clapton is credited as an innovator in several phases of his career, which have included blues-rock (with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers and The Yardbirds) and psychedelic rock (with Cream). Clapton has also achieved great chart success in genres ranging from Delta blues (Me and Mr. Johnson) to pop ("Change the World") and reggae ("I Shot the Sheriff"). Clapton also achieved fame with Derek and the Dominos with the song "Layla".
Eric Clapton website http://www.ericclapton.com/
Eric Clapton & John Mayer _ "Broken Hearted"
See Eric Clapton Live - MTV Unplugged
See Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood - Live From Madison Square Garden
See Dire Straits & Eric Clapton live - At The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
Robert Fripp guitar solos
Robert Fripp (born 16 May 1946 in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England) is a guitarist, composer and a record producer, perhaps best known for being the guitarist for, and only constant member of, the progressive rock band King Crimson. His work, spanning five decades, encompasses a variety of musical styles. He is married to Toyah Willcox. Fripp was ranked 42nd on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" .
King Crimson - Robert Fripp guitar solos technique
3/10/08
Ted Nugent - Cat Scratch Fever - Best guitarist
Theodore "Ted" Nugent (born December 13, 1948) [The Nuge and The Motor City Madman) is an American hard rock guitarist and vocalist from Detroit, Michigan. He originally gained fame as the frontman of the Amboy Dukes. He is noted for his conservative political views and his vocal pro-hunting and Second Amendment activism.
Both as a solo artist and with the Amboy Dukes, Nugent has amassed a sizable list of well-known songs, including "Journey To The Center Of The Mind", "Stranglehold", "Free For All", "Dog Eat Dog", "Wang Dang Sweet Poontang", "Fred Bear", "Cat Scratch Fever", "Motor City Madhouse", "Paralyzed", "Great White Buffalo", and "Wango Tango".
Ted Nugent - Cat Scratch Fever - Best guitarist
See Ted Nugent live at rockpalast
Ted Nugent website http://www.tednugent.com
Ted Nugent - Cat Scratch Fever - Best guitarist
3/9/08
John McLaughlin Live in Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
John mclaughlin performing "Five Peace Band" at Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007.
John McLaughlin (born January 4, 1942), also Mahavishnu orchestra John McLaughlin (not to be confused with pop/rock artist Jon McLaughlin), is a jazz fusion guitarist from Doncaster, Yorkshire in England. He came to prominence with Miles Davis' electric jazz-fusion groups from the late 1960s. He is regarded by many as one of the most influential and technically gifted guitarists of all time, having mastered a remarkable range of styles and genres, including jazz, Indian classical music, and fusion. He has also incorporated aspects of Flamenco music in some of his acoustic periods.
John Mclaughlin website http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/
John_Mclaughlin guitar licks http://www.jazzguitar.be/john_mclaughlin_licks.html
John McLaughlin Live in Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
3/8/08
G3 Live in Tokyo 2005 (John Petrucci, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani)
1 hr 33 min 35 sec
Great G3, John Petrucci starts the show followed by Steve Vai who plays great songs and then Joe Satriani who plays even better songs. Then in the end a nice jam session.
The 2005 G3 tour featured John Petrucci, Steve Vai and Joe Satriani. It was recorded on May 8th at the Tokyo Forum, Japan.
G3 is an almost annual live music show and concert tour featuring three select guitarists of the generation; hence its name. It was created by guitarist Joe Satriani in 1996. Since its inception G3 has featured many guitarists including: Steve Vai, Eric Johnson, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Yngwie Malmsteen, John Petrucci, Robert Fripp, Paul Gilbert, Uli Jon Roth, Michael Schenker, Adrian Legg and many other special guests, including Tony MacAlpine, Johnny Hiland, Steve Lukather, Steve Morse, Chris Duarte, Andy Timmons, Neal Schon, Gary Hoey, Brian May, Billy Gibbons, Johnny A, George Lynch, Patrick Rondat, and Eric Sardinas.
G3 tour website http://www.g3tour.com/
G3: Live in Tokyo
Lineups
* Joe Satriani
o Matt Bissonette - bass
o Jeff Campitelli - drums
o Galen Henson - guitar
* Steve Vai
o Tony MacAlpine - guitar and keyboards
o Dave Weiner - guitar
o Billy Sheehan - bass
o Jeremy Colson - drums
* John Petrucci
o Mike Portnoy - drums
o Dave LaRue - bass
Performed songs
* John Petrucci
1. Jaws of Life
2. Glasgow Kiss
3. Lost Without You
4. Curve
5. Wishful Thinking
6. Damage Control
* Steve Vai
1. I'm Becoming
2. The Audience Is Listening
3. Building the Church
4. K'm-Pee-Du-Wee
5. The Crying Machine
6. Lotus Feet
7. I'm the Hell Outta Here
* Joe Satriani
1. Up in Flames
2. Summer Song
3. Hordes of Locusts
4. Always with Me, Always with You
5. War
6. Searching
7. Just Look Up
8. Flying in a Blue Dream
* G3 Jam
1. Foxy Lady (Jimi Hendrix cover)
2. La Grange (ZZ Top cover)
3. Smoke on the Water (Deep Purple cover)
See G3: Live in Concert
See G3 Live in Denver
3/6/08
G3 Live in Denver (Steve Vai, Joe Satriani & Yngwie Malmsteem)
The G3 video filmed in denver including Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and Yngwie. Includes a jam at the end. The superb metal guitarist concert.
1 hr 41 min 21 sec - Aug 11, 2001
G3 is an almost annual live music show and concert tour featuring three select guitarists of the generation; hence its name. It was created by guitarist Joe Satriani in 1996. Since its inception G3 has featured many guitarists including: Steve Vai, Eric Johnson, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Yngwie Malmsteen, John Petrucci, Robert Fripp, Paul Gilbert, Uli Jon Roth, Michael Schenker, Adrian Legg and many other special guests, including Tony MacAlpine, Johnny Hiland, Steve Lukather, Steve Morse, Chris Duarte, Andy Timmons, Neal Schon, Gary Hoey, Brian May, Billy Gibbons, Johnny A, George Lynch, Patrick Rondat, and Eric Sardinas.
G3 Live in Denver (Steve Vai, Joe Satriani & Yngwie Malmsteem)
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Performed songs
* Joe Satriani:
1. Satch Boogie
2. The Extremist
3. Crystal Planet
4. Starry Night
5. Midnight
6. Flying in a Blue Dream
7. The Mystical Potato Head Groove Thing
8. Always with Me, Always with You
9. Summer Song
* Steve Vai:
1. I Know You're Here
2. Reaping
3. Juice
4. Whispering a Prayer
5. I'm the Hell Outta Here
6. For the Love of God
* Yngwie Malmsteen:
1. Evil Eye
2. Baroque & Roll
3. Guitar Solo (Trilogy Suite Op 5-Kurakatau-Red House Blues)
4. Fugue (Concerto for Electric Guitar & Orch. in E Flat Minor Opus 1)
5. Keyboard Solo
6. Bass Solo
7. Drum Solo
8. Acoustic Guitar Solo
9. Black Star
10. Adagio-Far Beyond the Sun
11. Finale
12. Blitzkrieg
* G3 Jam:
1. Rockin' in the Free World (Neil Young cover)
2. Little Wing (Jimi Hendrix cover)
3. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (Jimi Hendrix cover)
Lineups * Joe Satriani
o Matt Bissonette - bass
o Jeff Campitelli - drums
o Galen Henson - guitar
* Steve Vai
o Tony MacAlpine - guitar and keyboards
o Dave Weiner - guitar
o Billy Sheehan - bass
o Jeremy Colson - drums
* Yngwie Malmsteen
o Patrick Johannsen - Drums
o Mick Cervino - Bass
o Jocke Svalberg - keyboards
See G3: Live in Concert
See G3 Live in Tokyo
3/3/08
Michael Schenker - Into The Arena - Greatest guitarist
Michael Schenker (born January 10, 1955) is a German hard rock and heavy metal guitarist and former member of UFO and a founding member of Scorpions and the Michael Schenker Group (M.S.G). He is the younger brother of Rudolf Schenker, guitarist with Scorpions.
Born in Sarstedt, Germany, Schenker has had a long career that has seen him rise to become one of the most influential and respected rock guitarists working today. He started playing in his early teens when his brother Rudolf brought home a Flying V guitar, which captured Michael's imagination. Schenker debuted with Scorpions on their debut album Lonesome Crow at age 16 and was lauded at the time for his mature technique.
Michael Schenker Group _ Into The Arena
Schenker decided he wanted to play his own music and not be a hired hand for another band. In 1979, he founded the Michael Schenker Group.
Michael Schenker website http://www.michaelschenkerhimself.com/
Michael Schenker - Into The Arena - Greatest guitarist
Finger tapping basic technique - Free guitar lessons
Tapping is a playing technique generally associated with the electric guitar, although the technique may be performed on almost any string instrument. There are two main methods of tapping: one-handed or 'ordinary' tapping, and two-handed tapping.
It may be considered an extended technique, in that it is executed by using the fingers of one hand to 'tap' the strings against the fingerboard, thus sounding legato notes; often in tightly synchronized conjunction with the other hand. Hence, tapping usually incorporates pull-offs or hammer-ons as well, whereby the fingers of the left hand play a sequence of notes in synchronisation with the tapping hand.
Finger tapping Technique
The Chapman Stick is an instrument built primarily for tapping, and is based on the Free Hands two-handed tapping method invented in 1969 by Emmett Chapman where each hand approaches the fretboard with the fingers aligned parallel to the frets.
The Mobius Megatar, Box Guitar, and Solene instruments are other instruments designed for the same method, and the Bunker Touch-Guitar is designed for the two-necked tapping technique developed by Dave Bunker in 1958, but with an elbow rest to hold the right arm in the conventional guitar position. The NS/Stick and Warr guitars are also built for tapping, though not exclusively. These instruments use lower string tension and low action to increase the string's sensitivity to lighter tapping.
Occasionally some guitarists may choose to tap using the sharp edge of their pick instead of fingers to produce a faster, more rigid flurry of notes in a style closer to that of trilling.
Finger tapping basic technique - Free guitar lessons
3/1/08
How to change guitar strings
Changing Guitar Strings for a Better Sound
Over time, dirt and oil from your hands build up on your strings, causing them to tarnish. This dirt on your strings will cause them to begin to sound dull and lifeless. Washing your hands before playing and wiping the strings afterward will extend the life of your strings. Other factors (like the natural stretching of the string over time) will require you to change your strings regularly.
The playable "life" of your guitar strings depends on a number of things. The sweat from your hands will decrease the life of your strings. The environment also affects string life. Smokey nightclubs, room humidity, and frequency of playing all diminish the life of the guitar string. This is true for both steel, nickel and nylon strings.
How to change guitar strings
Become a better guitar player _ Joe Satriani's Guitar Tips
This is a good video guitar lesson is not about chops all the time.
This is actually a really good lesson.
Far more interesting, and it actually gives you methods for practically that can remain interesting. More so teaches you how to teach yourself.
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