Akira Yamaoka and video game symphony
Music4Games recently had a chat with Akira Yamaoka, the guy behind a video game symphony.
Gamers will immediately recognize the tunes he has composed.
Eddie Van Halen entering rehab
(Photo taken from Wikipedia)
Finally, he’s doing it. It’s long overdue. I miss listening to him play Monster guitar! Here’s the same announcement from his official website.
Gravity and blues guitar
Gravity is working against me
And gravity wants to bring me down
-Gravity, John Mayer (Continuum)
I love the Blues. Thanks to Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Freddie King, and other countless guitar slingers, I’ve been addicted to the Blues. So when I picked up John Mayer’s new album, Continuum, I was surprised to find blues [...]
Start the day with Zakk Wylde unplugged
Black Label Society’s Zakk Wylde on MTV Unplugged. This guy can play hard rocking metal music. But this time, he unplugs and plays this beautiful music captured by MTV. Rock on!
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Zakk wylde unplugged
Start the week rocking!
I ripped the playlist of Cathay Pacific’s Rock radio channel recently. It contained a good selection of new and old rock bands.
a guitar lick lesson from Paul G
I watched him back in the late 1990s play that mean monster guitar. Welcome Paul Gilbert! The guy behind Mr. Big. In this video, he’s showing how he came up with that great lick on Green Tinted Sixties Mind. Enjoy!
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Paul Gilbert Lesson
Still got the blues
Once again, one of my favorite “amateur” YouTube guitarista! Relax and enjoy his music.
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Chatreeo King Thing
Can you count the notes?
This kid can definitely shred! This is the first time I’ve seen the hybrid technique (using a guitar pick and fingers) to play a rock fusion-themed piece. Whoever he is, he blew my mind away.
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Hybrid Technics Number 1,2 & 3, Guitar Fusion
Eric Johnson galore
Ah Via Musicom. That guitar album continues to enchant me. It was one of the perfect guitar albums that I’ve heard. Cliffs of Dover, Trademark, and other songs make this album a classic. Eric Johnson came into the scene when most rock guitar players were into shredding. What he brought in, however, was perfection. (It [...]
Korean guitar power
Wow, this is an impressive cover of Eric Johnson’s Manhattan, a jazzy, free-feeling guitar piece. I just love how Johnson blends jazz and rock guitar to create this masterpiece. Now, I’m pressured to really learn this song
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He’re’s the Eric Johnson playing the original version live.
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