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Thursday, June 26, 2008

Jimmy Bruno--No Nonsense Jazz Guitar

Hot Licks classic video titles have been made available on DVD, making it even easier to learn with the world’s top players…right in your own home! These new transfers make them look better than ever while DVD technology makes navigating each lesson even easier!

Jimmy Bruno has played guitar with some of the all time greats, including Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand and Elvis Presley. He makes even the most daunting techniques accessible to anyone who wants to learn. Jimmy covers II/V/I progressions, changing chord colours, training hands and ears to work together, natural picking techniques, adding bass lines to chords and much more!







Wednesday, June 25, 2008

John Butler Trio--Ocean



A must, MUST watch video. I can't believe he played that and still has his fingernails intact :-D

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Guitar Method: In The Style Of Van Halen--Curt Mitchell

In forty-five minutes with Guitar Method: In The Style Of Van Halen, viewers can learn the riffs, tricks and techniques that made Van Halen the hottest guitarist of our time. Learn 50 of the hottest licks Eddie ever recorded... album by album, each is played first at mindblowing normal speed, then at a slow learning speed with extreme close-ups. Topics include: long ascending/descending runs, two-handed tapping, whammy bar technique, pinched, tapped and open harmonics, Van Halen's signature scales and fretboard positions, Van Halen's preferred chordings and key signatures, flash technique (volume swells, toggle scrapes, harmonic rolls) and lightning fast hammer-ons and pull-offs.

Learn riffs from:

"Runnin' With The Devil", "Eruption", "You Really Got Me", "Ain't Talking 'Bout Love", "I'm The One", "On Fire", "Atomic Punk", "Hot For Teacher", "Drop Dead Legs", "Panama", "I'll Wait", "Dance The Night Away", "Beautiful Girls", "Spanish Fly", "Get Up", "Summer Nights", "5150", "Best Of Both Worlds", "Mean Street", "Hang 'Em High", "Unchained", "Little Guitars", "Runaround", "Black 'N' Blue", "Top Of The World", "Everybody Wants Some", "Poundcake", "Source Of Infection", "Cathedral" and many more.







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Monday, June 23, 2008

Marty Friedman--Melodic Control

Marty Friedman of Megadeth demonstrates and explains how to gain control as a lead player and develop creative melodic solos. Learn numerous arpeggios, scales, licks, shifts, picking techniques and string bends. Exclusive close-up footage of Marty's blistering leads caps this metal video must-have!






Sunday, June 22, 2008

Frank Gambale--Monster Licks And Speed Picking

Frank's innovative speed/sweep picking technique and how to develop your own monster licks.Gambale demonstrates his technique with diatonic scales, pentatonic scales, arpeggios, and triads, playing each slowly and then at lightning speed. DVD special features include tuning segment, video performance with Allan Holdsworth and John Scofield, Concert with Class preview, Frank Gambale catalog, and Internet connectivity.

Contents:

Gambale demonstrates

Speed/sweep picking techniques

Diatonic scales

Pentatonic scales

Arpeggios

Triads

Tuning segment

Video performance with Allan Holdsworth and John Scofield







Saturday, June 21, 2008

This Is Your Brain On Music--Daniel J. Levitin

If you are a self-teacher then you can't miss this one. Daniel shows how practice plays the most important part in being a great musician contrary to popular belief of "inborn talent".

"What is Music? From Pitch to Timbre" describes the elements of musical sound. "Foot Tapping: Rhythm, Loudness, and Harmony" discusses structural elements and qualities that combine to produce a physical response in the listener. "Behind the Curtain: Music and the Mind Machine" describes how auditory signals become neuro-chemical impulses, which lead both to emotional responses (the soundscape) and to intellectual decoding (thematic content). Familiarity and novelty lie at the heart of "Anticipation: What We Expect from Liszt (and Ludacris)."

With those chapters under their belts, readers, no matter what their own musical preferences, begin to understand the various musical genres. In short they are ready to tackle ideas of the way the mind categorizes music--and other things as well. They make the same leap that Levitin does, from experiencing music to exploring the science of perception and cognition, musical and otherwise.

Next readers plunge beneath the thinking mind to the living brain. They sit with a young Levitin who has been offered a rare invitation to join the "professor's lunch" at the Salk Institute. Four seats away is Institute Director Francis Crick, best known for his work on the structure of DNA, but admired by Levitin for his books "The Astonishing Hypothesis," which argues that consciousness arises from the physical structure and electrochemical activity in the brain.

At the lunch table, Levitin reflects on a passage from Crick's autobiographical "What Mad Pursuit." Like Levitin, Crick was several years older than his fellow students and had limited academic achievement when he entered graduate school. Finally, Crick realized that "lack of qualification could be an advantage. By the time most scientists have reached age thirty they are trapped by their own expertise."

But as a visitor, all Levitin can do is listen respectfully. When he finally gets his chance to talk to the great man, the conversation is memorable. "Look at the connections," are Crick's parting words. A few months later, he would be dead. Crick's advice resonates through the remaining chapters. "What Makes a Musician?" dissects expertise in music and in other realms--and disputes the so-called "Mozart Effect" as well as the claim that Mozart achieved expertise in an inordinately short time. "My Favorite Things" explores individual--and universal--musical preferences.

The final chapter, "The Music Instinct," makes a powerful case in opposition to noted cognitive scientist, Stephen Pinker, who argues that music evolved as a happy by-product of linguistic ability. This is simply not so, argues Levitin. Our minds and our bodies would have evolved very differently without it.

Like a peacock's tail, music serves as a powerful display of reproductive fitness. It is also far more effective than language in creating emotional bonding between individuals and among members of a group. From the most primitive to the most advanced subsystems, every human brain is on music, including yours.


Friday, June 20, 2008

U2--How To Dimantle An Atomic Bomb Tabs

Full Tablature/Transcriptions for the following songs:
*All Because Of You
*Yahweh
*Vertigo
*City Of Blinding Lights
*Crumbs From Your Table
*Fast Cars
*Love And Peace Or Else
*A Man And A Woman
*Miracle Drug
*One Step Closer
*Original Of The Species
*Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Albert King--King Of The Blues Guitar


These 17 tunes come from King's most fertile period, his 1966-68 tenure at Memphis's Stax Records. Stax chief Jim Stewart had been reluctant to sign blues artists because he felt straight blues wouldn't mesh with Stax's patented Memphis soul. Ironically, the fusion of King's sharp guitar wails with the dynamic rhythms of Booker T. & the MGs--the Stax house band--was what set King apart from other bluesmen. The unique blend produced classic after classic: Booker T. Jones' rolling piano propels "Laundromat Blues." Al Jackson's drum shuffle supports "Crosscut Saw." The driving horns of Andrew Love, Wayne Jackson, and Joe Arnold accent "Born Under a Bad Sign." King's ripe and mellow vocals are a perfect match for the soul-drenched music while his dramatic string bends leap out.

Tracklist:
1. Laundromat Blues
2. Overall Junction - (mono)
3. Oh, Pretty Woman
4. Funk-Shun
5. Crosscut Saw
6. Down Don't Bother Me - (bonus track)
7. Born Under A Bad Sign
8. Personal Manager
9. Kansas City - (bonus track)
10. Very Thought Of You, The - (bonus track)
11. Hunter, The - (bonus track)
12. I Almost Lost My Mind
13. As The Years Go Passing By - (bonus track)
14. Cold Feet
15. You Sure Drive A Hard Bargin
16. I Love Lucy
17. You're Gonna Need Me

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Joe Satriani--Professor Satchafunkilus And The Musterion Of Rock

Over the course of his illustrious career, JOE SATRIANI has achieved legendary success with his 12 solo albums and 3 platinum DVD's selling more than 10 million units worldwide. On March 31st 2008 (UK) and April 1st 2008 (North America), SATRIANI is set to continue his brand of electric education for the masses with the release of his 13th solo album entitled Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock (Sony/BMG).
Professor Satchafunkilus was produced through the creative envisioning of SATRIANI and John Cuniberti; guiding the musical talents of longtime drummer/percussionist Jeff Campitelli and reknowned bassist Matt Bissonette. A special addition to the album's artist list is Joe's own son, ZZ Satriani, playing the tenor sax.
Tracklist:
01. Musterion
02. Overdriver
03. I Just Wanna Rock
04. Professor Satchafunkilus
05. Revelation
06. Come On Baby
07. Out of the Sunrise
08. Diddle-y-a-doo-dat
09. Asik Vaysel
10. Andalusia

Joe Bonamassa--Signature Sounds, Styles and Techniques

Joe Bonamassa reveals the playing techniques, tips and gear behind his powerhouse blues-rock guitar style. Topics covered include: rhythm, soloing, slide guitar, effects, amps and speakers, and more. Features the Fender Stratocaster and Telecaster, and Gibson guitars.

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Sunday, June 15, 2008

My Apologies To Guitar Links Visitors

Hi everyone. You all must've noticed that i haven't been blogging since almost 3 months. Well after posting my 400th post, i got busy for a week. So when i returned to post more stuff for you guys, i saw an email from a company which i'm not allowed to name and they threatened to sue me for copyright infringement of their material because of obvious reasons and they also threatened that they'll ask google to delete my blog. So i requested them to check that the files are not hosted by me, they are all stored on servers like rapidshare.com so they can't hold me responsible for any kind of "copyright infringement". Well after an exchange of few emails they requested me....YEAH...they requested me to stop posting more links for the time being as they wanted to do some sort of enquiry. As a result you must have faced some dead links, mainly because they approached rapidshare.com and the files were consequently removed from their servers. After all that they are still quite pissed at me for making this blog. But i have to say that i seriously don't give a fuck about what they think of my blog (pardon my french).
So, i hope to resume blogging with your support and i'll try to post stuff at regular intervals.
And as i always say.... ROCK ON!!!! \\m//

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