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Rush "The Main Monkey Business" Rotterdam, 2008
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGf9JcSXvCc
How can anyone turn away from one of Rush's best instrumental pieces, served with freshly-basted rotisserie chicken? 
The lads are firing on all cylinders with this one, from their "Snakes & Ladders" DVD touring the album's 2007 release. Someone did a bootleg DVD of their Atlanta concert in 2007 entitled "Tastes Like Chicken" ... I'll bet they got a chuckle out of it:
TF makes me want to get back to Greece again Eva Atimatzidou is fantastic. φανταστικός (fantastikós)
I've never been to Greece, Peatle ... or New Zealand for that matter. From what I've read about the brown trout fishing in NZ, it's definitely on my bucket list. About Eva, I'm amazed at how much reach she has with her small hands, and her lightning-fast transitions from place to place on the fret board. Bruce Lee would be impressed!
Eva Atmatzidou "Tsouka Rossa" (original)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRobnYDZ9N4
Here's Eva's own explanation of this sound-scape style of music:
"Hello everybody! I would like to share with you some information about Tsouka Rossa. I hope this might be interesting for some of you that just want to know something more about this composition, or it might help some others to understand better this "strange" music. "Tsouka Rossa" is the name of a mountain peak at Epirus, an area in Greece with a very interesting idiomatic music tradition. This composition tries to describe a walk in the impressive pure and wild nature of this area, from the foothills to the peak of Tsouka Rossa. It is inspired from all these music idioms and rhythms that are heard in the local celebrations and it is based on a traditional mode named "nikriz", mixed with other modes, harmonies and styles. The technique was just the "vehicle" to imitate sounds of the nature or some idiomatic use of instruments, such as violin or clarinet, in local music. In this "adventurous walk in pure nature" you never see the same pictures, you never hear the same music.
I leave the rest for you, Eva"
Peatle ... thanks so much for this!
It's great poetry, and wise counsel. My late-father would say similar things as I entered my mid- and late-teens, and I'm glad I heeded his/your advice. Gotta great gal ... my best friend for 41 years, and my wife for 38 years.
When some of you can translate most of the above into common vernacular, I'll be grateful. I only speak two languages: English & Hillbilly. In all seriousness, my intermittent forays into learning music theory and notation haven't been consistent enough to go very far. The levels of expertise and knowledge here shows me something new all the time ... thanks!
Four of the biggest names from the Delta Blues scene ... excellent choice!
I noticed this a while ago, and saved the date for this important announcement. It is exactly 8 years ago today since fellow-Chordian Badeye posted his first "Friday Blues Fix". Since then, his ongoing thread has generated almost a half-million views, and he still manages to come up with high-quality blues for us every Friday, with no repetitions that I'm aware of. Amazing!
It was Badeye who inspired me to also do some weekly music contributions, and he continues to enrich us every week, making T.G.I.F. a little more meaningful for all of us at Chordie. Badeye ... many, many thanks!!!
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to The BLUES FIXER
In defense of the pinky, though, mine is actually shorter on average. Take a look at the back of your hand. Your pinky most likely goes to the second knuckle on your ring finger. Mine stops well short of that. So I gotta excuse!
Just looked at my hands, Jerome, and never noticed the proportion you describe ... cool. I have the opposite problem, with my hands being too big for many guitars. I can easily "palm" a basketball with either hand, and that creates problems with standard-width guitar necks. It's why I like 1.8" - 2" neck widths (at the nut), and prefer a 12" radius neck to a 14". I'm amazed that someone like Jimi Hendrix could manage a Strat neck so easily.
"...it will usually make an appearance sometime during the camping season as it still does not need refrigeration, and has the "half-life" of Plutonium in an unopened tin.
This is a solid gold statement, Doug ... hilarious. We could probably do a "David Letterman" styled list of things that SPAM does which nothing else can do. And I never realized SPAM (the "edible" version) had so many fans. Apologies if I offended anyone's tastes. We live in the heart of a large agricultural area, so fresh meats of every kind are readily available. I don't think canned or pre-packaged meats sell very well here in our grocery stores.
That indigestable, heavily-salted, morbidly-unhealthy crap that never goes away. When I was Googling for a pic to post, I was amazed at how many flavors there are! Yet no matter how it's dressed up, it's the worst thing a person can put in their mouth, or post on a wonderful discussion board like Chordie.
Pendragon "Indigo" Poland, 2012
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yxq8zgyd1g
Something a bit on the heavier side this week, featuring some more of Nick Barrett's fantastic Strat tones. If anyone approaches David Gilmour for expressiveness in their guitar style, I'd consider Nick to be one of them. And drummer Scott Higham combines drumming with intense aerobics to keep in shape ... I don't know how he does it. This track is from their very good 2012 DVD "Of of Order Comes Chaos", expertly recorded at the historical Silesian Theatre in Katowice, Poland.
I may be the only one to think of this however rather than tapping on a good guitar and ruining the finish and guitar, why don't they hire a drummer? I always thought the best guitarist could play any song and all you hear are clear notes. No sliding or string noise should be heard.
I understand what you're saying, CG, and you certainly wouldn't find me treating a $5,000 Lowden guitar this way! Whew! Jon does, however, have his own unique application of finger-style technique, and as an artistic person myself I have to admire his creativity and uniqueness. Although I certainly can't do what he does, I probably wouldn't either.
very unique - way too much going on for me though - I like the guitar tapping. Do you have to have a mic / pic up in the guitar just for that or does the sound go through the electric system of the guitar ( like a regular acoustic electric set up ) ?
Yeah, he's a busy guy alright. He runs his guitar through some BOSS effects pedals using his guitar's pickup system. I posted a vid in the "Acoustic" thread a few weeks ago, with Jon doing his "rig rundown". Very interesting stuff!
Jon Gomm "Passionflower" (original)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deaKiNuk6Zk
This is an incredibly unique and creative piece of music, which is more of a "sound-scape" than a hum-a-long / tap-a-long song. He features his oddly assembled tuning heads, with the E and B pegs pointing downwards for easy access for his de-tuning /re-tuning he does throughout it. Should get your creative juices flowing!
Thanks for clarifying the whole footwear VS underwear debate, Jandle ... I was starting to blush!
Would love to meet you. I'll have Songs From the Wood playing on the stereo when you arrive.
Well, well ... you just "upped the ante", UJB! Hard to refuse an offer like that ... very considerate of you.
Great choice, Badeye ... I remember hearing Dutch perform this years ago, but I don't think he had an amazing piano player with him like this cut has. This version's smokin' hot!
Someday ... I hope to have the time & cash flow to make it one of the Chordie gatherings. It's a long two-day's drive each way from here to PA (or MKM/MKD's in upstate New York) but I know it would be well worth the effort. Have a great time, everyone!
Glad you're safe, Topdown and Kodiak. Our thoughts are with all who have suffered terrible losses of property and the like, but nothing is worth as much as a life. Thanks for letting us know ... you're real troopers, both of you!
Still Wednesday ... had to put up this beauty called "Homeworld" by YES, which I was enjoying this evening:
Yes "Going for the One" Lugano Jazz Festival, 2004
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nTzpVtxtNE
Here's the title track from yes' 1977 album, featuring Steve Howe going nuts on his ol' faithful Fender slide guitar ... which I believe he's had since the late-60s. Hearing Jon Anderson and Chris Squire's harmonies on this one makes me forget that Christ is no longer with us. Very few vocal duos have gone together as well as these two, except for maybe Simon & Garfunkel, or Peter Gabriel & Phil Collins. The album cover reminds me of doing 'shrooms in Geometry class, over 40 years ago:
If I understand what's meant by "tribute act", it's a cover band that seeks to do a detailed imitation of a band, and not just cover other groups songs. They have to be very very good for it to work, and it can be enjoyable when the group they're imitating no longer exists. One that comes to mind is the Australian Pink Floyd Show ... excellent.
We've got a young, incompetent nitwit who thinks he's a pop-star, won't take sound advice from anyone, blows cash like it's free to feed his ego, is raising taxes on everyone and everything, and putting us heavily in debt at a record pace. Disgusted with politics.
You guys are too clever ... thanks for the chuckles!
Tears for Fears "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" (arranged & performed by Any McKee)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWsTPh1Us5E
Andy celebrating his own NGD with his brand new Greenfield G4.2 ... custom built for him in Montreal.
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