Children can be so brutally honest ... who knows what's affecting them at that age? My boys used to like me playing Lightfoot's "Don Quixote" when they were little, and the jangly rhythm it plays along at.
1,401 2017-07-12 10:05:06
Re: Review is In. I need to hang it up. (9 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
1,402 2017-07-12 09:59:48
Re: Digital Discomfort (6 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Feeling your pain ... that's quite a weekend of work, DE. Sore fingertips are one thing, and I'm personally feeling (and seeing) my arthritic knuckles starting to get a few odd lumps and bumps. They reduce my playing time and playing speed, so I've had to make some technique adjustments to accommodate. Life goes on ...
1,403 2017-07-12 09:49:47
Re: Prog Rock Wednesdays (580 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Flying Colors "Odyssey" Tilburg, Netherlands, 2012
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lHLeEOmsLo
Flying Colors is one of those projects made up of various musicians from other groups, and they recorded this DVD on only their 12th performance together ... they sound like they've been playing together for years! The group is tight and creative, and this track features some amazing bass guitar work by Dave LaRue. They are:
Steve Morse, lead guitar (Deep Purple, Dixie Dregs, Steve Morse Band, Kansas)
Neal Morse, keyboards, vocals (Spock's Beard, Transatlantic)
Mike Portnoy, drums (Dream Theatre, Transatlantic, Liquid Tension)
Casey MacPherson, rhythm guitar, vocals (Alpha Rev, Endochine)
Dave LaRue, bass (Dixie Dregs, Steve Morse Band, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai)
1,404 2017-07-11 09:56:03
Re: Tuesday's Flying Fingers (474 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Don Ross & Jimmy Wahlsteen "It's Your Favorite" (Wahlsteen)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np9YfcIdddA
Groovin' along on a summer afternoon in downtown Halifax (one hour from here). Used to love walking the streets and hearing musicians everywhere.
1,405 2017-07-10 09:54:16
Re: DEFYING GRAVITY (10 replies, posted in Poems)
Thanks, everyone ... some of the rhyming is a bit "forced", so it'll get some re-working I'm sure.
1,406 2017-07-09 10:25:15
Topic: DEFYING GRAVITY (10 replies, posted in Poems)
My dear wife & best friend of almost 40 years were enjoying some conversation last evening, and reflecting on how much we've relied on each other over the years. We realized that most of what we came through together couldn't have happened if we were alone, and that our unity has been our strength. She finally said, "It's like we defied gravity together." So this came about this morning, and I can't wait for her to wake so I can share it with her:
DEFYING GRAVITY
There's a weight on your shoulders
Which I'd willingly bear
But I've grown so much older
The strength isn't there
Your warmth has grown colder
You think I don't care
So I'll seek to be bolder
Defying gravity … I dare.
REFRAIN: You'd love to fly high but the air won't hold you
You'd love to leave your all your pain far behind
You'd love to soar far above all that's below you
You'd defy gravity to gain peace of mind.
We can't alter the weather that's coming,
But we can be prepared
We can avoid getting soaked though it's raining
A drenching can be spared
That water can hold your weight sustaining
Lay back and be carried
Float high without your strength draining
Defy gravity … don't be scared.
REFRAIN: You can fly high though the air won't hold you
You can leave your all your pain far behind
You can soar far above all that's below you
You can defy gravity and gain peace of mind.
To rise above sadness begins in the mind
Step back and see what's there
Despair doesn't have to make us blind
Doesn't have to cause tears
We lean on each other as life unwinds
We lift and we bear
As one we transcend all that binds
Defying gravity … yes, we are.
REFRAIN: We will fly high even though the air can't hold us
We will leave all our pain far behind
We will soar far above all that's below us
We'll defy gravity and gain peace of mind.
1,407 2017-07-07 21:02:53
Re: New Song Conquests? (15 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
mekidsmom wrote:
"Geeks" is the one I've been tinkering with. But, I don't can't get as fancy as she does, so I'm figuring out some strumming to do with it instead (and anything other than barre chords, because I still refuse to learn them - it's all about being stubborn).
Oh, in case you don't know the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWX5kXHazbE
I really like this one, MKM ... it's got a few interesting quirks, and she performs it very well. Love the vid ... so apropos for the title.
1,408 2017-07-07 20:55:56
Re: Set List Philosophy (7 replies, posted in My local band and me)
It's highly commendable that you're thinking about the entertainment value to your audience, and not just the music you like to play. I was never so good at that, which is why I haven't performed for decades ... too pig-headed, I guess.
1,409 2017-07-07 20:53:19
Re: friday's blues fix (1,560 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Smoooooth ... I love the way he palm-mutes his bass notes, so the sustain doesn't drown everything else out. Another winner, Badeye ... thanks!
1,410 2017-07-06 16:24:53
Re: New Song Conquests? (15 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
This is so cool ...
Most of the songs listed are ones I'm unfamiliar with, and that's whole beauty of being a musician. We will never exhaust the massive repertoire of what's been written, nor will we ever run out of personal creativity to do our own thing. Long live music!
1,411 2017-07-06 16:21:54
Re: Old band, new music (2 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Hi Beamer ...
I'll confess to not really having followed Guns 'n' Roses or their predecessors / successors. I certainly agree that groups should evolve within their identity, instead of just flip-flopping to try and sell records. Showing versatility is one thing, but letting public opinion create an identity crisis is quite another. The ones who "stick to their guns" as you say generally have longevity, and the fact that GnR are still producing makes the case..
1,412 2017-07-05 10:17:47
Re: Instrumental: Cory's song 1 (6 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Great "father & son" act, Beamer! This week's "Prog Rock" feature has Steve Howe with his sons, and there are lots of family collaborations in the wonderful world of music. You guys gonna be the next big thing?
1,413 2017-07-05 10:06:37
Topic: New Song Conquests? (15 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Hi all ...
Just wondering what songs everyone's been working on these days, aside of personal stuff. I always have a few "project songs" on the go, to improve technique, increase the repertoire, and just to keep things interesting. A couple that are "in process" for me right now are:
"Reelin' In the Years" (Steely Dan)
Love the opening riff, and have found the exact tone of it on the Gretsch after some experimentation. The note combinations are fun, and the original recording featured Jeff Baxter & Elliott Randall on guitar ... terrific musicians.
"Ramble On" (Led Zeppelin)
Trouble with this one is that I'm a bass singer, so trying to sing-a-long in Plant's vocal register is impossible. The guitar part isn't too hard, and I've got the foot tapping part down pretty good! 
1,414 2017-07-05 10:01:55
Re: NCD. Haven`t bought one for awhile. (12 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Dang, that there's sharp!
1,415 2017-07-05 10:00:31
Re: Who has had the opportunity to meet and mingle with famous musicians? (27 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
That's pretty cool TF,, met Dutch. mid 80's, at a party in Paradise, NS.. we went all nite , kitchen music...
Badeye
Badeye ... I grew up just a few miles from Paradise, in Bridgetown ... small world, eh?
1,416 2017-07-05 09:58:06
Re: Who has had the opportunity to meet and mingle with famous musicians? (27 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Can't resist adding this one ...
I've been trading conversation in an on-line Forum with Mr. Russell Harding for the last few years. He's played guitar with a lot of great acts in Vegas, and still rocks on with his own project "Retro Buzz". Amid this, he always has time for encouragement and sharing knowledge with hobby guitarists like myself at www.chordie.com.
Russell, we're all glad you're here!
1,417 2017-07-05 09:50:46
Re: Walls Came Down (3 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Great job, Phill ... this has great rock-a-long tempo to it, and I like the Tom Petty feel of it. Nice work, man!
1,418 2017-07-05 09:44:32
Re: Prog Rock Wednesdays (580 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Steve Howe's Remedy "The Nature of the Sea" Newcastle Opera House, 2004
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04uJNqI8e64
"Remedy" was an in-between project Steve worked on between tours / recordings with Yes. The group here features his son Dylan on drums, and his other son Virgil on keyboards. Steve's home-made-modified Telecaster is interesting, with the pickup switch moved up where Gibson puts most of theirs. In a rig rundown somewhere, he said he was so accustomed to switching pickups from that position, that he moved it just so he wouldn't have to think about it. The riffs in this are really fun to play, and have been a personal favorite to warm up with for many years. The DVD is very well shot & mixed, and a real treat for fans of Steve's playing:
BONUS: Here's a live clip of Steve performing with the legendary Les Paul himself, back in 1994. Les joins him on stage at around the 6:00 minute mark:
1,419 2017-07-04 13:43:03
Re: Who has had the opportunity to meet and mingle with famous musicians? (27 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
The only reasonably well-known musician I've ever met was Canada's "Prime Minister of the Blues", Dutchie Mason. It was back in the mid-70s (before he got famous) and he was performing at the Wyse Owl Beverage Room in Dartmouth, NS ... a pretty scuzzy joint in those days. Dutchie was blind drunk, and fell off the stage at our feet. My two buddies and I helped him to a chair, but he was incoherent and we just left him there. I found this pic online (that's him in the middle, beige suit) and this looks like it was taken at the Wyse Owl, around that time period.
Good thread ... I had some chuckles remembering this incident.
1,420 2017-07-04 09:16:59
Re: Tuesday's Flying Fingers (474 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Jerry Reed "The Claw" (covered by Muriel Anderson)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7d4oLFOEJg
More of Muriel's chops on this classic little Jerry Reed piece ... smokin' !
1,421 2017-07-01 14:12:24
Topic: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction of "YES" (3 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
After decades of being over-looked, it has finally happened! On April 17, 2017, the group YES was inducted into the RRHoF. It's a shame that Chris Squire wasn't alive to be a part of this, but better late than never. Here's a couple of links of the ceremony, and Geddy Lee of Rush (bass) playing YES's "Roundabout" with them:
Induction Ceremony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyOm8WVJIRA
Performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1-NsnlPc54
(L>R) Steve Howe, Alan White, Bill Bruford, Rick Wakeman, Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin
1,422 2017-06-30 09:52:43
Re: Tuesday's Flying Fingers (474 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Willie Nelson's "Trigger". I like this photo, because his forearm looks remarkably like the top of his guitar:
1,423 2017-06-28 14:01:01
Re: Tuesday's Flying Fingers (474 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Classical Guitar wrote:
As good as he is, some of them are hard on a guitar. Guess for them it is a small price to pay for their abilities. I think most of Chordie members take care of the guitars they play.
I agree, CG, that some of them are downright abusive. To think of taking a Lowden (worth upwards of $5,000) and treating it like this make me cringe ... like Jon Gomm's here. However, it is his guitar so he can do whatever he wants with it:
1,424 2017-06-28 09:29:24
Re: Tuesday's Flying Fingers (474 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Good comments, TIG ... and I'm right with you about only dreaming of having this ability. While it's humbling, it also gets the imagination going about the possibilities.
1,425 2017-06-28 09:21:40
Re: Prog Rock Wednesdays (580 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Yes "The Revealing Science of God" Budapest, 1998
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtXMKt65Z9M
Here's the first track from Yes' 1973 album "Tales from Topographic Oceans". The opening lyrics seem to make sense, but don't. Once memorized, singing them in high school math class can get a person into trouble. This is one their most adventurous albums, and is 100% non-radio friendly. It was a two-album set comprised of 4 songs, each taking up one side of a vinyl LP:
1) The Revealing Science of God (20:25)
2) The Remembering (20:38)
3) The Ancient (18:35)
4) Ritual (21:37)
