Nick - I'm hoping to get the royalties owed to me for broadcasting my music...

also, I hope we can agree on something where I get what is owed to me and the continue to play my music...

hopefully working to everyone's best interests..

in some ways I find him a bit of a "could have done better" player....
in the early days with UFO he was more than promising..
he was simply stunning...
when he formed MSG he never seemed to hit the same level..
yes tracks like "Into The Arena" are superb.. but in general there was always something missing...
also, I think that EVH really killed his career...
just as Schenker and his peers were taking center stage as the new top dogs in metal guitar... EVH, Rhodes [and the serious shredders] showed up, rewrote the rules...
this totally over shadowed Schenker.....

at a time when he should have evolved his style and stepped up a few gears... he simply faded away...
something I find personally tragic given his immense talent...

me?.. I still love his UFO playing style to this day...
I find it every bit as breathtaking as the day I first heard him..

lmao... it's easy to start talking guitars and end up getting smutty.. lmao... I think it's a knack of mine... lmao...
I think it's because all my guitars a beautiful ladies and I love them all... lol..

the latest on Shredz:
Requiem - done
The Chosen One - Done
Artaud: On The Fringe of Insanity - Done
Virtus Junxit Mors Non Separabit - Done
The Raft of the Medusa - Done [but needs re-mixing and a few tweeks]
The Beheading of John the Baptist - backing track done and I'm about to record the lead guitars..
The Rape of the Sabine Women - not started

so I'm getting there.... wooohooo.... lol...

the pics.. cool... I'll be looking forward to them.... very cool...

my first port of call will be Vai's label... fingers crossed...

are you the same Steve T that mailed me about DSF?????

me go far???..... I really hope so.... I really do..
but I think it's highly unlikely..

Jazzy - yup I'm an old fucker... lol.... but me going to gigs and being an active music fan started around 78 [when I was 12 / 13 years old]...
so by that time, Zep were already old and dying if not dead already along with Purple, Yes, Genesis and the other great bands of the 70's.. but that didn't stop me getting into them.....
as a young teenager Priest were at the helm of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal... leading the way along with bands like Maiden, Motorhead, Angel Witch, Titan, Praying Mantis, Saxon, Samson, Girlschool, Def Leppard, Girl etc....
and yes... this stuff was considered to be real hardcore metal... in yer face.. unholy.. anti-social.. and just about all other dispicable attributes that fit me well... lmao....

in my opinion... still to this day and even comparing them with modern bands... Priest of the late 70's were out on their own as the most superior song-smiths ... and that by far too ..

as you learn to play the albums Unleashed and Killing Machine you'll get an insight into the song construction.. the themes used for riffs and solos....
this stuff is simply brilliantly put together...
the solo ideas are are pure genius... especially given that there is not a single "shred" in sight...
but don't be fooled... try to play them and you'll soon realise that many of those solos contain licks that are far trickier than a legato "neck wank" at twice the note rate...
and the secret behind the solos is that they are very lyrical and beautifully thought out....

Tipton was years and years ahead of his time...
then EHV showed up and the enphisis shifted from smart song-writing to pure technique
a funny after thought - even though the song writing on HV1 is fantastic, the shredding is so powerful that it completely over shadows the other fine aspects of that album...
an unfortunate side effect was to send everyone on a technique trip at the expense of the songwriting skills...

"nice shred... shame about the song.."... lmao...

back to Priest: check out the solo during Tyrant... to this day it knocks me out.... takes my breath away....

Unleashed and Killing Machine are in my opinion milestones and contain some of the finest moments in metal ever recorded...

If my own songwriting style is considered to be even half as good... I'd die a very happy man...

Yasser going to heaven or hell??????? naaahhhh...

Angie - it would be nice if Satch popped in here more than twice a year..... lol...

either way... yer still luvs 'im don't yer....
jus' like the rest of us... lol..

Clarkenstein... lmao....

one of the German guys at work calls me Kleinstein... as in "little Einstein".... lol.. he thinks I'm some kind of mad scientist... lmao..
he obviously don't know me well enough and has often been blinded by bullshit... mine that is... lmao...

zinc master - eschewing obfuscation- there was a composition contest at my uni the other night and a piece called that won :)

Noppa - Can you be more specific with your question? What do you mean by "bad news"? Negative news, factually incorrect news, or something else?

I think I have an answer for you, though. In the US, media organizations (newspapers, television networks, etc.) are privately owned businesses (unlike the BBC in the UK, for example). While media organizations have an obligation to report the news, they're also obligated to report stuff that their audience wants to hear. If they don't pay attention to their audience, no one will buy their paper or watch their program, they won't make money from ads, and they will go out of business.

As sad as it is, violence, celebrity problems (Kobe Bryant, Michael Jackson, etc.), and so on are what people want to see. Media organizations who don't report stuff like this lose their audience.

Does that answer your question, or did I misunderstand what you were asking?

- Try to write something with pencil and paper, away from your guitar.
- Turn on the radio, tune to a station that you don't normally listen to, and try to play along.
- Buy a few new CDs from a genre of music you don't normally listen to. Get a few jazz or progressive rock albums and give them a few spins.

Does he do anything other than the main theme? I've heard that...it's pretty cool. I've played the game for a few minutes, but I didn't really hear much of the music.

"anybody got any tips for teaching absolute beginners?"

Explain tones and semitones (whole steps and half steps). Explain guitar string intervals (fifth fret on E = open A, fifth fret on A = open D, etc.). Have the student play each fret all the way up and down a string, naming each note before playing it (E, F, F#, G, G#, A, A#, etc.). Your student should get to the point where you can point to a random fret and your student can name the note. Teach a few scales after that, and then you can move into an easy song...

It's funny because of the problems with the logic contained in the argument. It does not make sense, and is by no means representative of the entire issue.

Clarky, DSF...wasn't me, but I have a Swiss friend who knows German very well...in the future, if ya need any translations...I could get them for you if you need them.

They'll sell your music to buyers from Movie soundtracks, commercials, Record companies...etc. I spend more money on Tequila, than their deal...royalties!!!!!!

How long have you been working on your album? Where can we hear any of the finished tracks?

Peace Out for now!

"Cuz chickens are decent people."

Ooooooo how I love George Carlin!! Thanks Jazzy. I needed that after watching an extremely sad episode of ER. That's one of my favorite pieces, and I agree wholeheartedly. I knew you'd like the shirts. lol!

Man, I'm 384 posts behind!

Clint, happy belated birthday!! Sorry I missed it. Hope it was a good one :)

Delfino, OMG would ya just look at the face on that kitty!! How cute!!! You do have to give that big mess a good brushing though. lol! He/she is looking a bit ratty. lol! How old is it/he/she?

Austin, more like 'silly poem'. lol! "Don't be a schmo". lmao! But it rhymed so nicely ;-) "Did you add that bit yourself, or is the AP including that now?" Ahh, ya caught me! lol!

Benny, "The Hoo Hoo Hut is not far from Deadman's Knob too! " Do you have any idea how funny that sounds to me? lmao!!!

Why is it that every time I read the name damlmissnamm I start to sing "Damn, this traffic jam, how I hate to be late, time I get home my supper be cold, hurts my motor to go so slow, damn, this traffic jaaaaam." Err something like that. lol!

Steven, G3 Live In Denver is a great Christmas present. You're going to love it!

Jay Leno - "Are the women of Fallujah called falluzies?"

60 posts to go yet. I'll try again tomorrow.

Noppa

"Why is it so, that in the name of the 'freedom of speech', there is so much bad news released in public medias -including morning news, when children can (will) see the news about all the tragedies (even the smaller ones, which don't have any larger influence in your own country)- ??? "

As Mr. Henley said.

"The bubble head bleach blond comes on at five.... She can tell you about the plane crash with a gleam in her eye."

We love dirty laundry...

Zinc Master: I was actually interested in finding out, it had nothing to do with nothing to do. I just had to know.

Michelle: it sounds funny* to me. I expect it to sound funny to you.

Mis (re wedding) :(

Attempted to observe a few minutes of silence @ 11am yesterday (Remembrance Day), however the whole time there were cars going up and down the road. Lest I forget, eh.

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"So you guys think Yasser Arafat went to heaven or hell? I think God and Satan are playing ping pong with his soul."

You are a jack ass!

DoTheStu (+ DamIMissNamm) : I'm talking about ethics and moral ..." that is what people want to see" (I don't !) or "we love dirty laundry" (I don't !) or "commercial news-guys would be unemployed without them (bad news)" are all very bad excuses for releasing those kind of bad news which -like I said- don't do you any good (negative news). Simply because even if some people are so stupid that they want to see/hear all that shit, IT STILL ISN'T DOING ANY GOOD for them either! ...and like I said: our kids will see/hear all that shit too! We can't protect them from it and they can't necessarily process that shit.

first of all_________hola to arafat,,,,may his soul rest in peace,,the real thing starts now....what will happen to palestine,,,how will israel react...what will the hamas do ........palestine has lost a hero and i am sure no matter what israel thinks or says,,they r glad that arafat died a normal death ..they had make strong claims of eliminating him ...i guess they did not have the balls to do so coz if they had done so,the whole muslim world would have been up in arms against israel,,,,,,sharon is glad that his life ended this way coz if it hadnt sharon might have to think of ways to do away with arafat and if he couldnt find any,his pride and ego would really hit the lowest of all lows......_______i am back at work...joined office after almost 25 days leave,,,,,,,,,,the sight of files and papers makes me sick........

steven........thanks for the mail,,,hey bro, the comp is ok and so am i,,,,,,,i called my friend a few moments back after e mailing yu today and he said he will help send the pics by today evening,,,,,,,,,,something must have been wrong with the server and thus the failure in delivery of pics to you......steven, the conversation i had with yu is still fresh in my mind,,,,,,well bro' jordan and the family also says hi to you...take care,,,bye for now...god bless.

austin,,,_________thanks for the mail,,,,i never expected to get such a quick response.....yu have mail bro'.......check out yur inbox........not much to write here but everything is in the mail,,,anyway,thanks once again for being so quick and detailed with yur reply...take care and god bless.

michelle__________glad to know that yur friend is (probably)ok.............btw which part of india is she originally from????

zenny.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.......baby jordan also says hi back to yu and indeed he is looking forward to conversing with an interesting person like yurself.

budahhhhhhski....

"what will the hamas do "

Does it matter what weak low life cowards do?

I started playing Sim City 4 again this week...it is SO addicting...LOL. Does anyone else here play that game? It's not the same as Halo or GTA, but it's still fun... ;-)

If a media organization stops reporting that stuff, it WILL lose its audience (as long as everyone else is still reporting it). There's no way around it... Everyone would have to make the change (move away from that kind of reporting) at the same time to keep people from losing their audience.

I don't like that side of journalism (I don't want to work in that area after I graduate...), but it's there...and there's not much that can be done about it until the general public "wakes up" so to speak. I honestly don't see that happening any time soon, though.

I don't have an X-Box, so I won't be playing Halo 2 again anytime soon. The only reason I played it on Tuesday was because someone who works for my school's paper brought a six-inch television, an X-Box, and Halo 2 to the newsroom for the day. ;-)

I just bought Halo for PC a few months ago...I'll be happy with that game for at least another six months or so.

bahduh / namm - I know what hamas will do...

they'll simply continue to be spineless ass-holes that don't have the balls to fight out in the open in uniform like the real soldiers they pretend to be..

just like ETA, the IRA, Al Q...

achoo, yeah my Bass student is no problem - I started him with Octaves, Major and Pentatonic scales, but my new guitar student is more tricky......he's really really beginner.....I started by showing him how to tune the guitar from string-to-string, which took about 15 minutes, then gave him E, A and G chords which took the other 45 minutes. As I suspected, teaching a beginner is much harder than teaching somebody with a little experience!

I've been listening out for the Vai bits...they rock, I think I'll probably get the soundtrack!

Oh, as I understand it, any time you hear a guitar in Halo 2, it's Steve playing it.