hahahaaaaa... I'm famous... I was watching the highlights of England U19 v Switzerland U19 on Sky Sports...
when England scored the first goal I was in the queue for the coffee stand at the end of the pitch.. so I was really close to the Swiss goal..
when we scored the camera panned across onto me jumping up and down going loopy...

having been on telly.. it is now official...

I'm now famous...

those of you requiring signed merchendise please contact my office.. lol..

"post with me for a bit"?????

you gonna be my wingman.. lmao..

for example.. a I - IV - V progression in Em would be:
Em - Am - Bm

if you used E Dorian it would be a little different
Em - A - Bm

and a VI - II - V - I in C would be:
Am - Dm - G - C
but in C Mixolydian it would be:
Am - Dm - Gm - C

goofing around with chord progressions modally can be fun. You'll find that some stuff works well and other stuff sounds either a bit crap, or feels like it's strongly pulling towards the tonic of the center key... just like our Mixolydian VI - II - V - I will pull real hard to resolve to F [chord I of the key from which C Mixolydian is derived]...

but don't stop at this....
being a mindless neo-classical shred hooligan, if I encounter chord V, and it's Vm.. my spider senses tingle and make me want to shift it to V7 so that I can melt frets via the harmonic minor or the melodic minor ascending scales...

so look at our I - IV - V in Em..
we had the chords Em - Am - Bm
hahaa.. so for me the Bm is substituted for a B7 giving
Em - Am - B7 : then I can go tear-up in E harmonic minor when the B7 is soundig...
what's to stpo you doing this in the modal equivalent progression?? nothing at at...

so our I - IV - V in E Dorian is:
Em - A - Bm

which I'd modify to
Em - A - B7
I'd play Dorian over the Em and A chords and rip up on the B7 using E harmonic minor..

in other circumstances, I'd actually be inclined at some point to use the A as a "pivot chord" to launch me into a new key..
I'd make it an A7 to trigger a perfect cadence into either:
the key of D
the key of Dm
a mode in D [D Dorian, D Phrygian etc etc]
or I'd enharmonically shift the notes of D7 and call it a German 6th which will take me into the keys centered around the tonic of Db / C#

and being a 7-string player... that is a neo-classical thug..

the thought of slipping from D Dorian into C#m to get low down and dirty via a German 6th in D to trigger a perfect cadence in C#m is highly appealing...

in fact.... I like this idea so much....

I'm going to steal it from Clarky when he's not looking...

anyways... nice comments to Keniko's question... very nice indeed...

hahaaa... is "Clarky-style" becoming predictable??
or is it that I simply have not style... lmao...

and this comment:
"The most important thing to do is just experiment with stuff, and see what comes out."
is something I whole heartedly endorse as you'll know from conversations and jam sessions we've had ourselves...
experimentation and composition are the only real paths to fully understand the applied aspects of what you're learning and are the best ways to flex the muscles of creativity..

nice one bro..

if you're interested...
take a little look at my German 6th idea... I'd imagine you'll find it interesting.. especially working out the enharmonically shifted notes.. like a nice little crossword puzzle..
ad it'll sound very sweet indeed..
if you need a little help with the math give me a bell on the mobe..

Calling All Cars !! Calling All Cars!!

Be on the lookout for Pirates and Plagiarists!!!

check this out....found it on soundclick.com

This schmuck is claiming to have down a cover of a Malmsteen tune....

HMMM....Sounds identical to the studio cut of Black Star to me!!

I'm gonna e-mail the guy and ask him what he's doing....btw....he's made the music available for download!!!

take a look:

www.soundclick.com/ Omar Qureshi " Metal : Heavy Metal mp3 lo-fi hi-fi Classic Metal Guitar Well this song is a cover from a great guitar player Yngwie G Malmsteem. And to show my appreciation to this man i covered one of his best songs . Enjoy tell-a-friend add to my.SoundClick vote: hot flop lyrics/story album:Lucifer ©@ofq MP3: 4.7MB "

ps....this song is one place ahead of mine in the soundlick charts....as it should be......but, if Omar wants to kick my ass in ratings....maybe he should invest the time and effort to do it himself....anyone who has listened to my stuff knows that Yngwie can kick my ass...and I'll be the first one to admit it!!!

Do The Stu

Welcome back. So, do I take it you are not going to watch the NBC special about Lennon's killer?

The Cure to hit studio in January

TORONTO (Billboard) - The Cure plans to hit the studio in January to record its next album, according to a post from frontman Robert Smith on the group's Web site http://www.thecure.com

"We are still on course for a summer release, as it's all in the preparation," he said.

The-as-yet-untitled effort will be the Cure's first since keyboardist Roger O'Donnell and guitarist Perry Bamonte left the band earlier this year (former guitarist Porl Thompson has since rejoined). It will be the follow-up to 2004's "The Cure," which has sold 317,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Smith also said that he is close to completing the next phase of the band's expanded reissue series, which will include 1984's "The Top," 1985's "The Head on the Door" and 1987's "Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me, as well as "The Blue Sunshine," a 1983 album Smith and Steve Severin, the guitarist with Siouxsie and the Banshees, created under the name the Glove. The sets should be out by next spring.

Another Guns N' Roses hits package due next month

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Geffen Records has set a December 20 release date for its second Guns N' Roses hits package in less than two years.

The double-disc set "Welcome to the Jungle -- The Very Best of Guns N' Roses" follows "Greatest Hits," which has sold 2.5 million copies in the United States since its release in March 2004, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The track list for the new package has yet to be announced.

962: lol Simon, I knew you'd catch it after I posted twice about it, lol.... And yup, Andy would be a great choice cause the in-store jam (House Full Of Bullets) he did with JOE showcases his prowess and respect for JOE.... Class act all around....

Hang in there Mari! :-) And btw.... Collective Soul ROCKS, I saw them here a few years ago, enjoy the show!!....

Do The Stu: Great to hear all is well Austin, and please give our regards to Matt!!!!.... Cali. is the place to be for a git like him.... Is he moving there or visiting??....

jblaze1: Great to see ya bud, keep up the good fight, and keep us posted when you can.... jblaze1 for guitar guard

SupaaDave: Congrats Dave!!....

Clarky: haha, lol bro, you finally made the t.v. prime time!.... Why the hell didnt you have your git with you, lmao!!.... Great lesson posted there bro, you always have a great way of explaining theory, and kudos to Master Yoda for his input, lol, he's got the Clarky cadence down.... And to think a hooligan shredder that wants to party like it's 1999!.... Now I cant get that song out of my head, lol, lets get monged!!....

hey guys, got a dvd burner the other day, got a mini dv cam and now gotta learn to use them , ive made short clips ,but i wanna make some of my own dvds, and music dvds some how, does any one know where u can host your own videos for free? Id do it on my own web server but i havent a lot of space on it

man my acoustic is a nice sound, expect some more tunes soon thanks all for listening

ovation1....

Of course its Yngwie F#$%@*G Malmsteen

I used to have a t-shirt that said that too... Thanks for reminding me....haven't heard that in a long time!!

Trust me Civ...its the track off "Rising Force" I guess I'm just in the debunk mode(watchin mythbusters alot lately!!)

Peace

Good Morning Satchland...... How are you guy's?

Zen.... Nice movement. Interesting music. I suspect the overs on the tape Stevee T was talking about caused the scratching sounds (clipping) upfront and couldn't really hear what was going on for the first half of your movement. The second half sounded cleaner. The movement I was working on has bass and drums and may or may not fit. I'll email you a snipit over the weekend. You be the judge. Let me know.

Clarky.... Wow ! ! ! ! You gave me a lot of info. Thanks for that great response. Like Neil's reponse....I emailed yours also to myself for further reference. I've decieced to work on the pitch axis theory and slowly work into writing progressions using both of your guys' ideas. I still want hang on to my Blues/Rock influences cause that's me. At the same time I want to sound a little different. I don't want to be just another Pentatonic scale guitarist. The approches you and Neil have given me will send me in that direction...I hope...lol...Theory is interesting but like I said I could be opening up a theory Pandora's box...lol..... but I'm taking the plunge. Wish me luck.

Have A Great Day Everybody ! ! ! !

How about a little comedy. A nightmare for us beer drinkers..

A man and his wife were sitting in the living room and he said to her, "Just so you know, I never want to live in a vegetative state, dependent on some machine and fluids from a bottle. If that ever happens, just pull the plug."

His wife got up, unplugged the TV and threw out all of his beer.

I shrudder the thought......

GOOD MORNING ALL........... Nice to be where its so warm left Canada with a bunch of snow and come to the palm trees. Got to love it!

Keniko thanks for your nice wishes...........I am doing well getting bigger and have 20 more weeks left.

Captain Steve ty for your nice words as well............. sorry so behind been busy!

Hey Clarky!!

it's a good thing you're not partying like it was 1899...

I heard those days were pretty rough... LOL

Peace

Bear

Finally (yesterday) bought "G3 Live in Tokyo" ... excellent!!! Just watched/listened it again, this time with my sons; they immediately formed a band and jammed with it all the way taking turns on guitar / drums!

...Didn't know mr. Dave LaRue was playing with mr. Petrucci; I've known him as Steve Morse Band's (and reunited Dixie Dregs') bass-wizard...nice surprise!

...The commentaries with the soundcheck are a magnificent addition for this kind of work of art!

...nothing wrong with the balance of each 3 G:s in my copy; I can here mr. Petrucci perfectly on the right during the Jam!

.....Really looking forward to mr. Satriani's new studio album!!!

Madonna loses plagiarism case

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A Belgian songwriter has won a court battle against pop star Madonna after accusing her of plagiarising one of his songs for her 1998 hit single, "Frozen," his lawyer said on Friday.

Salvatore Acquaviva's lawyer said a court in the southern Belgian town of Mons had ordered the country's music stores to withdraw the record from their shelves within the next 15 days.

The court also ordered radio and television stations to stop playing the song, he said.

"(They) cannot broadcast the work 'Frozen' ... under pain of a 150,000-euro fine," he told the local radio network, RTBF.

Hai Joe,

I wonder if you will visit the Netherlands (Europe) soon. If so please take your gitar with you!!

I'm almost every enjoying your dvd's with G3.

howdy everyone! - in case you didn't see 'em yet, here are the winners for the G3 LIVE IN TOKYO contest! i've answered other questions below...

Grand Prize Winner:
Luke Davis (Luke287)

Other Winners:
david wren (njbeast)
Jonathan Affleck (imjon)
Tye Masaki (tmasaki)
Stuart Fielding (stuart09)
Andrea Patron (wolk)
aaron sim (sim2001)
Jenifer Novak (Jenister)
Daniel Swords (DanielSwords)
simon harris (sih)

ANSWERS TO OTHER QUESTIONS

autographed versions of G3 Live In Tokyo - i tried to make this happen, but unfortunately, all three guys' schedules have them all around the place so we couldn't get them all in one place to make it happen this time around!

nascar 06 clips - i asked for some rights to put some stuff up, but nothing has come through yet. the video game world is a little different than joe's usual releases so it's not as much of a no-brainer. if anything comes through, you can count on me putting it up :} in the meantime, the only way i'm aware of getting the music is by buying a copy of the game.

SupaaDave, supaacongrats and supaagood wishes to you and the Mrs.!!!!

Austin, nice to see you again.

JBLAZE IN THE HOUSE!!! Hey brutha, how's it going?

a day early but ~ HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVAN BROWN (evbro). How's life on the west side?

Mikey, glad yer back. You were greatly missed!

I'm over 1000 posts behind, so forgive me if I missed anybody.

SOTD - ROOSTER BY ALICE IN CHAINS

OMG~ CONGRATULATIONS MR & MRS LUINI on the birth of your second child! We'll party all weekend in the chat in your honor...well I will anyway ;-)

Congrats to the contest winners!