Beatles to work on new Rock Band Game
Friday, October 31, 2008 | Trackback
Well this has to be both the coolest and surprising news I've heard in a long time as the Beatles are set to license their music catalogue for use in a new version of Rock Band. MTV and The Beatles have combined forces to create the very first video game based on the music of the Fab Four.
Representatives from MTV, Harmonix and the Beatles' Apple Corps said that the game will feature the entire Beatles catalogue and was conceived with input from Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison. Giles Martin, son of the band’s producer Sir George Martin and co-producer of Love, the Beatles musical project, will also give input into the game’s development.
Rock Band has turned into a surprise hit and has sold 3.5m copies to date making it the main rival to the massively popular Guitar Hero. What makes this game even more interesting is that it will be a standalone version of Rock Band rather than an add-on to Rock Band 2 which is due out soon.
What makes this such a surprise however is that fact that until now the remaining members of The Beatles have refused to allow their music to be downloaded from on-line stores such as iTunes due to fears that their music could be pirated too easily. This move however could mark the beginning a new era for the band and one which will earn them many new fans.
Labels: Beatles, guitar news
Jeff Beck Videos and Tabs
Friday, October 24, 2008 | Trackback
I've just finished watching the incredible Jeff Beck at Ronnie Scott's on BBC4, whilst the show also featured some great performances from Joss Stone, Imogen Heap and Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck's playing was truly mind blowing.
Jeff Beck's reputation as a guitarist has grown ever since playing with Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton in the Yardbirds and its no surprise he ranked 14th in Rolling Stone's '100 Greatest Guitarists of all Time'. Much of his playing has been instrumental and he has proved a versatile player with his musical styles spanning from blues to rock, jazz and heavy metal.
He has produced some amazing studio albums with the Jeff Beck Group including 1975's 'Blow by Blow', Wired a year later, 'There and Back' in 1980 and 1989's 'Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop'. He won another grammy award for 'Best Rock Instrumental Performance' for the track "Dirty Mind" from 2001's 'You Had It Coming'.
His playing is full of tone and emotion and this is evident in the track "Cause We've Ended as Lovers" which you can watch below.
His tremolo work is probably what makes his sound so unique however and he uses this to powerful effect in the heart wrenching 'Where were you'.
Jeff Beck's 'People Get Ready' illustrates his great rhythm work and a fantastic lead melody.
Of course the guy can rock with the best of them. Check out 'Sling Shot' from 1989's 'Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop'.
Jeff Beck Guitar Tabs
If you feel like learning a few classic Jeff Beck tracks then check out the following tabs.
Jeff Beck Tags from Ultimate Guitar
Free Tabs
MusicNotes.com
Jeff Beck's reputation as a guitarist has grown ever since playing with Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton in the Yardbirds and its no surprise he ranked 14th in Rolling Stone's '100 Greatest Guitarists of all Time'. Much of his playing has been instrumental and he has proved a versatile player with his musical styles spanning from blues to rock, jazz and heavy metal.
He has produced some amazing studio albums with the Jeff Beck Group including 1975's 'Blow by Blow', Wired a year later, 'There and Back' in 1980 and 1989's 'Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop'. He won another grammy award for 'Best Rock Instrumental Performance' for the track "Dirty Mind" from 2001's 'You Had It Coming'.
His playing is full of tone and emotion and this is evident in the track "Cause We've Ended as Lovers" which you can watch below.
His tremolo work is probably what makes his sound so unique however and he uses this to powerful effect in the heart wrenching 'Where were you'.
Jeff Beck's 'People Get Ready' illustrates his great rhythm work and a fantastic lead melody.
Of course the guy can rock with the best of them. Check out 'Sling Shot' from 1989's 'Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop'.
Jeff Beck Guitar Tabs
If you feel like learning a few classic Jeff Beck tracks then check out the following tabs.
Jeff Beck Tags from Ultimate Guitar
Free Tabs
MusicNotes.com
Labels: guitarists
Doin' What The Devil Says To Do Richie Kotzen Guitar Lesson
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 | Trackback
Richie Kotzen is an incredible guitarist and has played with both Mr Big and Poison. He has however truly excelled in his solo career where his singing and song writing talents have almost eclipsed his guitar playing ability.
"Doin' What The Devil Says To Do" is one of the stand out tracks from his album "Into The Black" and the video below provides a great lesson on how to play the intro chord sequence.
Intro Chord Sequence
Em11 Em9 Aadd9 Asus4(9) G D/F# Aadd9 (Played with a dirty clean sound and a phaser)
Doin' What The Devil Says To Do By Richie Kotzen
Check out the master himself. If you have enjoyed this track then I highly recommend the "Live in San Paulo" and "Into The Black" albums by Richie Kotzen.
"Doin' What The Devil Says To Do" is one of the stand out tracks from his album "Into The Black" and the video below provides a great lesson on how to play the intro chord sequence.
Intro Chord Sequence
Em11 Em9 Aadd9 Asus4(9) G D/F# Aadd9 (Played with a dirty clean sound and a phaser)
Doin' What The Devil Says To Do By Richie Kotzen
Check out the master himself. If you have enjoyed this track then I highly recommend the "Live in San Paulo" and "Into The Black" albums by Richie Kotzen.
Labels: guitar lessons, guitar tablature
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