Thursday, July 30, 2009

THE GREATIST RECORDINGS OF ALL TIME

42."LEVON"-ELTON JOHN

ONE OF THE MORE MYSTERIOUS PROCESS'S OF COMPOSITION IS
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BERNIE TAUPIN{LYRICS}AND ELTON JOHN
{MUSIC}AND THE ASTONISHING AMOUNT OF GREAT SONGS THEY WERE
ABLE TO CREATE ESPECIALLY IN THIER HEYDAY,THE 1970'S.THE SONGS
HAVE OBLIQUE MESSAGE'S MADE EVEN MORE UNKNOWN BY ELTON'S
UNIQUE VOCAL DELIVERY WHICH TENDS TO FURTHER HIDE THE SONGS
EXACT LYRICS AND THIER TRUE MEANING.THE FACT THAT THIS DOESN'T
ERODE THE POWER OF THIER GREATIST ACHIEVMENTS-SAY'S THAT IN
ROCK 'N ROLL-IT NOT ALLWAYS WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY-BUT HOW YOU
SAY IT{OR SING IT}THAT IS THE TRUE BAROMETER OF ROCK GREATNESS.

Thursday, July 16, 2009

HOW ABOUT A LITTLE FANFARE FOR THESE GREAT GUITAR SOLO'S

HOW ABOUT A LITTLE FANFARE FOR THESE
GREAT GUITAR SOLO'S

1."BLUE SKY"-THE ALLMAN BROTHERS-LEAD GUITAR-DICKY BETTS-SLIDE
GUITAR-DUANE ALLMAN
2."ALL ALONG THE WATCH TOWER"-THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPIERIENCE-
LEAD GUITAR-JIMI HENDRIX-SLIDE GUITAR-JIMI HENDRIX
HENDRIX ALSO PLAYED ACOUSTIC GUITAR AND BASS ON "WATCHTOWER"
3."LET IT RAIN"-DERICK AND THE DOMINO'S-LEAD GUITAR-ERIC CLAPTON
4."TAXMAN"-THE BEATLES-LEAD GUITAR-PAUL McCARTNEY
5."SOMETHING"-THE BEATLES-LEAD GUITAR-GEORGE HARRISON
6."FRICTION"-TELEVISION-LEAD GUITAR-TOM VERLAINE
7."SAMBA PA TI"-SANTANA-LEAD GUITAR-CARLOS SANTANA
8."WHOLE LOTTA LOVE"-LED ZEPPLIN-LEAD GUITAR-JIMMY PAGE
9."SUZIE Q"-CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL-LEAD GUITAR-
JOHN FOGARTY
10."#1 LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR-LEAD GUITAR-TODD RUNDGREN
11."INTO THE SUN"-GRAND FUNK RAILROAD-LEAD GUITAR-MARK FARNER
12."JOHNNY B. GOODE"-CHUCK BERRY-LEAD GUITAR-CHUCK BERRY
13."ALL THE YOUNG DUDES"-MOTT THE HOOPLE-LEAD GUITAR-MICK RALPHS
14."US AND THEM"-PINK FLOYD-LEAD GUITAR-DAVID GILMOUR
15."FUTHER ON UP THE ROAD"-THE BAND WITH ERIC CLAPTON-LEAD GUITAR-ROBBIE ROBERTSON-LEAD GUITAR-ERIC CLAPTON
16."SUFFERAGETE CITY"-DAVID BOWIE-LEAD GUITAR-MICK RONSON
17."WALK AWAY"-JAMES GANG-LEAD GUITAR-JOE WALSH
18."LITTLE WING"-STEVIE RAY VAUGHN-LEAD GUITAR-STEVIE RAY VAUGHN
19."THIRD STONE FROM THE SUN"-JIMI HENDRIX EXPIERIENCE-LEAD GUITAR-
JIMI HENDRIX
20."KING OF THE WORLD"-STEELY DAN-LEAD GUITAR-JEFF "SKUNK" BAXTER
21."EIGHT MILES HIGH"-THE BYRDS-LEAD GUITAR-RODGER MCGUINN
22."LIGHT MY FIRE{ALBUM VERSION}-THE DOORS-LEAD GUITAR-ROBBIE KRIEGER
23"SHOW BIZ KIDS"-STEELY DAN-LEAD GUITAR{SLIDE}-RICK DERRINGER
24."TRAIN KEPT A "ROLLIN-THE JOHNNY BURNETTE TRIO-LEAD GUITAR-JOHNNY
BURNETTE
25."GET BACK"-THE BEATLES-LEAD GUITAR-JOHN LENNON
26."UNDER MY WHEELS"-ALICE COOPER-LEAD GUITAR-GLEN BUXTON
27."ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT"-THE KINKS-LEAD GUITAR-DAVE DAVIES
28"YOURS IN NO DISGRACE"-YES-LEAD GUITAR-STEVE HOWE
29"HONKY TONK WOMAN"-THE ROLLING STONES-LEAD GUITAR-KIETH RICHARDS
30."THE END"-THE BEATLES-LEAD GUITAR{IN ORDER OF APPERANCE}PAUL McCARTNEY,GEORGE HARRISON,JOHN LENNON

Thursday, July 9, 2009

THE GREATIST RECORDINGS OF ALL TIME

41."RAPHSODY IN BLUE"-GEORGE GERSHWIN
PAUL TILLOTSONS FULL VERSION OF GERSHWINS ORIGINAL ARRANGEMENT

GEORGE GERSHWIN HAD ONLY 37 YEARS TO MAKE HIS MARK ON THE WORLD OF
MUSIC.IF NOT FOR THE GENUIS THAT MARKED HIS PERSONA -THERE IS NO WAY
HE COULD HAVE MADE THE ASTONISHING AMOUNT OF MUSIC THAT HE DID.
GERSHWIN WROTE "RHAPSODY IN BLUE" AT A MERE 25 YEARS OF AGE.IT'S A
WATERSHEAD COMPOSITION IN NEARLY EVERY CONCIEVABLE WAY.IT
COMBINE'S CLASSICAL MUSIC IDEA'S WITH JAZZ,RAGTIME AND STRIDE PIANO
TECHNIQUE'S THAT GERSHWIN LEARNED FIRST HAND FROM THE GREAT BLACK PIANIST'S OF HARLEM-GERSHWIN WOULD MAKE MANY TRIPS TO HARLEM
IN ORDER TO LEARN THE FANTASTIC NEW ELEMENTS OF SYNCOPATION THAT
WERE EVOLVING IN HARLEM ON A DAILY BASIS.
ALONG WITH BILLIE HOLIDAY AND LOUIS ARMSTRONG;GERSHWIN WAS ONE
OF AMERICA'S FIRST ARTIST'S TO IGNORE THE BARRIERS BETWEEN BLACK AND
WHITE MUSIC-INSTEAD HE HEARD ALL MUSIC AND COMBINED THEM IN HIS
"RHAPSODY" AND IN DOING SO CREATED ONE OF THE GREATIST CONTRABUTION'S
TO THE WORLD OF MUSIC IN ONE STUNNING MASTERPIECE THAT WAS UNLIKE
ANYTHING EVER WRITTEN BEFORE OR SINCE."RHAPSODY IN BLUE" OPENED UP
A WHOLE NEW VISTA OF POSSIBILITIES IN MUSIC THAT ARE STILL BEING EX-
PLORED TODAY.