ok naomi, since you have asked, i shall oblige...
(in any case, i think its the kind of thing that i would do, now and then)
currently listening...
heaven by los lonely boys... have to learn that one for a future gig... currently transcribing the guitar score....
since i've been lovin you - led zep
a bluesy rock thing in the early 1970s... plant's wailing, page's sloppy chops, jones' booming bass and bonham's heavy drums.... you can actually hear the blood dripping in this one...
good to listen after a tiring day at work... preferably in the afternoons... o man, with coffee and chocolates and ciggies....
little wing - jimi hendrix
but please, never ever listen to the Coor's version, a good rendition would be by Stevie Ray Vaughn, an interesting one would be by Sting (in Nothing like the Sun) and a inspiring version would be by Zakk Wyylde...
i was 15 in 1988 when i heard this piece from this crazy friend of mine, Tony Especkerman, in his shabby room full of porn and cassette tapes... it moved my interest from bass guitar to lead guitar... that was when i first heard of the Fender Stratocaster...
if not because of the guitar, i wouldnt have failed my O levels....
not one to dance in your undies to but its a good one to stay in bed, naked and horny...
phantom of the opera - iron maiden
every time i got angry, this was the song that i turned to... though i wouldnt recommend the DiAnno original version BUT the Live After Death album version with Dickinson on vocals and McBrain on drums... a good way to release steam...
plus, Adrian Smith was the first guitarist i emulated...
spain - chick corea
the intro to Spain was magnificient... a prelude to king all preludes... Corea's own rendition of
Angela before storming into the staccato, off beat, super fast riffs and melodies ...
saw this rendition performed life in Singapore by the Chick Corea trio, with John Patitucci on double bass and Vinnie Coliouta (did i spell it right?) on drums...
for those who do not know who chick corea is, he is the dude who played with Dave Grohl in either the Grammies or MTV music awards...
i listen to it only on special occasions... birthdays, public holidays... its a 'what is the meaning of life', piece of music....
well not really
as for the fifth one....there's so many of them...
how do they inspire me? musically, intellectually, spiritually... and the list goes one...
i have contemplated on pearl jam's Release, and Given to Fly... for obvious reasons...
soundgarden's Spoonman and Outshined...
Living Color's Funny Vibe
Miles Davis' So What
Louis Armstrong's Do you know what it means to Miss New Orleans
Stevie Wonder's Sir Duke
Tower of Power's What is Hip?
Average White Band's Pick up the Pieces...
well take your pick folks...
till then...
ok on another note...
see what did i tell you... Liverpool Won!!!! muaahahahahaa....
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