A while back I had a post on fuzz effect with guitars. I thought it time to take a boo at another effect that is music to the ears: tremolo. Tremolo has been used in a variety of musical styles for a long time, and I’ve selected a few favourites …
There are a lot of hard working bands out there that have toiled away for years, never getting more than regional or cult recognition. Stan Webb and Chicken Shack are one of these groups that needs a wider audience. Here’s a link to their Wiki page. Chicken Shack formed in …
Time for some straightforward, unapologetic, meat’n’taters 1970’s power trio guitar rock. And Pat Travers fills that bill nicely. This is Travers’ third album, released in 1977 & features future Iron Maiden drummer, Nicko McBrain. After this album, Travers would juggle his lineup & create the Pat Travers Band. This album …
With one of my favourite album covers, Axe Victim is Be Bop Deluxe’s first album, released in June, 1974. The cover art was done by John Holmes, who did many illustrations for H.P. Lovecraft paperback novels. This came out as the glam rock era had hit its peak and was …
I decided to take a trip off the normal tracks & delve into the dusty corners of my library. I was looking for heavier, guitar driven tracks that I haven’t listened to for quite a while. As with most dives, there is the odd offshoot that doesn’t quite fit the …
Released in May, 1978 – between Pink Floyd’s Animals (Jan ’77) and The Wall (Nov ’79) – David Gilmour used this album as the personal expression he wasn’t necessarily getting in Pink Floyd. By this time, the group was beginning to fracture. I’m sure many people have their own definitions …
A member of the guitar great birthing group John Mayall’s Blues Breakers, a founder of Fleetwood Mac, the writer of Black Magic Woman, a great guitarist and a troubled soul, Peter Green passed away July 25, 2020. We lost one of the best blues/rock guitarists and writers of all time. …
Continuing the tributes to artists that often work behind the scenes and do not get the credit they are due. Dick Wagner & Steve Hunter are two great guitarists that often worked together. Unfortunately, Dick Wagner passed away in 2014. They had a long relationship with famed producer Bob Ezrin, …
I have playlists that have focused on guitars, guitar “cousins” and keyboards. I thought it time to look at songs where the guitars & keyboards partner to create a great song. There are certainly the heavy hitters present here (Deep Purple, Kansas, The Doors) that made their reputations based on …
Here’s a shout out to Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, guitarist extraordinaire and defense contractor. He’s played an important role in creating and playing some of the best rock music. I’m sure you are quite familiar with his work with Steely Dan as a founding member, and then his later work with …
