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The 1990s was a decade of transition for lead guitar, Indie rock was in but the solo was in decline although guitarists were still hanging in there more After a good run the 2000's marked the beginning of the end for lead guitarists. The first decade of the 21st century witnessed the last throes of ... more The 2010's saw the final demise of the Lead Guitar solo and with it the lead guitarist disappeared. Where did they go? more A new sort of guitarist emerged in the 2020's - they don't play, they teach! Is this really the end or a new beginning? more Don't miss this if you're a GNR fan - all their classic albums in one place. more Axl Rose, Slash... Glam rock doesn't get any better than this! Check out all Gun N' Roses record releases in one timeline infographic. more This track was marked by its distinctive 'voicebox' guitar, quite an innovation at the time when it was initially released Technology has moved on ... download One for the age of austerirty! Although written in 2011 I suppose it is a relevant as ever now? download The classic Isley Brothers track. You know Summer's here when you hear this track. download This is the first original track that I have posted for a year. I'm back in Jazz Funk territory again with a tribute to Herbie Hancock's Headhunter... download Here's a nod and a wink to Herbie Hancock. Recorded when I was first playing keys so not as technically good as my more recent stuff. download From Sabbath to Metallica and more we have a full timeline of the evolution of Heavy Metal - Keraaang! more Absolutely nothing to do with Beatles track of the same name! It's dominated by a vocoder vocal complete with multi harmonies, it's amazing how tec... download I love this easy listening track. It's mostly instrumental but has a short chorus that features Inna Walters on vocals download Stevie wrote this track lyrically about reincarnation after a near fatal accident left him in a coma. Fortunately he survived and released the trac... download Mad for Hip Hop, check out this family tree showing all Hip Hop and Rap sub genres on an interactive timeline. more Sort of Bluesy gospel feel. One of the first tracks I used AJ Lewis on vocals. Off the Smile album download HAL is a great little groove. Very typical Steely Dan chord progressions. I manage to play a lot of the melody on guitar during this track. Some St... download You can easily spot why this on is called Hoo Yah by the synth theme. Rocks along nicely. download I wrote a nice gospel like theme for this one. Indeed it progresses into a real 'jump up church' groove complete with handclaps. download Well, of course pre-historic humans didn’t leave any recordings, so we don’t know what tunes they made but we have a fair idea from the archaeology. more As a songwriter you should have one (or more) royalty collection organisations collecting your royalties. I've been a member of the UK's Performin... more If you are an aspiring musician looking for coverage on my blog, or any other blog for that matter, read this. more |