Musical Instrument

[Thunderheads]

i was a tromboner. 

 

[JaxRolo]

i was a tromboner. 

 

That would have been my guess!

[Richvee]

  I reveled in the hard rock and metal of the 70's, 80's and 90's, but have always appreciated any form of music.

Those were some fun times. The club scene, the concerts...Ahhh, Confessions of a misspent youth  .The sheer volume of music that was being put out back then was amazing.

[Dannytheman]

  I reveled in the hard rock and metal of the 70's, 80's and 90's, but have always appreciated any form of music.

Those were some fun times. The club scene, the concerts...Ahhh, Confessions of a misspent youth  .The sheer volume of music that was being put out back then was amazing.

And almost all with 3 chords.     Cat Scratch fever.  A B CC. A B C, A B CC C B A and repeat. 

[Richvee]

 

  I reveled in the hard rock and metal of the 70's, 80's and 90's, but have always appreciated any form of music.

Those were some fun times. The club scene, the concerts...Ahhh, Confessions of a misspent youth  .The sheer volume of music that was being put out back then was amazing.

And almost all with 3 chords.     Cat Scratch fever.  A B CC. A B C, A B CC C B A and repeat. 

No denying that. 80's metal was more about having a good time and the energy than complex music.  Though I always thought Ted was a underrated guitarist. There's plenty of talent in the rock world. I was also a big progressive fan...ELP, Yes, Genesis, King Crimson, Joe Satriani....And my favorite these days...Dream Theater. 

[Thunderheads]

 

 

  I reveled in the hard rock and metal of the 70's, 80's and 90's, but have always appreciated any form of music.

Those were some fun times. The club scene, the concerts...Ahhh, Confessions of a misspent youth  .The sheer volume of music that was being put out back then was amazing.

And almost all with 3 chords.     Cat Scratch fever.  A B CC. A B C, A B CC C B A and repeat. 

No denying that. 80's metal was more about having a good time and the energy than complex music.  Though I always thought Ted was a underrated guitarist. There's plenty of talent in the rock world. I was also a big progressive fan...ELP, Yes, Genesis, King Crimson, Joe Satriani....And my favorite these days...Dream Theater. 

UHMMMM..........Rush?!

[NFUA_44]

No question it wasn't the most complex art form though "most" of us were Flyin High Again. There were many exceptions though, Rush and Iron Maiden come to mind when it comes to depth.

Last month my 13 y/o son and I were perusing you tube for guitar solo vids, it was an incredible journey to see Eddie, Stevie Ray, and countless others just goin at it. My son told me I was the luckiest man alive to have lived in the Era of monster rock. To finish my journey I took him down a road that to me was a defining song of the time. Not a hardcore metal or rock anthem, but the story of that magic music provides. "Magic Power" by Triumph. Cue it up its always a great ride.

[Jocko]

I reveled in the hard rock and metal of the 70's, 80's and 90's, but have always appreciated any form of music.

Those were some fun times. The club scene, the concerts...Ahhh, Confessions of a misspent youth .The sheer volume of music that was being put out back then was amazing.

And almost all with 3 chords. Cat Scratch fever. A B CC. A B C, A B CC C B A and repeat.

No denying that. 80's metal was more about having a good time and the energy than complex music. Though I always thought Ted was a underrated guitarist. There's plenty of talent in the rock world. I was also a big progressive fan...ELP, Yes, Genesis, King Crimson, Joe Satriani....And my favorite these days...Dream Theater.

UHMMMM..........Rush?!

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Talk about a 'Fly by night' group!

[Thunderheads]

Oh Rolando ..... please ..............

[Jocko]

I was a huge Motley Crue and Van Halen fan. 1984 and Too Fast For Love. Very early Metallica. And on the flip-side, Mickey Gilley, Willie Nelson, Merle, Don Williams, Dwight Yoakam.

[BRUMP]

To all the ancient relics on the site: let's keep it in this century guys. :sarcasm:

[Thunderheads]

To all the ancient relics on the site: let's keep it in this century guys.

Watch it punk!  

[NFUA_44]

I was a huge Motley Crue and Van Halen fan. 1984 and Too Fast For Love. Very early Metallica. And on the flip-side, Mickey Gilley, Willie Nelson, Merle, Don Williams, Dwight Yoakam.

Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, The King, Tanya Tucker, them thar is da roots!

[Jocko]

I was a huge Motley Crue and Van Halen fan. 1984 and Too Fast For Love. Very early Metallica. And on the flip-side, Mickey Gilley, Willie Nelson, Merle, Don Williams, Dwight Yoakam.

Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, The King, Tanya Tucker, them thar is da roots!not counting Reba, I'm really not much of a fan of female country artists. A few, but not many.

[mjr_2013]

You'd have a really hard time finding a HS clarinet player that could play Rhapsody in Blue.

 

The Goodman piece is Sing Sing Sing.  My son played the clarinet part

in the HS jazz band. Our HS percussionist that made All-Eastern played

the Krupa part. Our HS has one of the top HS jazz bands in the state.

I played baritone horn in HS.

 

Yes, we have one of the top clarinet players in the state of MI, and there are parts that she cannot play... The piece we played was "Sing Sang Sung" which is a piece that is different but similar to Sing Sing Sing... Our drummer was in the All State band, and he was so dissapointed when he saw that the Sing Sang Sung piece changed it up a bit.

 

Our HS jazz band is OK. We have a great sax and rhythm section, but our brass section (specifically the trumpet) is a bit lacking... Our concert band is very, very good though. One of the top in the state.

[Rich Ives]

You'd have a really hard time finding a HS clarinet player that could play Rhapsody in Blue.

 

The Goodman piece is Sing Sing Sing.  My son played the clarinet part

in the HS jazz band. Our HS percussionist that made All-Eastern played

the Krupa part. Our HS has one of the top HS jazz bands in the state.

I played baritone horn in HS.

 

Yes, we have one of the top clarinet players in the state of MI, and there are parts that she cannot play... The piece we played was "Sing Sang Sung" which is a piece that is different but similar to Sing Sing Sing... Our drummer was in the All State band, and he was so disappointed when he saw that the Sing Sang Sung piece changed it up a bit.

 

Our HS jazz band is OK. We have a great sax and rhythm section, but our brass section (specifically the trumpet) is a bit lacking... Our concert band is very, very good though. One of the top in the state.

 

Found it - Gordon Goodwin.  The piece is described as a take-off on Prima's Sing Sing Sing.

 

My son and the band director transcribed a Goodman recording of Sing Sing Sing because the chart they had left out parts that they wanted to play.

 

Sometimes your ability to improvise is limited because too many people have an expectation of what the piece is supposed to sound like. This is one of them.

[Richvee]

To all the ancient relics on the site: let's keep it in this century guys.

We could, if there was 1/2 as much good rock music put out from '00 to present, compared to '75-'88. 

[Richvee]

No question it wasn't the most complex art form though "most" of us were Flyin High Again. There were many exceptions though, Rush and Iron Maiden come to mind when it comes to depth.

Last month my 13 y/o son and I were perusing you tube for guitar solo vids, it was an incredible journey to see Eddie, Stevie Ray, and countless others just goin at it. My son told me I was the luckiest man alive to have lived in the Era of monster rock. To finish my journey I took him down a road that to me was a defining song of the time. Not a hardcore metal or rock anthem, but the story of that magic music provides. "Magic Power" by Triumph. Cue it up its always a great ride.

If you get a chance. look for some John Petrucci from Dream Theater. You and your son will LOVE it! 

[Jocko]

BRUMP, I have just 3 words for you.......

STEVIE

RAY

VAUGHAN

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=OEJh2FFUUoU&feature=related

Nuff said

[NFUA_44]

No question it wasn't the most complex art form though "most" of us were Flyin High Again. There were many exceptions though, Rush and Iron Maiden come to mind when it comes to depth.

Last month my 13 y/o son and I were perusing you tube for guitar solo vids, it was an incredible journey to see Eddie, Stevie Ray, and countless others just goin at it. My son told me I was the luckiest man alive to have lived in the Era of monster rock. To finish my journey I took him down a road that to me was a defining song of the time. Not a hardcore metal or rock anthem, but the story of that magic music provides. "Magic Power" by Triumph. Cue it up its always a great ride.

If you get a chance. look for some John Petrucci from Dream Theater. You and your son will LOVE it! 

Rich,

When you posted this earlier today I made up my mind to go looking for some of their stuff, so we will be scouring the tubes this weekend in search of it!  There have been a few "modern" bands I enjoy, but the fact is there is such a deluge from the start (Elvis/Buddy Holly) through the early runs of G&R that I don't know if another era will be able to catch up.

 

Whether it was the deep story telling of Zeppelin up through the earth shattering shows of KISS, Maiden, or Ozzy, it's hard to imagine modern bands able to keep up without having 5 or 6 headliners.  Of course that's after they put out a studio album every 7 or 8 months!

[Richvee]

 

No question it wasn't the most complex art form though "most" of us were Flyin High Again. There were many exceptions though, Rush and Iron Maiden come to mind when it comes to depth.

Last month my 13 y/o son and I were perusing you tube for guitar solo vids, it was an incredible journey to see Eddie, Stevie Ray, and countless others just goin at it. My son told me I was the luckiest man alive to have lived in the Era of monster rock. To finish my journey I took him down a road that to me was a defining song of the time. Not a hardcore metal or rock anthem, but the story of that magic music provides. "Magic Power" by Triumph. Cue it up its always a great ride.

If you get a chance. look for some John Petrucci from Dream Theater. You and your son will LOVE it! 

Rich,

When you posted this earlier today I made up my mind to go looking for some of their stuff, so we will be scouring the tubes this weekend in search of it!  There have been a few "modern" bands I enjoy, but the fact is there is such a deluge from the start (Elvis/Buddy Holly) through the early runs of G&R that I don't know if another era will be able to catch up.

 

Whether it was the deep story telling of Zeppelin up through the earth shattering shows of KISS, Maiden, or Ozzy, it's hard to imagine modern bands able to keep up without having 5 or 6 headliners.  Of course that's after they put out a studio album every 7 or 8 months!

Here's a good place to start

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh9JrRvz1qQ

[Jocko]

 

No question it wasn't the most complex art form though "most" of us were Flyin High Again. There were many exceptions though, Rush and Iron Maiden come to mind when it comes to depth.Last month my 13 y/o son and I were perusing you tube for guitar solo vids, it was an incredible journey to see Eddie, Stevie Ray, and countless others just goin at it. My son told me I was the luckiest man alive to have lived in the Era of monster rock. To finish my journey I took him down a road that to me was a defining song of the time. Not a hardcore metal or rock anthem, but the story of that magic music provides. "Magic Power" by Triumph. Cue it up its always a great ride.

If you get a chance. look for some John Petrucci from Dream Theater. You and your son will LOVE it! Rich,When you posted this earlier today I made up my mind to go looking for some of their stuff, so we will be scouring the tubes this weekend in search of it!  There have been a few "modern" bands I enjoy, but the fact is there is such a deluge from the start (Elvis/Buddy Holly) through the early runs of G&R that I don't know if another era will be able to catch up. Whether it was the deep story telling of Zeppelin up through the earth shattering shows of KISS, Maiden, or Ozzy, it's hard to imagine modern bands able to keep up without having 5 or 6 headliners.  Of course that's after they put out a studio album every 7 or 8 months!Here's a good place to starthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh9JrRvz1qQvery Satriani-esque

[NFUA_44]

Sweet! Thanks Rich!

[Thunderheads]

these guys were a part of it all too!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHapAsmvGEU

[NFUA_44]

No doubt Jeff. They were a "take no prisoners" metal band that did a hell of a live show. Saw them play with Cinderella and Tesla at a festival in Plant City, FL somewhere in my lost decade!