Guitarists
Richie Kotzen Islington O2 Academy Gig Review
I had the privelige to witness one of the worlds most talented guitarists last Wednesday night at the Islington O2 Academy. It’s no secret that I’m a massive Richie Kotzen fan so I simply couldn’t miss this gig, especially after the last UK dates were rather suddenly cancelled.
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UK Release for Joe Bonamassa’s Royal Albert Hall Concert on CD & Blu-ray
Provogue is pleased to announce the UK release of the companion piece to 2009’s hugely successful DVD release “Joe Bonamassa – Live At The Royal Albert Hall†(originally released in October 2009). Now, for the first time, the legendary concert, featuring a special guest appearance from Eric Clapton, will be released on special 2 x CD and Blu-Ray formats in the UK on Monday November 15th and Monday November 22nd respectively.
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Philip Sayce Interview
Ahead of his UK tour I was privileged to get a quick interview with the phenomenal blues rock guitarist Philip Sayce. Philip is the former guitarist with Uncle Kracker, Jeff Healey and Melissa Etheridge and has carved out a successful solo career with some intense blues rock recordings that easily see him rival that creative playing of Kenny Wayne Shephard and Joe Bonamassa.
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Steve Lukather Releases New Album All’s Well That Ends Well
Guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger, Steve Lukather released his new solo album All’s Well That Ends Well this month. The founding member of Toto, Lukather showcases his innate feel for rock and jazz guitar music, along with his song writing talents. The new album is laden with extraordinary guitar playing performed across some of the best and most emotional songs of Steve’s career.
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Joe Satriani Colston Hall Gig Review
Monday 18th October, the venue, Colston Hall Bristol and finally a chance to see the living legend that is Joe Satriani. The audience, 99% guitarists, 1% girlfriends and best mates in tow. This tour always promised to be something special with the Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards looking like one of Joe’s most diverse and creative albums to date.
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Awesome Rodrigo y Gabriela Acoustic Covers
I was first turned on to Rodrigo y Gabriela after watching their appearance on BB2′s later with Jules Holland. They performed one of their most popular tracks “Tamacun” a song that captures perfectly the rythmic energy that has made this flamanco duo so popular across Europe. Like many others watching I was totally blown away by the dynamic and powerful style of the couple.
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Guitarist Showcase: Steffen Schackinger
Steffen Schackinger is an incredible guitarist from Denmark. He started out on the violin as a kid, and moved on to cello and classical piano. However he finally found his forte with both classical and electric guitar. he started playing in bands at the age of 13 and soon earned a reputation as an extraordinary guitarist.
Everything Burns Set The UK Metal Scene on Fire
Everything Burns are an exciting new metal band from Cornwall in the United Kingdom that combine a progressive-edged twin guitar metal sound with melodic ‘emo’ tinged vocals. Check out the incredible debut album ‘Home’, available everywhere.
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Eric Clapton Discusses His New Album ‘Clapton’
Eric Clapton discusses material from his 19th studio album entitled ‘Clapton’ in a video interview.
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Joe Satriani Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards Videos and Podcast
Although always innovative and keen to push sonic boundaries, Joe Satriani’s new album looks like quite a departure from his usual material. Fans can check out some exclusive video clips and tracks from the album from the official Joe Satriani website.
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Guitarists To Watch Out For At Download Festival 2010
This years Download Festival is only a week away and I like many rock fans am starting to get very excited. This year will celebrate 30 years of rock history at Donnington Park in the UK and over the years this festival has seen an incredible array of guitar talent. However, this years lineup promises to be something very special indeed so to get you in the mood I thought I would highlight some of this years ‘must see’ guitar performances.
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Eddie Van Halen Eruption Solo by John Denner
When you every think you don’t have what it takes to be a guitarist just watch this video and think about how much time, effort and sheer guts it must have took John Denner to get this good.
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Paul Gilbert
Paul Brandon Gilbert (born November 6, 1966 in Illinois, USA) is an American guitarist that well known for his guitar work with Racer X and Mr. Big, as well as many solo albums.
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Joe Satriani
Joe Satriani is an American multiple nominated Grammy Award multi-instrumentalist, best known as an instrumental rock guitarist.
Good Shredding vs Bad Shredding
Say what you like about shredding, the guys who can pull this kind of technical guitar playing are incredibly talented, not to mention dedicated (imagine just how many hours it takes to refine your playing to this level).
Banned YouTube Parodies of Famous Guitarists
These hilarious and very popular “shredding” videos poke fun at some the world’s great guitar players including Yngwie Malmsteen, Eddie Van Halen, Steve Vai, Eric Clapton (is none safe from this guy?) and many more
Red House Live by Gary Moore
This is a stunning version of the Jimi Hendrix classic “Red House”. Gary Moore has been a Fretpoint favourite for many years and he’s on fine form here
Paul Gilbert, George Lynch and Richie Kotzen 2009 Tour
Guitar maestros Paul Gilbert, George Lynch and Richie Kotzen are teaming up for three exclusive shows during February and March.
The Ultimate FIGJAM Guitarists
Check out this funny list of FIGJAM Guitarists over at LearnTheGuitarNow.com. All the usual suspects such as Yngwie Malmsteen and Richie Blackmore are on the list plus a few other surprises. We could think of a few more can’t you?
Phil Collen
Phil Collen joined Def Leppard in 1981 from the London music scene when he was asked to replace Pete Willis as lead guitarist of Def Leppard.His playing ability to play guitar impressed producer Mutt Lange and the rest of the band after he performed a guitar solo for the hit song “Photograph” during the band’s Pyromania sessions.
