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Dream Theater Made In Japan - Official Bootleg

14 jan 09

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I remember that Dream Theater was born and developed primarily as a cover band. Many of their covers of Pink Floyd or Metallica present in other albums are all of the highest level. With these bootlegs, whether they have a meaning or not, they return a bit to their roots, and as unpleasant as it may be for some, they do it very well and serve as an example for those learning to play the classics of rock within a band.

Steve Vai Passion and Warfare

13 jan 09

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Vai is not a student of Zappa. He was his guitarist. This is because Zappa always sought musicians who could play the instruments to their limits, as his often complicated compositions demanded, especially in live performances. Zappa is not one of them; he is a decent guitarist but primarily a composer. However, I invite you to listen to the duets that Zappa and Vai performed live, collected in some anthologies. Beautiful music and splendid communication between the two.

Father Murphy ..And He Told Us To Turn To The Sun

13 jan 09

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I heard two of their tracks, "brain," both live and in the studio. I have to say that once the charm of the atmospheres created with studio effects was stripped away, there wasn't much left for me: the guitar sounded the same, the two male/female voices were poorly blended, and the rhythm section was underwhelming. I don't know. But which pieces feature choirs? I found the idea of "choirs of voices repeating the same melody like a mantra" intriguing; which song are you referring to? I want to give them a second chance.

Pooh Aloha

13 jan 09

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The solo mentioned in the song is quite bad. It seems to me that it can't break free from those attempts at virtuosic playing, and the song fades away sadly...

Consorzio Acqua Potabile Robin Delle Stelle

13 jan 09

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Thanks for the tip, jark. I didn't remember the story about the piece. Do you recall that the guitarist died by suicide in a hotel room because he couldn't play a hyper-fast little tune by Emerson Lake and Palmer backwards at the concerts?

Steve Vai Passion and Warfare

13 jan 09

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The cult album for guitarists. A fun fact: the old CD actually opens up like a mega-poster of Vai to hang in your metalhead bedroom. I agree with everything except that it should be the first album to listen to for anyone who plays guitar: it's definitely a fun record. The beginner guitarist should probably tackle something more approachable first. Maybe some exercises on blues scales and modes. But that's just my opinion.

Consorzio Acqua Potabile Robin Delle Stelle

12 jan 09

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I love "Lune tra i Pergolati," the best of the genre in Italy. The mellotron passage in "Dracula contro i Troll" is beautiful, a piece from the early seventies. It's worth a listen again.

Consorzio Acqua Potabile Robin Delle Stelle

12 jan 09

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Ok, here’s the scenario: but is it worth having all these albums? I mean, which ones are a must and which ones aren’t, in your opinion? I’d like to make sense of all the progressive stuff I’ve listened to. For example, I really like Gong and to some extent, Soft Machine. However, Genesis have stressed me out a bit (from listening to them so much). What else is worth it?