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Is the Guitar Solo dead09.24.08

Is the guitar solo really dead? Good question.

Once a intricate portion of any rock song, it seems to have skipped a musical generation of today’s Top 40 scene. To some listeners, if you play one you are dating yourself. The bands today, if you can call some of them that, seem to think that they [...]



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Illness puts Yes tour on hold or does it09.21.08

The super group YES, had to cancel their latest tour, due to asthma attacks that will sideline the bands lead vocalist Ian Anderson.

His physician told him that he just has to rest for six months after suffering an asthma attack. Respiratory problems are nothing to take lightly! I’ve seen what toll it can take [...]



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Richard Wright of Pink Floyd has died09.15.08

A founding member of Pink Floyd has lost his battle with cancer. We have just lost more then a fabulous musician, but the idea of a way of thinking how we listen to music! The man was the keyboardist of Pink Floyd, imagine their music without keyboards.
Let’s pray that he does go to the great [...]



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Paradise Skies Max Webster09.13.08

This was, in my mind, Canada’s greatest Rock and Roll band of all time!

I think they had more in the tank then they let on.
This is a really weird video from a show called UK Gold. This was when the band was touring support of the Million Vacations album. So, for all you Max [...]



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Seven Ages of Rock09.10.08

The BBC has produced one more gem of the documentary! This informative Rock and Roll documentary titled the Seven Ages of Rock was great to watch right from start to finish.

It was my wife’s birthday this past weekend and while at home eating her favorite Greek take-out food, we came across this amazing show that [...]



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