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2ManyDjs - 3voor12 (26-11-2007)

00:10 Intro - Village People - YMCA
01:40 Crookers - Love To Edit
05:00 LCD Soundsystem - Get Innocuous (Soulwax Remix)
08:10 In Flagranti - Business Acumen
10:30 Prince - Head (Soulwax Edit)
12:00 Laurent Wolf - The Crow
15:50 909D1SCO - Alien Attack
17:35 Outlander - The Vamp
18:45 Adam Sky feat Marc Stewart - We Are Aall Prostitutes (Crookers Remix)
20:10 Justice - D.A.N.C.E. (Justice remix)
22:50 Daft Punk - Digital Love
25:30 In Flagranti - Paroli
26:20 Simian Mobile Disco - It's the Beat
28:00 Technotronic - Pump Up the Jam
29:40 Sebastien Tellier - Sexual Sportswear (SebastiAn remix) vs. Robin Thicke - When I get you alone (Beathoven 2manydj's Disco Remix)
32:10 Midnight Juggernauts - Road to Recovery (D.I.M. Remix)
36:10 MC Miker G & DJ Sven - Holiday Rap
38:00 Switch - A Bit Patchy
39:50 Led Zeppelin - Trampled Under Foot
41:30 Brodinski - Bad Runner
43:15 Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Erol Alkan Edit)
43:50 Bodyrox - Yeah Yeah
45:00 Mr. Oizo - Flat Beat
47:00 Frederico Franchi - Cream
48:15 DJ Debonair Samir - Samir's Theme
50:10 Sepultura - Bloody Roots
51:45 Max Romeo & the Upsetters - I Chase the Devil
52:40 Prodigy - Out Of Space
54:00 Fischerspooner - Emerge (Junkie XL remix)
56:10 Mr Oizo - Stunt

Soulwax - The Remixes Live - 3voor12 (26-11-2007)
01 - Felix Da Housecat - Rocket Ride (Soulwax Rock It Right remix)
02 - Hot Chip - Ready for the Floor (Soulwax dub)
03 - The Lords of Acid - I sit on Acid (Soulwax remix)
04 - Daft Punk - Robot Rock (Soulwax remix)
05 - Justice - Phantom pt.II (Soulwax remix)
06 - Kylie Minogue - Can?t Get you out of my Head (Soulwax KYLUSS remix)
07 - Arthur Argent - Hold your Head up (Soulwhacked mix)
08 - Human Resource vs 808 state - Dominator (Soulwax remix)
09 - Robbie Williams - Lovelight (Soulwax Ravelight dub)
10 - Klaxons - Gravity?s Rainbow (Soulwax remix)
11 - Tiga - Move my Body (Original Version)
12 - Playgroup - Make it Happen (Soulwax remix)
13 - Ladytron - Seventeen (Soulwax remix)
14 - Gorillaz - DARE (Soulwax remix)
15 - LCD Soundsystem - Daft Punk is Playing at my house (Soulwax Shibuya re-remix)
16 - Gossip - Standing in the Way of Control (Soulwax Nite Version)
17 - Soulwax - NY Excuse

2ManyDjs - Live On XFM Scotland (20-10-2007)
1. Boney M - Night time to Venus
2. Jean Jacques Perrey - Flight Of The Bumblebees
3. Caetano Veloco - Alpho Mega
4. Bonde Do Role - Gasolina
5. Egyptian Lover -Egypt Egypt
6. Africa Bambataa and Prince edits
7. LCD Soundsystem - Daftpunk is Playing at my House (Edit)
8. Mr Oizo - Flat Beat
9. Robert Fripp and David Byrne
10. Spank Rock Switch Mix
11. Robbie Williams - Lovelight (Soulwax ravelight dub)
12. Vincent Markowsy - The Madness Of Moths
13. Gossip - Standing In the way Of Control (Soulwax Nite Version)
14. Laurent Wolf - The Crow
15. Soulwax vs Roxy Music - Love Is The Drug and more.
16. Gloria Gaynor edit
17. Hot Chip - Ready For The Floor- (Soulwax Dub)
18. Prince - Head (Soulwax edit)
19. Soulwax Beathoven edit
20. Green Immigrant (Green Velvet vs Led Zep)
21. Human Recource - Dominator
22. 808 State - Cubik
23. Daft Punk - Robot rock (acapella)
24. Justice - Phantom pt 2 (Soulwax remix)
25. Jacques Lu Conte - Jacques Your Body
26. Kylie - Can't Get You Out Of My Head (Soulwax Kyluss Reversion)
27. LCD soundsystem - Get Innocuous (Soulwax Remix)
28. Alex Gopher - Motorcycle (Soulwax edit)
29. Lords Of Acid - I Sit On Acid (Soulwax remix)
30. Prince - Let's Go Crazy (Soulwax edit)
31. Peaches - Fuck The Pain Away
32. DJ Shadow - Six Days (Soulwax remix)
33. Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Erol Alkan Edit)
34. Bodyrox - Yeah

Essential Mix - Radio Soulwax (First Broadcast 2nd January 2005 - Chosen By Annie Mac)(28-12-2007)
David Bowie - 'Rebel Rebel' [Soulwax Edit] (White
Soulwax - E-Talking [Soulwax Nite Version Feat.Nancy Whang] (PIAS)
Unknown - 'Martini Bros' (White)
Tiga vs Human League - 'Unknown' (White)
Thomas Anderson - 'Unknown' (Bpitch)
P.Diddy (With Felix Da Housecat) - 'Jack U' (White)
Bob Seger - 'Ramblin' (White)
Unknown - 'Gamblin Man' (Capitol)
Whitey - 'Y.U.H.2.B.M.' (1-2-3-4 Records)
Ladytron - 'Sugar' (Island)
Fisherspooner - 'Just Let Go' [Thin White Duke Remix] (EMI)
Sweet Light - 'Abusator (Freak 'n' Chic)' [Soulwax Edit] (White)
Vitalic - 'Valletta Fanfares' (PIAS)
Miss Kitten - 'Requiem For Hit' [Soulwax Edit] (White)
Simian Mobile Disco - 'The Count' (Kitsune)
Who Made Who - 'Satisfaction' (Gomma)
Jackos One - 'Bats Danse' (Toxic Wreckords)
Zongamin - 'Bongos Song' (White)
Midnight Mike - 'Hot In The Kitchen' (Gomma)
Hot Chip - 'Over And Over' (White)
Beastie Boys - 'Stand Together' [Soulwax Edit] (Capitol)
Annie - 'Chewing Gum' [Acapella] (679 Records)
Nocturnal Emissions - 'Unknown' (Sterile Records)
Queens Of The Stoneage - 'First It Giveth' (Interscope)
ODB - 'Got Your Money' [Acapella] (Elektra)
Fatal Error - 'Fatal Error' (R&S)
Adriano Celentano - 'Alright' (Prisencolinensinainciusol)
The Girls - 'Zebra Jeans' (Wall Of Sound)
Kling Klang - 'Heavydale' (Rock Action Records)
LCD Soundsystem - 'Daft Punk Is Playing In My House' [Soulwax ShibuyaMix] (Emi/DFA)
Franz And Shape - 'Countach' (Relish)
Yellow House - 'Jack My Body' (Dance Mania Records)
Jersey Devil Social Club - 'Homage At 121bpm' (Environ Records)
Tiga - 'Louder Than A Bomb' (PIAS)
!!! - 'Louden Up' [Rub'n Tug Mix] (Warp)
Whitey - 'Leave Them All Behind' [Soulwax Mix] (Regal)
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - 'Unknown' [DFA Remix] (Mute)
Johanman - 'Move My Body' (Turbo)
Linus Loves - 'Night Music' (Breastfed)
Lopazz - 'Blood' [Tiefschwarz Remix] (Output)
Static - 'Dream It' [US Rave Mix] (Strictly Rhythm)
Human Resource - 'Dominator' vs '808' (White)
State - 'Cubik' [Soulwax Renominator Mix] (White)
Audion - 'Kisses' (Spectral/Ghostly International)
MU - 'Paris Hilton' (Output)
Mr. Oizo - 'Flat Beat' (F Com)
The Ark - 'Mr Oizo Remix' (White)
Soulwax - 'Teachers' (PIAS)
Gary Numan - 'Steel And You' (Beggars Banquet)
Jimi Hendrix - 'Little Miss Lover' (Polydor)
MIA - 'Galang' (679)
ZZ Top - 'Cheap Sunglasses' (Warner Bros)
Jay-Z - '99 Problems' (Roc-A-Fella)
Meat Beat Manifesto - 'Pressure' (Waxtrax)
Snoop Dogg - 'Drop It Like Its Hot' (Doggystyle)
Public Enemy - 'Channel Zero' (Def Jam)
Siouxsie And The Banshees - 'Supernatural Thing' (PVC)
Kraftwerk - 'Man Machine' (EMI)
Dutch Breaks - 'Unknown' (Demon Fuzz Records)
Ronnie James Dio - 'Unknown' (White)
DJ Shadow - 'Number Song' (Universal)
The Animals - 'A Girl Named Sandals' (IRS)
Chemical Brothers - 'Galvanize' (Virgin)
Dizzee Rascal - 'Fix Up, Look Sharp' (679)
DB - 'Future Now' [DB Remix] (Future Now Records)

2 Many DJs - Gold Coast Big Day Out (22-01-2006)
David Bowie - Genocide Intro
Buy Now - For Sale
Who Made Who - Satisfaction
Franz Ferdinand - The Fallen (Justice Edit)
Les Rhythm Digitales - Jacques Your Body
Soulwax - E Talking
Tiga - Louder Than A Bomb
The Kaiser Chiefs - Every Day I Love You Less And Less (Boyz Noise Remix)
Booka Shade - Mandarine Girl
Primal Scream - Rocks
The Clash - Rock The Casbah
Alex Gopher - Dust
Madonna - Hung Up
Les Visiteurs - Pharrells Acid Drop
Lil Louis - French Kiss (Acid remix)
Mylo - Drop The Pressure
Pig And Dan - Micro Kitchen
The Prodigy - Smack Your Bitch Up
Switch - A Bit Patchy
Tiga - Pleasure From The Bass
Technotronic - Pump Up The Jam
Aphex Twin - Window Licker
Lcd Soundsystem - Disco Infiltrator
Afrika Bambaata - Planet Rock
Vitalic - Fanfares
The Undertones - Teenage Kicks
Cut Copy - Going Nowhere (Digitalism Remix)
Josh Wink - Higher State Of Consciousness
Rapture - House Of Jealous Lovers
Soulwax - NY Lipps
Alex Gopher - Dust
New Order - The Beach/Blue Monday
Abusator - Sweet Light
Blur - Song 2
Vitalic - La Rock 01
AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long

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The Atlas of Remote Islands

A lot of books cross freelance writer Jenna Schnuer's desk. One new title became an instant addition to her having-a-meh-day-and-need-a-pick-up pile. Click through to see how you can get a copy of your own.

The first five times (or so) that I paged through the Atlas of Remote Islands: Fifty Islands I Have Never Set Foot On and Never Will, I fell deeply in love with the book. But I also didn't see it for what it really is. The problem wasn't that of the early stages of romance between people: I wasn't blinded to the book's faults but, instead, I underestimated the extent of its charms. Though the elegantly-lettered first words of the preface caught my eye, "Paradise is an island. So is hell," I skipped over the text and went straight to the maps.

Each of author and artist Judith Schalansky's maps--hand-drawn in shades of gray, black, white, and brilliant orange on cadet blue paper--transported me to a, usually, remote island. Filling each page, she makes the small places important, blithely ignoring the expansive land masses that most of us dream of when planning trips.

When I finally settled my eyes on the tales and histories and stories Schalansky offers up with each map, I realized my mistake. Now corrected. Translated from the original German, Schalansky is as much a writer as she is an artist and cartographer. I'll return to her words time and again.

Here, a taste of the text:

"The absurdity of reality is lost on the large land masses, but here on the islands, it is writ large. An island offers a stage: everything that happens on it is practically forced to turn into a story, into a chamber piece in the middle of nowhere, into the stuff of literature. What is unique about these tales is that fact and fiction can no longer be separated: fact is fictionalized and fiction is turned into fact."

I hate the thought of just blindly accepting that I'll never see a place myself but I'm also a realist. Though I refuse to say I'll never set foot on any of the 50, there's a good chance my life will end without visits to Russia's Lonely Island; to Taongi, "the northernmost and driest atoll of the Marshall Islands, 3,750 kilometres west of Hawaii"; or to the Disappointment Islands, named by Magellan and his starving men when the land offered them nothing after fifty starving days at sea. But, between Schalansky's words and her art, they're now a part of my (interior) travel life.

The Island of Pukapuka, located in the Pacific Ocean 435 miles from Samoa.

Diego Garcia Island, located in the Indian Ocean 485 miles from the Maldives.

Schalansky's book was recently awarded a prize for Germany's most beautiful book, and since we know you want to see its artistry for yourself, we're giving away two copies to the commenters who can tell us the remote island that most intrigues them and why. Commenting will end at noon EST tomorrow, October 7th.

[Atlas of Remote Islands: Fifty Islands I Have Never Set Foot On and Never Will]

Freelance writer Jenna Schnuer's last piece for Intelligent Travel was about Maker Faire. She also explored her inner art map geek in a piece about artist Connie Brown. Read more of Jenna's work at http://www.jennaschnuer.com. 

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Plan My Trip: Louisville

I'm heading to Kentucky for the first time this coming weekend, and will be exploring the lovely city of Louisville. I'm already looking forward to checking out NuLu, Butchertown, and Frankfort Avenue, and will most likely find myself wandering along the Urban Bourbon Trail. The new KFC Yum! Foods athletic center will be opening downtown this weekend as well. But I'm eager to hear your suggestions: Where should I visit? What should I eat? And where can I find best Louisville souvenir? Help plan my trip and I'll report back on how well your suggestions worked out.

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[I Heart My City: Louisville]

Photo: The Belle of Louisville is a Historic Landmark, by Christopher Drake/My Shot

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spook house joplin

Joplin - Joplin High School - The Gym - a janitor that had died on the floor and now when you walk across the floor you can hear this sound in the distance that says don't walk on me.

Joplin - Joplin High School - The Band Room - Its is said that one night someone heard drums playing and when they walked into the band room there was no one there. People have also claimed to see strange glowing lights, and there's even one report about a janitor who saw a young boy in the band room....but then disappeared.

Joplin - Main St. (private residence) - an ex-tenant reports faucets turning on by themselves in the bathroom when she was alone in the house, only to turn back on when she would shut them off. Hearing her record player playing.

Joplin - Old Freeman Hospital Bldg. - Feelings of dread, and not being alone and watched. None of the maintenance crew wanted to go to that floor by themselves.

Joplin - Peace Church cemetary - The body of a murderer named Billy Cooke was buried in the back of the cemetary on the south end. The grave site is tended to and cared for by someone. However no one has ever been seen there caring for it. The majority of the cemetary is unkempt. Also Eyes and a mysterious figure has been seen in the area of his grave.


WARNING:
Any places listed in the Haunted Places may require permission
to visit or investigate. Many of the places are patrolled
by the authorities, trespassers will be prosecuted.

So the day was pretty boring. Woke up at around 10am and got on my laptop; I listened to music, watched a few movies, talked to some people on MSN Messenger. Overall it was boring. It wasn't until about 8pm that things picked up a bit.

Anthony Hance just turned 18, so a surprise party was arranged for him at King Jack Park. Ryan picked me up at around 8 o'clock and we headed over there. It was pretty cool. There was a band that played some good music, I knew more than a few of the people who also went, and the giant birthday cookie was the most delicious thing I'd had all day. After the party a few of us were going spookhousing.

We left at 930 and met up with some other people in front of Big Lots. There were about fifteen of us, so it was fun. Of the fifteen I knew Ryan, Emily, Kelsey, Andrew, Josh, L-Dub, and Bethany. When we got there they were all waiting for us, and no one could decide on which spook house to go to. Initially they'd decided to go the The Gates of Hell, but when we finally got there the place was basically a shed, and for $10 it didn't seem worth it. Not to mention everyone coming out kept saying how stupid it was.

Ryan finally talked some of the girls to drive out to Wolfman House of Screams. They didn't want to go because they lived in Joplin, and Wolfman was out between Pittsburg and Oronogo. When we got there we got our tickets and waited in a half-lit, hot, crowded room...but it wasn't as bad as it sounds. When we finally got in there it was dark, and the whole thing was like a big maze. It took us about 20 minutes to get through, and our group was me, of course, Andrew, Emily, Kelsey, Bethany, and another girl who's name I didn't catch. Anyway, Kesley quit half-way through lol, and more than half the time either Bethany or Emily were holding onto me. To be honest I never really got scared, but there were a lot of neat things in there. It was solid entertainment well worth the $8 admission ticket. I tried to get Aleigha to come with us earlier, but I didn't get a hold of her before I left to see if she wanted to go.

Well, now I'm going to read my book to get that over with (damn CAIII) and watch The Omen. I've seen the original one, but I've heard this one is pretty good, so it looks like I'm going to be up until 3 tonight again.

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Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed (2003) Reviewed

GINGER SNAPS 2: UNLEASHED (2003)
Ginger may be gone but Bridgette is still infected with her sister’s werewolf curse. When she’s mistaken for a strung-out teen she ends up in a drug clinic and separated from her wolf-suppressing home remedy. It’s Girl, Interrupted meets The Fly - which might not be for everyone but it pushes my buttons. Emily Perkins stays true to her character and the original’s tone and carries the movie with ease. Should be as well-loved as the original because it’s equally as fun. There’s a killer opening credits, lots of stylish cinematography, Canadian accents and an all-girl group-masturbation dream sequence that brings the house down. The werewolf looks a helluva lot better too. The downbeat ending is a great surprise but kind of  a bummer. A prequel followed.
***

~ by GillMan on February 22, 2010.

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Three Great Performers

Three Great Performers

If you were asked to name the three most influential guitarists of the past 40 years I wonder what names you would come up with?

Perhaps you would think of Frank Zappa, or Chuck Berry, or perhaps Woody Guthrie or Pete Seeger, or maybe it would be Chet Atkins or Barney Kessel.

Well, all great guitarists, and worthy of recognition, but they would not quite come into my top three choices.

So who would I vote for? These three, but not necessarily in any particular order – Eric Clapton, Jimmy Hendrix and Jeff Beck.

Eric and Jeff I am glad to say are still performing, but sadly Jimmy died in 1970.

Right then, let me say a bit about these three guitar hero’s.

First of all, Eric Clapton. Eric was born in 1945, and in 1963 he joined the R&B group, The Yardbirds, but within 2 short years he had left the group as he felt that they were becoming an out and out pop group, and he was right.

He then had a brief spell with John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers before coming back to the UK to form the supergroup known as Cream, along with Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker.

In 1968 Cream broke up, much to the sorrow of so many people, and Eric formed Blind Faith along with his former partner in Cream, Ginger Baker, and Steve Winwood.

Following the demise of Blind Faith Eric went on to form his own band, Derek and the Dominos and it was while he was in this band that he wrote what is, in my opinion, his greatest song – “Layla”.

Sadly, drink and drugs began to take their toll of Eric, and he felt that he had to pull out of the music business, at least for a while.

Happily Eric is now back in full swing, and we his fans are all expectantly awaiting the next great thing from him.

Well next up comes Jimi Hendrix, born 1942, and died 1970. A brief life of just 28 years, but what a name he made for himself.

He is considered by many people to be the greatest rock guitarist of all time, and I would not argue with that.

For a part of his career he was a sideman for such famous name as Ike & Tina Turner, the Isley Brothers, and Little Richard, but not surprisingly somebody with his talent and stage presence did not stay in the background for long.

Hendrix moved to New York and played in various bars and clubs, and it was whilst he was playing in Greenwich Village one night that he was approached by a member of the British rock group, the Animals.

He persuaded Jimi to pack his bags and head for London in 1966.

He was a most amazing guitarist, and an incredible showman, and he became an almost instant success.

His first debut single was “Hey Joe”, still a great record today, and his debut album in 1967 was “Are you experienced”.

His playing on stage was something which you had to see, to believe. He would play the guitar behind his back, and sometimes he would pluck the strings with his teeth. He oftentimes would smash his guitar against his amplifiers in order to get a certain effect, and sometimes even set light to them.

If you saw him on stage you would never forget the experience.

When he died in 1970 of a drug overdose the world lost a truly unique musician.

This brings me on finally to my last choice, and that is Jeff Beck, a musician not as well known as Eric and Jimi, but a musician of immense talent.

Jeff was born in 1944 in Wallington, England, and he has spent most of his time performing with various bands. He spent some time with the colourful characted Screaming Lord Sutch until in 1965 he joined the Yardbirds to replace Eric Clapton.

He stayed with the yardbirds until late 1966 when he went on to form his own band the Jeff Beck Group.

He spent some time working with Rod Stewart until Rod left to join the Small Faces.

He has played with many people including Mick Jagger on his 1987 album Primitive Cool.

In 1989 Jeff won a grammy for best rock instrumental for his album Guitar Shop.

Jeff is thankfully still performing today, and I heard him not too long ago giving a thrilling live performance and proving himself to be a musician of tremendous ability..

This has been the first of a series of articles on great performers. If you would like to be kept updated as new articles come out then please go to my website and email me, asking to be kept updated.

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Learn To Play Blues Guitar

If you were asked to name the three most influential guitarists of the past 40 years I wonder what names you would come up with?

Perhaps you would think of Frank Zappa, or Chuck Berry, or perhaps Woody Guthrie or Pete Seeger, or maybe it would be Chet Atkins or Barney Kessel.

Well, all great guitarists, and worthy of recognition, but they would not quite come into my top three choices.

So who would I vote for? These three, but not necessarily in any particular order – Eric Clapton, Jimmy Hendrix and Jeff Beck.

Eric and Jeff I am glad to say are still performing, but sadly Jimmy died in 1970.

Right then, let me say a bit about these three guitar hero’s.

First of all, Eric Clapton. Eric was born in 1945, and in 1963 he joined the R&B group, The Yardbirds, but within 2 short years he had left the group as he felt that they were becoming an out and out pop group, and he was right.

He then had a brief spell with John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers before coming back to the UK to form the supergroup known as Cream, along with Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker.

In 1968 Cream broke up, much to the sorrow of so many people, and Eric formed Blind Faith along with his former partner in Cream, Ginger Baker, and Steve Winwood.

Following the demise of Blind Faith Eric went on to form his own band, Derek and the Dominos and it was while he was in this band that he wrote what is, in my opinion, his greatest song – “Layla”.

Sadly, drink and drugs began to take their toll of Eric, and he felt that he had to pull out of the music business, at least for a while.

Happily Eric is now back in full swing, and we his fans are all expectantly awaiting the next great thing from him.

Well next up comes Jimi Hendrix, born 1942, and died 1970. A brief life of just 28 years, but what a name he made for himself.

He is considered by many people to be the greatest rock guitarist of all time, and I would not argue with that.

For a part of his career he was a sideman for such famous name as Ike & Tina Turner, the Isley Brothers, and Little Richard, but not surprisingly somebody with his talent and stage presence did not stay in the background for long.

Hendrix moved to New York and played in various bars and clubs, and it was whilst he was playing in Greenwich Village one night that he was approached by a member of the British rock group, the Animals.

He persuaded Jimi to pack his bags and head for London in 1966.

He was a most amazing guitarist, and an incredible showman, and he became an almost instant success.

His first debut single was “Hey Joe”, still a great record today, and his debut album in 1967 was “Are you experienced”.

His playing on stage was something which you had to see, to believe. He would play the guitar behind his back, and sometimes he would pluck the strings with his teeth. He oftentimes would smash his guitar against his amplifiers in order to get a certain effect, and sometimes even set light to them.

If you saw him on stage you would never forget the experience.

When he died in 1970 of a drug overdose the world lost a truly unique musician.

This brings me on finally to my last choice, and that is Jeff Beck, a musician not as well known as Eric and Jimi, but a musician of immense talent.

Jeff was born in 1944 in Wallington, England, and he has spent most of his time performing with various bands. He spent some time with the colourful characted Screaming Lord Sutch until in 1965 he joined the Yardbirds to replace Eric Clapton.

He stayed with the yardbirds until late 1966 when he went on to form his own band the Jeff Beck Group.

He spent some time working with Rod Stewart until Rod left to join the Small Faces.

He has played with many people including Mick Jagger on his 1987 album Primitive Cool.

In 1989 Jeff won a grammy for best rock instrumental for his album Guitar Shop.

Jeff is thankfully still performing today, and I heard him not too long ago giving a thrilling live performance and proving himself to be a musician of tremendous ability..

This has been the first of a series of articles on great performers. If you would like to be kept updated as new articles come out then please go to my website and email me, asking to be kept updated.

It is not that easy to pull out a definition of blues. You can tell that Robert Johnsons’ Rambling on My Mind or B.B. King’s Everyday I Have the Blues is definitely blues, but what about van Halen, Al Di Meola or Pavarotti’s songs?

Of course, you could define the blues by the call-response structure, the dominant 7th chords, the shuffle rhythm, the I-IV-V progression and things like these, but the most complete definition is one that Eric Clapton himself gave to blues music in an interview in 1998:

My definition of Blues is that it’s a musical form which is very disciplined and structured coupled with a state of mind, and you can have either of those things but it’s the two together that make it what it is. And you need to be a student for one, and a human being for the other, but those things alone don’t do it. (Eric Clapton, 1998)

The Blues History

There are many books on the history of blues. It was born in the 20th century’s Mississippi Delta in the U.S., short after the Civil War. This music style was played by slaves and white people referred to it as sorrow songs, plantation songs or workaday songs. The term blues was used for the first time around 1925.

It is believed that the band leader William Christopher Handy was the one to write the first blues songs in 1909, which was later printed and documented. The song was initially called Memphis Blues and got the name of Mister Crump later. He got his inspiration from a blues song he heard in the Mississippi railway station six years earlier. W.C. Handy wrote other songs too, such as Beale Street Blues or St. Louis Blues and nowadays there’s a blues award named after him – the W.C. Handy Award.

What Do You Need To Learn To Play Blues Guitar?

In order to learn to play blues guitar, there are a few things you need. First of all, you need to own an electric or acoustic guitar with strings made from other than nylon in standard tuning. You also need to know how to read tablature, as well as have some basic guitar knowledge and know how to play a few chords.

You also need some Eric Clapton CDs with blues classics, such as Blues Breakers, From the Cradle or Eric Clapton Unplugged and a good CD player with an auto-repeat shuffle. There’s also a plug-in for Winamp you can use to slow down music. A small chord book you can find in any guitar shop is also handy. But most importantly, in order to learn to play blues guitar, you need some good ears.

If you already have some basic guitar knowledge, you can learn to play blues guitar on your own, with the aid of a simple chord book. However, finding a blues guitar teacher who is willing to help you learn to play blues guitar in your area is definitely a good thing. If you have the time and money to take up private lessons, this will probably help improving your guitar playing skills.

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