…a solo ambient piece improvised on the Adamovic Eric Czar Signature 7 bass guitar. Recorded live, straight into a computer from a pedal board with a looper pedal. Every sound you hear is bass guitar!
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10
Apr
12
Turn It Up Tuesday!
It’s been a while since a Turn It Up Tuesday episode has really warranted being turned up. Well, that’s about to change. Check out these 3 cuts from “Zed” whose debut album The Invitation is scheduled for release this Spring.
I’ve had some trouble being able to locate any information about them online. It appears there is another band out there that goes by the name Zed. The Myspace and Facebook pages I found for Zed are for a different band, and I haven’t been able to find a traditional website for them either.
(Edit/Update: See comments)
Maybe one of the band members subscribes to Google alerts for Zed, and will see this post and pay us a visit here. I’d love to hear from these guys and have them bring us up to speed with what they’re doing. This stuff rocks!
Enjoy, and Turn It Up!
04
Apr
12
Turn It Up Tuesday!
Yes, I know it’s a day late…but I couldn’t wait until next Tuesday to publish this.
Alabama Shakes is a band to watch this year. Their debut album Boys and Girls will be released this coming Tuesday, April 10th. It’s an impressive and refreshing offering, with an organic sound and a loose-tight vibe that’s reminiscent of classic Rolling Stones.
Here’s the official video for single, Hold On
Also, click here (while you can) to listen to the entire album online!
Find a quiet space and close your eyes…absolutely beautiful.
Can you imagine a Michael Manring and Eric Czar collaboration? I can…
And for those interested, here Michael demonstrates and explains a little bit about the Zon Hyperbass used in the clips above…
This one consistently turns me into a mouth-breather. Extremely captivating. I find myself at a loss to write anything that really does this piece justice. It’s like a hybrid mix of ambient music (which Eric does so well) and a more traditional instrumental piece.
Well, I guess there’s nothing really ”traditional” about music composed for and performed on 7-string basses. See, I told you I was at a loss for words. I’m not even making sense this morning.
Maybe one of you can give it a try in the comments section. Be sure to watch it all the way through – it’s a true work of art.
20
Mar
12
Turn It Up Tuesday!
Brad Delp, multi-instrumentalist and lead vocalist for the 70′s and 80′s rock Band Boston took his own life on this day in 2007, with a note clipped to his shirt that read, “I am a lonely soul.” From what I’ve read online, there are those who believe Brad may have suffered from undiagnosed bipolar disorder (aka manic depression).
According to Wiki, Boston’s self-titled 1976 debut album has sold over 17 million copies (17x Platinum) – making it the second-highest selling debut album in US history. Only Guns and Roses’ 1987 debut Appetite for Destruction sold more copies, currently at 18x Platinum.
Aside from being the group’s vocalist, Brad also wrote Boston’s lyrics – so as you listen to Boston, you are listening to Brad sing the stories that he himself gave us. It strikes me with even a greater degree of sadness when I listen to him singing such familiar and uplifting music now. To think Brad was feeling so lonely in this world that he chose to “Opt out” lends a degree of melancholy and new meaning to his songs.
As much as Boston’s debut album was a monster record for sales and popularity, I’d thought I’d share a couple of lesser known (but excellent) cuts from their 1986 release, Third Stage, along with a fan tribute video I found on Youtube. Enjoy…
So many people
have come and gone,
their faces fade
as the years go by.
Yet still I recall
as I wander on,
As clear as the sun
in the Summer sky…
–from ‘More than a feeling’
05
Mar
12
Ronnie Montrose, 1947-2012
Ronnie Montrose lost his protracted battle with prostate cancer, passing away on March 3, 2012.
Ronnie Montore played on Edgar Winter’s 1972 classic, They Only Come Out At Night which featured the hits Frankenstein and Freeride. Then together with Sammy Hagar, Bill Church and Denny Carmassi, Ronnie Montrose released the iconic (and considered by some the be the first true ’Heavy Metal’) album ever recorded with Montrose’s self-titled debut album in 1973.
I was a senior in high school when that album came out, and I remember being blown away. As I mentioned on a different forum, it was a kick-the-doors-down, in-your-face, air-guitar-players-dream!
RIP Ronnie, and thanks for the countless hours of absolute rock-and-roll joy!
02
Mar
12
Born Under A Bad Sign
Sometimes here on THE BS BLOG we post things just to amuse and entertain ourselves. Ok, ok…so maybe we do that a lot. At least I do. Here’s one that I think my co-hosts Bill and Randy will appreciate.
An in-your-face power trio performance by Mr. Pat Travers. Something not entirely out of the realm of what another power trio might have performed around that same era (2002) at a little place called Piere’s in Fort Wayne. But I digress…
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