Steve Vai was a disciple of Frank Zappa, and there’s a great deal of the Zappa style in his playing. But Vai has surpassed Zappa…
Tag: Instrumental
27/05/2019: “Out Of Limits” by The Marketts
I love a bit of surfer music. It has a set of distinctive guitar styles, reliably energetic rhythm sections, and usually a fair amount of…
15/03/2019: “The Jitterbug Waltz” by Chet Atkins
Chet Atkins is surely one of the best guitarists of all time. Not just for his technical ability, but for his ability to turn the…
21/02/2019: Europa (Earth’s Cry Heaven’s Smile) by Santana
Carlos Santana has a way of playing the guitar which is almost a fingerprint. There are certainly other smooth, Latin influenced guitarists out there, and…
17/11/2018: “A Taste Of Honey” by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
Herb Alpert was by no means alone for his time in his use of brass ensembles in a funky way. But he was definitely good…
25/08/2018: “Ghetto Kyote” by Treble Clef
Grime. Even the name of the genre is ugly. It brings to mind decaying and forgotten concrete jungles with no hope, everything grey and forlorn….
11/08/2018: “Midnight In A Perfect World” by DJ Shadow
Hip Hop music is often built around sampling. The producers find a cool drum pattern on one old record, a riff on another which they…
29/05/2018: “Heavy Duty” by Herman Chin Loy
Herman Chin Loy, along with producers such as a King Tubby and Lee Scratch Perry, was one of the first dub musicians. Aquarius Dub was…
22/04/2018: “Dub Fire” by Aswad
Aswad are one of the more famous British reggae bands. Originating from London, their members had Jamaican heritage but grew up in England. Released on…
17/04/2018: “King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown” by Augustus Pablo
King Tubby tends to turn everything he touches into gold. This is no exception. To those who are unfamiliar with the dub tradition in reggae…