Tales of Rock N Roll Review

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(More customer reviews)People go on about Schenker's material being much better in his early UFO or MSG days, or about his 'personal problems'. But they just don't get it: Schenker repeatedly emerges from the darkness into the light. Repeatedly there are problems, but repeatedly he comes up with something fantastic. He knows this - that's why he had his guitar fashioned on a black and white motif. As a rule I would say that, as somebody owning all but one of his studio albums, his guitar-work is as a whole unsurpassed in the history of rock - it is his personal experience that goes from black to white and vice versa, not his music. Thus, as I expected, Tales of Rock 'n' Roll is another masterpiece. It is heavy, intense, full of complex and powerful riffing that makes most heavy rock sound weak and uninventive, and provides plenty of tasteful, original, and sometimes stunning lead breaks, often in completely different styles. The album is intense, all 19 tracks merging with one-another, but deserves the 5 or 6 listens required to 'get into it'. Of course, Schenker's own view that the album requires 100 listens sounds completely egotistic and OTT. However, the sophistication of the work is such that it probably will indeed take that many listens to fully appreciate. Schenker is not so much being egotistic as blunt and matter-of-fact. After about 25 listens, my view is that the 19-track blend works well for the first 15 tracks, which in itself is a fantastic achievement. The album really does sound like one great long track up to that point, which makes listening to it a real commitment. The last four tracks seem more like bonus tracks to me - three bonus tracks rather, followed by an outro. In my view, the outro should fade out on a stunning guitar solo of the sort found at the end of Old Man with Sheep on Mars on Adventures of the Imagination. Then, the outro track should be blended with the end of track 15 to form a 16 track unit, followed by the three bonus tracks. Yet, this is to split hairs. If you want the highest quality heavy rock, this album is where you will find it. Buy the CD and let Schenker blow your head off.

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Guitarist Michael Schenker continues to count among the most important and most admired guitarists of the international rock scene. Whether as a member of the SCORPIONS, British rock act UFO, short-lived CONTRABAND or as a solo artist with his own act, MSG, Schenker has been involved in countless classic bands in the history of rock music. Now signed to Armageddon Music Germany's favourite guitar hero returns with his latest opus TALES OF ROCK N'ROLL. Armageddon Music. 2006.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Guns N' Roses for Easy Guitar (Easy Recorded Versions) (Guitar Easy Recorded Versions) Review

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(More customer reviews)...I can't help but think that slowing the tracks down on the CD would have made it easier. Also, Perrin doesn't spend much time explaining the actual promised "breakdown" of Slash's work - the full title of the book is THE TECHNIQUES OF SLASH: THE BEST OF GN'R, but the title seems to change throughout - sometimes it's a demonstration of Slash's techniques, sometimes it's just tabs of their best songs with little explanation.

For example, he notes the "power strumming" for Civil War, but doesn't give any advice on how to strum the opening, which is in my opinion the hardest part.

It's still a good book and very useful because it contains accurate transcriptions of the songs, and many of them are indeed their best. However I also bought a tab book for Appetite for Destruction - the only bonus here is a few Use Your Illusion tracks and a CD, because the "tutoring" they promise on the back cover isn't exactly very helpful.

Also, don't be fooled by the back cover - November Rain, Bad Obsession and various others that are listed are NOT transcribed; brief solo passages are contained within a section called "Signature Slash Licks," which basically means you learn to play part of the November Rain solo, NOT the entire song (as I was lead to believe).

There's so much Appetite content in this book, I feel as if I paid twice for the same thing! But at least it has _some_ UYI songs, such as Yesterdays, which is fairly easy to play.

However also be aware that this is very hard - the solo for Sweet Child O' Mine is the hardest solo I've ever played, and they don't make it any easier with the CD. (Listen to how fast it goes!)

Good book, not perfect though.

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The Gunners' biggest hits with lessons! Includes: Patience * Welcome to the Jungle * November Rain * and more.

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The Best of Def Leppard: A Step-By-Step Breakdown of the Band's Guitar Styles and Techniques (Signature Licks Guitar) Review

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(More customer reviews)This is the 16 song version of this book. I do believe their is a 21 or 22 song version available. This one contains all of the classics, music and tabed.If you like 80's rock, this book is the pinacle, and a great piece for leppard fans. 16 song are:
Animal
Armageddon It
Bringin' on the Heartbreak
Foolin'
High 'N' Dry
Hysteria
Let's Get Rocked
Love Bites
Photograph
Pour Some Sugar On Me
Rock Brigade
Rock Of Ages
Rock! Rock!
Rocket
To Late For Love
Women
Great price new here at amazon, hard to beat this in any retail store.Check it out.

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Signature Licks A step-by-step breakdown of the band's guitar styles and techniques featuring songs from four albums. The audio accompaniment presents each song in a stereo split with full band backing. Songs include: Bringin' on the Heartbreak * Hysteria * Photograph * and more.

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7 Inch Framed Cd CD Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a great instructional DVD which is pretty rare for electric guitar DVD's as most of them stink.This DVD features demos of the songs & solos, then a slow note by note breakdown of the major parts.The only thing missing is sheet music/tab but you can get that seperately.Greg Koch does a fantastic job in this DVD providing detailed instruction that is easy to follow and comprehend.The DVD also contiains nice close ups of both hands so you can see how each part is fingered and picked.I will be looking for other Greg Koch DVD's becasue I was so impressed with this one.

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7 Inch Framed Cd

Songs: La Passarella Di AddioRota/baars : Three Fragments For Band-part IiiKuwahara : Three Fragments For Band-part IKuwahara : 7 Inch Framed Brosse : Mexican Pictures-la Charreada Cesarini : Mexican Pictures-bailaviejo Cesarini : Mexican Pictures-el Butaquito Cesarini : Adagio Baermann/ares : Mercury (contest March)Van Der Roost : Mermaids Of The MoldauRozkosny/van Der Beek : Mexican Pictures-romance MejicanoCesarini : Three Fragments For Band-part IiKuwahara : Overture To 'egmont' Beethoven/posch

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Thank You Review

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(More customer reviews)This is wonderful acoustic music.Just one great melody after another.It sounds earthy crisp and beautiful.Schenker is a true great, the playing is bluesy, jazzy, and all delivered with a precision only a true eccentric like Schenker can do.Check out "Harmony", "Courage and Confidence". Hell the whole thing is terrific!

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Acoustic instrumental album dedicated to loyal fans,friends & relatives. 13 tracks including, 'PositiveForward', 'Faith & Trust' & 'Harmony'. 2001.

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David Lee Roth - Eat 'Em and Smile (Guitar Recorded Version) Review

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(More customer reviews)i just got my book...after looking thru this book it looks well done...a must have for this classic album..nice and clean transcriptions that look correct..
worth the $$...this transcriber knows vai's way of playing around this era from the looks of it...well done..

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This songbook matches Diamond Dave's first full-length album featuring Steve Vai, Billy Sheehan, and Gregg Bissonette as his back-up band. 10 songs, including: Big Trouble * Elephant Gun * Goin' Crazy * Ladies' Nite in Buffalo? * Shy Boy * Tobacco Road * Yankee Rose * and more.

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Best of David Lee Roth: A Step-By-Step Breakdown of the Styles and Techniques of the Guitarists of David Lee Roth (Guitar Signature Licks) Review

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(More customer reviews)When I found this book I thought I wouldn't need anything else to quench the Vai/Roth guitar playing thirst. Well, it only lasted until I got the package and turned on my stereo to listen to the CD. The transcriptions are straight WRONG, and you can clearly hear it (no, it's not just the tabs that are wrong). If you want a Roth/Vai songbook, go ahead and get any other one; don't let temptation make you buy this only because of the CD.

Hal Leonard should be more careful, usually their titles are way more accurate than this one.

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Learn to play the blazing licks and solos as performed by David Lee Roth's renowned guitarists, including Eddie Van Halen, Steve Vai, and Jason Becker. Songs include: Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love * Beautiful Girls * Goin' Crazy * Hot for Teacher * Jump * Panama * Runnin' with the Devil * Yankee Rose * and 7 more. Includes an introduction.

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Van Halen 1984 (Alfred's Classic Album Editions) Review

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(More customer reviews)I wanted the Edition with Tablature but ordered the wrong item becuase the description of it was so vague.I think we need more descriptive reviews.Steve.

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Arranged for Piano & Guitar With Lyrics, Chord Names & Frames.Matching songbook to their 10 million selling CD. Van Halen established themselves as one of Rock's premier bands of all time with this release.Contents: 1984, Jump, Panama, Top Jimmy, Drop Dead Legs, Hot For Teacher, I'll Wait, Girl Gone Bad, House Of Pain

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The Best of Sting: Fields of Gold, 1984-1994 (Piano, Vocal, Guitar) Review

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(More customer reviews)I find this sheetbook quite useful.Needless to say, if you don't have the album don't bother with it.However it contains some fine music and it is excellent excercise too. Still I find a repeating problem with all ofSting's sheetbooks.They all seem like adapted versions of the songs, nothow they're really played.So if you find the bass riff in the begginingof "Fields of gold" unlike the original, it is because it isoriginally played by the horn, and so on...Still, It's worth it.

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The Best Of Sting 1984-1994 Matching folio to his greatest hits album featuring 14 songs: Fortress Around Your Heart * If I Ever Lose My Faith In You * We'll Be Together * When We Dance * and more.

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Van Halen Best Of, Volume I (Best of Van Halen) Review

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(More customer reviews)Since Ed Van Halen has played his own-made guitar for the first time, everybody wants to play like him. Ed was the first guitar player that played a guitar with a new tremolo developed by his friend Floyd Rose. Hewas also the guy that showed out the world a new way of playing guitar.High harmonics and two-hand tapping inspired so many in the world. In thisguitar tab edition you can do the same!It's very detailed and acurate!Worth it!

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Titles are: Eruption * Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love * Runnin' with the Devil * Dance the Night Away * And the Cradle Will Rock * Unchained * Jump * Panama * Why Can't This Be Love * Dreams * When It's Love * Poundcake * Right Now * Can't Stop Loving You * Humans Being * Can't Get This Stuff No More * Me Wise Magic.

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Guns N' Roses - Selections From Use Your Illusion I and II (Personality) Review

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(More customer reviews)Are you sick of playing the piano for your parents? Don't want to practice anymore? this book is the ultimate cure.. Get back to those days when playing the piano was FUN! with titles like November Rain, 14 Days, Don't Cry.. and more this book is EXCELLENT! As soon as I got it, I went to my friend's house, picked up the guitar, my friend came over, and we played songs from this book over an hour. Thank you Guns N Roses and Thank You Mark Phillips who made this book fun and easy to use.
Song List:
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Live And Let Die
November Rain
Don't Cry (Original)
Yesterdays
Dust N' Bones
You Ain't The First
Civil War
14 Years
So Fine
Estranged
P.S guitar solos are arranged for the piano

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This collection contains the best songs from both of Guns N' Roses' Use Your Illusion albums, arranged for piano. Included are the mega-hits 'November Rain ' and 'Don't Cry,' plus nine more.

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Led Zeppelin II (Guitar Tab Edition) (Alfred's Classic Album Editions) Review

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(More customer reviews)The most accurate of the transcribed zeppelin sheets.Includes tab for folks like me that have 20 years of span between my high-scool band music reading days and now where I need to quickly see where the music is going based on fretboard layout.

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Arranged For Guitar Tablature & Standard Notation With Lyrics. All new arrangements of Led Zeppelin's classic album, Led Zeppelin II.
Whole Lotta Love
What Is And What Should Never Be
The Lemon Song
Thank You
Heartbreaker
Living Loving Maid (She's Just A Woman)
Ramble On
Moby Dick
Bring It On Home

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Award Winning Songs of the Country Music Association: E-Z Play Today Volume 226 (E-Z Play Today, 226) Review

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(More customer reviews)My purchase was received in good condition and I am satisfied with the
condition of the used book and the promptness in delivery and packaging care by the seller.

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75 award-winning country classics, including: Achy Breaky Heart * Ain't That Lonely Yet * Always on My Mind * Boot Scootin' Boogie * Daddy's Hands * Forever and Ever, Amen * God Bless the U.S.A. * He Thinks He'll Keep Her * I Swear * I'm Not Lisa * Islands in the Stream * The Keeper of the Stars * Lucille * Ode to Billy Joe * Rhinestone Cowboy * She Believes in Me * Where've You Been * and more.

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Alice In Chains - Dirt Review

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(More customer reviews)Alice in Chains proved to be one of the most influencial bands of the Grunge era of music, and this book helps show you why!A spectacular array of well written and tight songs are displayed in a format that iseasy to read and understand. Anyone looking to play something new shouldgive this book a try. It's highly recommended for all levels of playingexperience. Even if you're a beginner, you'll be playing"Rooster" in no time!

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Matching folio to the album featuring 12 cuts transcribed note for note with tablature by Andy Robyns.Songs include: Would? * Them Bones * Angry Chair * Dirt * and more.

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How to Read Music: Pocket Guide Series Review

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(More customer reviews)I completely agree with the other reviewers here. I am a relatively inexperienced guitarist. I really wanted to learn to play Simple Man. I have looked through on line tabs until I was blue. After I received this book I was up and playing the intro in 2 days. The TABs are very, very complete and include the cords they are playing out of to help you get their even faster. I'll never part with my copy of this book. It is a must have for anyone wanting to really play Skynyrd accurately. I highly recommend this book.

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Contains all you need to know about melodic and harmonic intervals; major and minor key signatures; tempo and dynamic markings; chord charts and lead sheets; ornaments accents, and articulations; meter and time signatures.

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