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Memorable Classic Rocks Guitar Licks, Part One – Jethro Tull, "Aqualung" [VIDEOS]

Mark Alan — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:33:31 +0000

Martin Barre' started with Jethro Tull in 1969 and has been on every album except their debut. The title song from 'Aqualung' was released in 1971 and to this date is still jamming out that tune in live shows some 40 years later.

BAXTER'S ATTIC Doors "Soul Kitchen"

Baxter — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:20:31 +0000

R.I.P. Ray Manzarek

Every weekday around 9:30, we pull one out of the attic. In case you are new, the Attic is a mythical place where we were “enlightened” by great music…and other stuff.

Memorable Classic Rocks Guitar Licks, Part One – Foghat, "Driven Wheel" [VIDEOS]

Mark Alan — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:55:55 +0000

In this song, “Drivin Wheel” the electric slide guitar of the late Rod Price, is priceless and he didn’t earn the title ‘Slide King of Rock and Roll’ for nothing.Rod Price was a master at the slide guitar also earned the title, ‘The Magician of Slide’, he brought the song “Drivin Wheel” to life [...]

Memorable Classic Rocks Guitar Licks, Part One – Steppenwolf, "Born To Be Wild" [VIDEOS]

Mark Alan — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:55:49 +0000

Their first album that was self-titled, ‘Steppenwolf’ of 1968 produced a song that took off faster than the speed of light, “Born To Be Wild.“ “Born To Be Wild” was penned by Mars Bonfire who wasn’t even a member of Steppenwolf but played in the band The Sparrows (later became Steppenwolf). The song has [...]

Memorable Classic Rocks Guitar Licks, Part One – Doobie Brothers,"China Grove" [VIDEOS]

Mark Alan — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:55:48 +0000

The distinctive guitar work of Tom Johnston is synonymous with the heavily influenced sound of the early Doobie brothers. Johnston who is the co-founder and vocalist wrote many of the Doobie Brothers popular hits including the featured song in this article, “China Grove.” Tom has great stage presence and displays a lot of high [...]

Memorable Classic Rocks Guitar Licks, Part One [VIDEOS]

Mark Alan — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:55:36 +0000

The development of rock as we know it today is thanks to invention of the electric guitar. Thanks to each artist that used their own innovation of the electric guitar were able to provide some of the most memorable songs. With the above being said, classic rock no doubt, gave birth to thousands of great [...]

Memorable Classic Rocks GuitarLicks, Part One – Kansas, "Carry On My Wayward Son" [VIDEOS]

Mark Alan — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:55:34 +0000

Kansas struggled to get a hit single with three albums they had recorded in two years back in 1976. Kansas was pretty much about to wrap up the recordings for the album titled.‘Leftoverture’ when songwriter Kerry Livgren had an after thought and decided to bring in his song, “Carry On My Wayward Son”. Featured [...]

Memorable Classic Rocks Guitar Licks, Part One – Lynyrd Skynyrd, "Call Me The Breeze" [VIDEOS]

Mark Alan — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:55:23 +0000

The song was penned by a great singer/songwriter, J.J.Cale who recorded it in 1971 on his debut album. When you hear the triple-guitar attack by Ed King, Allen Collins and Gary Rossington on the song from Lynyrd Skynyrd you can understand how they brought the song to prominence on the album, ‘Second Helping’ (1974). [...]

Memorable Classic Rocks Guitar Licks, Part One – AC/DC, "Back In Black" [VIDEOS]

Mark Alan — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:55:20 +0000

The song “Back In Black” is a tribute to their late singer Bon Scott who died in 1980, in fact; AC/DC recorded it a few months after he passed. Recently VH1 released their list of greatest hard rock songs and “Back In Black” placed second. Angus Young opens the song with his recognizable riff [...]

Memorable Classic Rocks Guitar Licks, Part One – Led Zeppelin, "Immigrant Song" [VIDEOS]

Mark Alan — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:55:12 +0000

The “Immigrant Song” was one of few songs released by the band as a single (by Atlantic Records, over the bands objections).The song is so good it became the bands opening track at their ‘live’ shows between 1970 and 1972. It’s one of the bands most covered songs with over three dozen versions by [...]

Memorable Classic Rocks Guitar Licks, Part One – Blue Oyster Cult, "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" [VIDEOS]

Mark Alan — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:55:11 +0000

In 2007 Blue Oyster Cult's lead singer, Eric Bloom was asked to explain why fans still come in droves to see Blue Oyster Cult after 40+ years he said, "They get to see Buck Dharma play."

Memorable Classic Rocks Guitar Licks, Part One – Free, "All Right Now" [VIDEOS]

Mark Alan — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:55:03 +0000
The bands most successful album was from 1970 titled, ‘Fire and Water‘, the bands most successful single from that album was titled, “All Right Now.” The album version versus the radio version will give the most effect of the guitar solo as it is a minute longer. The opening riff of the song is very [...]

BAXTER'S ATTIC Yardbirds "Over,Under,Sideways,Down" [VIDEO]

Baxter — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:03:19 +0000

Featuring a very young Jimmy Page!

Every weekday around 9:30, we pull one out of the attic. In case you are new, the Attic is a mythical place where we were “enlightened” by great music…and other stuff

BAXTER'S ATTIC Allman Bros Band "Blue Sky"

Baxter — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:08:34 +0000

Fitting song for today!!

Every weekday around 9:30, we pull one out of the attic. In case you are new,the Attic is a mythical place where we were “enlightened” by great music…and other stuff.

BAXTER'S ATTIC Doors "When the Music's Over" [VIDEO]

Baxter — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:04:54 +0000

Every weekday around 9:30, we pull one out of the attic. In case you are new,the Attic is a mythical place where we were “enlightened” by great music…and other stuff.

BAXTER'S ATTIC Atlanta Rhythm Section "Homesick"

Baxter — Tue, 14 May 2013 18:14:30 +0000

Every weekday around 9:30, we pull one out of the attic. In case you are new, the Attic is a mythical place where we were “enlightened” by great music…and other stuff.

Top Five Rod Stewart's Solo Albums [VIDEOS]

Mark Alan — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:55:57 +0000
It seems when there are rumblings of a band member talking solo career, the bands tend to dissolve. Rod Stewart actually pursued his solo career before his participation with The Jeff Beck group, as well as; during and after his six years with Faces.Rod Stewart began his recording career back in 1964 and since then [...]

Top Five Rod Stewart's Solo Albums – 'Atlantic Crossing' – 1975 [VIDEOS]

Mark Alan — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:55:43 +0000
Rod Stewart’s sixth album, ‘Atlantic Crossing’ was released in August 1975 and by that time Rod’s solo career had flourished big time. Faces guitarist Ronnie Wood was already working with The Rolling Stones.On a rapid pace the album ‘Atlantic Crossing’ shot to #1, Faces split up which basically left Rod and Ronnie to pursue farther [...]

Top Five Rod Stewart's Solo Albums – 'Every Picture Tells A Story' – 1971 [VIDEOS]

Mark Alan — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:55:27 +0000
When we talk of Rod Stewart’s solo career we generally think of what progressed after ‘Faces’ broke up in 1975, but Rod had actually started his solo career before he even joined the band. If it’s any indication, Rod’s first solo album was in November of 1969 and titled, ‘An Old Raincoat Won’t Ever Let [...]

Top Five Rod Stewart's Solo Albums – 'Foot Loose And Fancy Free' – 1977 [VIDEOS]

Mark Alan — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:55:25 +0000
There wasn’t any question at most that the critics were pretty harsh with their reviews on ‘Foot Loose and Fancy Free’, but sales were a different story. In Rolling Stone’s December 15th, 1977 Edition, Joe McEwen wrote , “There are a lot of kids in England who don’t care what kind of fashionably gauche trinkets [...]