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Josh Turner & band - Late In The Evening

 
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rcgldr said:
Josh Turner & band - Late In The Evening


Wow, that's uncanny! He sounds so much like him!
 
Hornbein said:

Wow, that's different! I loved it.
 
Hornbein said:

This could go on the funk thread!
 
This lass is from Yorkshire, the original was by The Toys and the tune is a based on Bach piece.

Listen to the girls tone, she captures the original I think.

 
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Some Yes, just voice and piano.

 
Tell me you don't want to be 19 again living in a student house like this.
Baby Driver

 
These guys are great.

And your bird can sing

 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado_of_Souls
When I finished the solo to this one, Mustaine came into the studio, listened to it down once, turned around and without saying a word, shook my hand. It was at that moment that I felt like I was truly the guitarist for this band.

https://martyfriedman.com/info_archive_detail.php?id=13&det=83

Megadeth - "Tornado of Souls" [London '92] | Remastered 4K 60FPS
(solo)


each version below has its merits


[ funny ]
Marty Friedman - Tornado of Souls (Solo) - Live at Bogota (Colombia) Fernando Sor Auditorium 12/04/2018


Megadeth - Tornado Of Souls - Cover by Tina S
(solo)


Tornado of Souls - Megadeth - Solo Cover by Federica Golisano with Cort X700 Duality


Tornado of Souls cover by Metabrigade @IET LUCKNOW
(solo)


Tornado of Souls - Megadeth (Multi-Instrumental Cover) By Owen Davey
(solo)


Honorable mention:

(update) - SENA_DIH - Megadeth - Tornado of souls Guitar Cover | Cort G300 Glam #윤세나 - (solo)

[silly but creative, last one is serious]
Bradley Hall - Tornado Of Souls Solo But It's REALLY HAPPY
Bradley Hall - Playing The Tornado Of Souls Solo With My Shoes (Tornado Of SOLES!)
Bradley Hall - Tornado Of Souls Solo On STEROIDS (150% Speed)
Bradley Hall - Tornado Of Souls Solo BACKWARDS
(update) - Bradley Hall - If Tornado Of Souls And Hotel California SWITCHED Solos!
Bradley Hall - ☢️ RUST IN PEACE ☢️ Full Album, Full Band Playthrough! - (solo)
 
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While touring Marty Friedman needed something to do other than drugs, so he took courses in Japanese. He then moved there long ago. He has his own tv show.
 
pinball1970 said:
These guys are great.

And your bird can sing


I believe this is the origin of the double guitar thing, later picked up by Thin Lizzy.
 
Hornbein said:
I believe this is the origin of the double guitar thing, later picked up by Thin Lizzy.
I always thought George recorded this double track as it is so hard to play.
That sound was unique at the time, I cannot think of a harmonized solo like this prior to 1964 in popular music. Some of the jazz guys did that George Benson octave stuff and guys like Joe Pass could play insane things but I don't think the Beatles would have been exposed to that sort of Jazz very much? From what I remember anyway, it was Rock and roll, concert hall, ballads, skiffle, folk. Specifically Elvis, Bill Hayley, Roy Orbison,Lonnie Donegan, Everly Bros, Buddy Holly.

EDIT: Paul and George played this and I had forgot about The Byrds. They were listening to Dylan and those guys at that time too.
 
The great thing about the Beatles was that they did everything in one take in those days, hardly any wasted studio time. Totally professional at such a young age.

Mostly....

 
This lady likes prog! Fantastic classical technique, she plays some Rick Wakeman stuff but I am a Focus nut too so ..

 
Sylvia is an organ piece after all so I have posted this in the interests of balance. I watched this and wondered what he was doing with his left hand. He is controlling vibrato, I would have thought that would be a peddle function? How can he do bass? What do I know, I'm just a drummer!

 
robphy said:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado_of_Souls
Hornbein said:
While touring Marty Friedman needed something to do other than drugs, so he took courses in Japanese. He then moved there long ago. He has his own tv show.

(2016) https://bravewords.com/news/marty-friedman-named-official-ambassador-of-japan-heritage

(2018) https://blog.jacksonguitars.com/marty-friedman-composes-japans-official-heritage-theme-song/
“It was a thrill and an honor to be asked by the Japanese government to compose this music,” he said in a statement. “It will be played and performed at official events and functions from now on. As a foreigner living in Tokyo, I`ll always appreciate the gracious treatment I’ve received here and welcome this kind of responsibility in the future.”

(2019) https://www.tokyojournal.com/big-in-japan-marty-friedman/item/930-marty-friedman-279.html

(2023) Marty Friedman becomes cultural Ambassador of Japan Heritage.


(2023) Marty Friedman - 日本遺産プロモーション映像【JAPAN HERITAGE OFFICIAL THEME SONG】




YouTube (2023) Rick Beato - The Marty Friedman Interview: From Megadeth to Japanese Guitar Icon
 
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This girl is just so good. Backing track I am not keen on, performance always preferred BUT, she mixes everything and presents it so well it needs a mention.
Also the backing sounds like the Album, exactly. Software to take out the vocal? Probably, she makes the best use.

 
Girl Gone Bad - Van Halen (1984) on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_(Van_Halen_album)
Girl Gone Bad (2015 Remaster) - isolated guitar track - backing track

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_(Van_Halen_album)
Other songs on 1984 included "Girl Gone Bad", parts of which previously had been played during the 1982 tour amidst performances of "Somebody Get Me a Doctor" (including the US Festival show)...

Eddie Van Halen told an interviewer that "Girl Gone Bad" was written in a hotel room that he and then-wife Valerie Bertinelli had rented. Bertinelli was asleep, and Van Halen woke up during the night with an idea he had to put on tape. Not wanting to wake Bertinelli, Van Halen grabbed a cassette recorder and recorded himself playing guitar in the closet.

(1983) Girl Gone Bad Intro (before its release in 1984)
The Mighty Van Halen🔥Girl Gone Bad / I’m So Glad

is a segment at &t=47m40s from
Van Halen - Live in Devore - US Festival - 1983 - Best Quality

(2020, Oct 7) Nili Brosh plays Girl Gone Bad intro / Van Halen - WE LOVE YOU EDDIE!


(2022) Jacob Deraps - Van Halen Girl Gone Bad / 1984 Guitar Tone

earlier collaboration - (2015) Van Halen - Girl Gone Bad - Drum Cover by Josh Gallagher (FEATURING JACOB DERAPS)

(2020) Brown M&M's/Girl Gone Bad (Toshi Yanagi - Guitar, Eric Dover - Vocals, Sean McNabb - Bass, Joe Travers - Drums)


(2021) (drum and guitar cover) Toby Semain
Van Halen - Girl Gone Bad


(2022) Mike Conway - Van Halen – Girl Gone Bad (Drum Cover)


honorable mention:
(2020) Cully Meier -Drum Jam - Van Halen - Girl Gone Bad
(2021) Fabio Cacace - Van Halen - Girl Gone Bad (split cover) - (solo)
 
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I think LeonarD got the percussion. Carl Palmer was busy on those sets.

 
"Mean Street" by Van Halen (1981) from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_Warning_(Van_Halen_album)

[ Gary Cherone [Extreme] is the singer in this lineup of Van Halen III ]
(1998) EDDIE VAN HALEN (VH) - mean street


Here is the original lineup with David Lee Roth... but the video is only a lipsync for tv
Van Halen - "Mean Street" - 1981 Italian TV Performance Lip Sync [HIGHEST QUALITY]



and probably inspired this video


update:
 
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http://www.queensrycheofficial.com/music/greatest-hits/track/take-hold-of-the-flame/

(1984) Queensryche - 7. Take Hold of the Flame [Queensrÿche - Live in Tokyo 1984/08/05]
@60s



(2020) Chad Barnes - Queensryche "Take hold of the flame" Cover
@75s


(2010) Chris Miyai - Take Hold Of The Flame - Queensrÿche (Cover - Technique Demonstration)
start @34s , @90s


(2020) Will Shaw - Queensrÿche - Take Hold of the Flame (LIVE Vocals by Will Shaw)
@55s

see also (2008) Will Shaw @58s


(2020) AJP Music Works - Queensryche - Take Hold Of The Flame Cover Collab
@56s


(2020) Phoenixx - Take Hold Of The Flame (Queensryche Cover)
@58s


Honorable Mention:
(2019) Bscoㅣ비스코 - Queensryche - Take Hold of the Flame(cover by Bsco)
@55s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mIy5gn-JEE
 
From the A Rain Song thread,

I posted Slayer's Raining Blood and published covers by Tori Amos and by Ice-T.
I found some more interesting covers that I thought might be worth sharing.

robphy said:
robphy said:
Raining Blood - Slayer (1986)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raining_Blood
Raining Blood - Tori Amos (2001)
https://toriamos.fandom.com/wiki/Raining_Blood
Here's a version where the lyrics are much easier to hear. (turn on captioning)
[ Ice-T and his ] BODY COUNT - Raining In Blood / Postmortem 2017 (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodlust_(Body_Count_album)
https://genius.com/Slayer-raining-blood-lyrics

Live in Brazil - Slayer - Raining Blood | Vkgoeswild piano cover
@40 - after offering choice between Ace of Spades (Motorhead) or Raining Blood (Slayer)

earlier version up-close: Slayers - Raining Blood - on a 134 years old Bösendorferg grand | Vkgoeswild piano cover


( VishapKnight57 ) Slayer - Raining Blood: Violin Cover
@30


(again) Mel cover SLAYER - "RAINING BLOOD" [Guitar Cover + TIPS]



( Christophe Deremy ) Raining Blood on Acoustic ... For the skeptics (Slayer Cover)




( Rob Scallon ) Slayer - Raining Blood (Banjo cover w/ solos)



(silly, but creative)
(Andy Rehfeldt's Variety Show ) Raining Blood by Slayer, but it's Straining Puff #slayer #rainingblood #fart #piano


honorable mention:
[with his hands] Man Farts Slayer | Metal Hammer - (this guy was on Britain's Got Talent )
 
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I recently stumbled upon an impressive cover of ABBAs awesome song "Lay All Your Love On Me"...

What I like about it is that it's so emotional and passionate, really emphasizing the intense emotion of the lyrics (regretfully the clip doesn't show the entire song, if anyone can find the entire song from this performance please let me know :smile: ) :

Cover: Cody Frost performs ‘Lay All Your Love On Me’


An alternative version: Cody from The Voice - Lay All Your Love On Me


Original: ABBA - Lay All Your Love On Me

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Bonus video:

I recently saw an interesting video where the producer Rick Beato interviews ABBA member Björn Ulvaues on how ABBA wrote and recorded some of their hit songs, and they also talk about the entrance of AI tools into the music scene.

I think the video is extra interesting for those who have been into composing, recording and mixing music (in short: they basically jammed a lot, and chose only the very best of what they came up with, and they were very careful that every piece had to be really good to make it on an album).

(and e.g. the beat to "Dancing Queen" was inspired by a US disco song in slower tempo, and the lyrics to "Take A Chance On Me" originates from the sound of the hihat (cymbal). 😀)

ABBA Interview: Björn Ulvaeus On Making ABBA's Timeless Hits
 
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Another great rendition, I have hope for the youth!

 
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Artfrob is a true artist, getting pleasure from videoing players in Cardiff. This is one.
My heart sank a bit when I saw this (my favourite pop song.... possibly. It changes.)
This is nice though. Misses the harmony but just a guy with a guitar, not bad.
 
Last of this Russian lady for now. She mainly plays the track BUT sticks the melody in as well which is not simple.

She impressed me because it's young crazy kids playing 1960s and 70s.

 
Here are some covers by Matteo Mancuso - (Matteo Mancuso Youtube) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matteo_Mancuso
He's got an interesting finger-style technique (without using a pick).
YT (2012) Paul Gilbert - Technical Difficulties
( (1999) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_Difficulties_(Racer_X_album) )

YT @2m00s (2012) Eric Johnson - Cliffs Of Dover - Live
( (1990) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliffs_of_Dover_(composition) )
  • (2016) Eric Johnson - Cliffs Of Dover - Matteo Mancuso
    Poor audio but I really Enjoy playing it! there's one cut at the end

#154 ( The Kinks - You Really Got Me )
(1964) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Really_Got_Me
  • (2023) Matteo Mancuso - "You really got me"
    @37s


#167 (Van Halen - Eruption)
YT Eruption (2015 Remaster) - audio only
YT (1994) Eddie Van Halen - Eruption (Live) High Quality
(1978) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eruption_(instrumental)
 
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