You know a funky bassline when you hear it; its fat chords beg your body to get up and groove. Brown's 1965 classic, "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag," became one of the first funk hits, and has been endlessly sampled and covered over the years, along with his other groovy tracks. ...
(Roadrunner, 2007) The leading track, “Aesthetics of Hate,” was inspired by the death of Dimebag Darrel and written in response to a journalist who slammed the former Pantera axeman following the tragedy. Robb Flynn and Phil Demmel’s chemistry on the record couldn’t be tighter with a fl...
this much-anticipated release seems simple, but still packs a punch. Boasting a Seymour Duncan® Invader™ humbucker for immense output and turbo-charged tone, you’ll be able to churn out chunky power chords and crunchy riffs with beloved finishes like Daphne Blue and Graffiti...
The sheer staccato piano, guitar, synth and drum workout that follows it in "Water Door Yellow Gate" is, conversely, a tautly scored song, where the riff is monotonous, played as a simple set of chords carved from the lower eight keys of the piano. With numerous layered typmpanis ...
“Octavarium” is arguably Dream Theater’s crown jewel of the 21st century. The extremely progressive 24-minute track is a collaboration between John Petrucci, James LaBrie and Mike Portnoy, and it showcases the vast landscapes where Dream Theater can thrive. How does a band even begin composin...
A doctor has donated his eyes, vocal chords and hands for transplant with three individuals. The ghost of the doctor then begins to act out through these patients while they are in the hospital to seek vengeance on his widow who he believes murdered him. 6.6/10 (101)Rate S1.E21 ∙ The...
“Octavarium” is arguably Dream Theater’s crown jewel of the 21st century. The extremely progressive 24-minute track is a collaboration between John Petrucci, James LaBrie and Mike Portnoy, and it showcases the vast landscapes where Dream Theater can thrive. How does a band even begin composin...
[church] worship music together. We had a great time going back and forth, figuring out the minor and major chords and transitions. After we had figured it out on the piano, I sat him behind my Ableton, and I produced the track while he was sitting next to me. A c...
to the end of “Low Spark” (the 11:00 mark), there’s this unglued, fuzzed out guitar solo. You might even convince me that it was a saxophone or other horn run through a fuzz effect because of the way it’s articulated, except for the chords. A saxophone can’t play chords!
It’s bleak and hard edged in its outlook, driven by this pseudo funk baseline, minimalist piano chords initially, before guitars mimic the bass and then slash away in the background. Over the top Ghostpoet delivery is as languid as ever, but his storytelling and rhymes are sharp and insig...