Monday, June 29, 2009

5 for the weekend - 1978

Posted by Paul in • 5 For The Weekend,

Eruption (Van Halen ‘Van Halen’)

Well. Erm. This changed everything. This was like a spaceship had landed in your front room and a being from the future. Truly astonishing and one of the few genuine defining moments in guitar.


Running With the Devil (Van Halen ‘Van Halen’)

One of the finest rock riffs ever. The power in the guitar sound is simply astonishing and peeps still argue over how he got the sound and sometimes even Eddie doesn’t seem to remember the story in detail. Edward Van Halen gets two entries this week and let’s be frank, he could have had all five.


RDNZL (Frank Zappa ‘Studio Tan’)

This is definitely one of my favourite albums. Frank’s genius is everywhere here. From the absolutely phenomenal ‘The Adventures of Greggary Peccary’ to RDNZL Frank shows us just how wonderful music should be. The guitar solo on RDNZL has influenced me in almost everything I’ve done ever since I heard it. Wild, totally out of control and yet gorgeous.


Sultans of Swing (Dire Straits ‘Dire Straits’)

Whether you like Dire Straits or not there’s no denying that Mark Knopfler can play a little. It’s hard to imagine now just how different he was to the rest of the guitarists in the world at that time. He was a breath of fresh air. If only he hadn’t worn that headband…


Sin City (AC/DC ‘Powerage’)

Goddamn this song grooves. This is an overlooked album in the AC/DC catalog and that’s a shame coz it really is a great album. Not their best admittedly but there’s some gorgeous tracks on there and the Young brothers really know how to riff it up.


A bit late for the “weekend” this week… I felt I should honour the MJ post that was up over the weekend. Love or hate Michael Jackson he’s scribbled all over the pop world in permanent ink and we won’t be rubbing the mark he made out any time soon that’s for sure.

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