The Guitar Solo

Inside Looking Out/Grand Funk Railroad  (The part from 2:57 to 5:50 blows my brains out everytime.)

Empty Rooms/Gary Moore  (After the second chorus. His guitar used to sing with him.)

Estranged/Guns N' Roses  (Slash's solos are so memorable in this one that the band actually thanks him in the album's liner notes.)

Please Don't Go/KC & The Sunshine Band

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNyIntYGBOw

This is what they must have played at prom nights in the '80s.

One Day One Night/Superheavy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvSrTDNK6jk

Sir Mick Jagger almost sounds Alice Cooper-ish here. Marley regales us with some fine reggae before the snare kicks in and they launch into a full-blown rock progression. Definitely my favourite song off the debut album by this mother-of-all-unlikely-outfits. Although I wish I could hear more of Rahman.

Minds Without Fear/Imogen Heap & Vishal Dadlani

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXvrSo8njgA

Interesting new track composed as part of the TV show, "The Dewarists". I've been a fan of Vishal Dadlani since the Pentagram days. Definitely looking forward to more collaborations like this one in the future.

Aerodynamic/Daft Punk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L93-7vRfxNs&ob=av2e

I was actually repulsed by this instrumental track when I first heard it. The in-yer-face guitar tapping offended the rock traditionalist in me. Over time, however, It became one of the most endearing aspects of the song. It is the second track off the duo's magnum opus, "Discovery".

Werewolves Of London/Warren Zevon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbvu3lsJ6Ck

I don't really get the song, Mr. Zevon, but I dig the howling in the chorus. 

Thought: My top 10 most played tracks on iTunes

Sitting around, desperately thinking of a way to honour the memory of Mr. Steve Jobs on a music blog. Despite the cries of self-proclaimed 'purists' who have often criticised Apple of diluting the importance of music records, one has to concede that Mr. Jobs and his techie cohorts brought music closer to us listeners than erstwhile record companies had ever done. I've been using iTunes for over four years now and, although it's not my default player for music files, I still use it regularly, particularly for music that isn't catalogued into albums. This includes a major chunk of my collection, which is almost as song-based as it is album-based. So, after four years (and counting) of usage, I hereby share something very personal: my 'top 10 most played tracks on iTunes' list. :)


Apologise/Timbaland feat. One Republic
Skinny Love/Bon Iver
Blue Eyes/Cary Brothers
The Man Who Can't Be Moved/The Script
Blue And Yellow/The Used
They Bring Me To You/Joshua Radin
Hope Leaves/Opeth
Broken Wings/Alterbridge
Without A Face/Rage Against The Machine
Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen cover)/California Guitar Trio

Little Miss Lover/Jimi Hendrix

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIs5q2rRxBQ

Classics night at the blog, haha. This awesome song off his "Axis: Bold As Love" album features a percussive muted wah-wah effect, something guitarists continue to emulate to this day.

No More Tears/Ozzy Osbourne

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty71dvQog4Q

Zakk Wylde has one of the most menacing guitar tones in heavy metal.

Positively 4th Street/Bob Dylan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2wuPssClKs

One of his most melodious tunes, and personally my favourite Dylan song.