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Rock Trivia, Volume Two: Gained Opportunities
about 3 years ago

On March 19, 1982, Randy Rhoads, the _wunderkind_ guitarist for Ozzy Obsourne's then new solo band, died tragically in an airplane crash. Heavy metal lost yet another genius guitarist.Seven months later, an album was to be recorded which was originally meant to be the definitive Ozzy live solo set, including material from _Blizzard of Ozz_ and _Diary of a Madman_. But with guitarist and produc...

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Rock Trivia - Volume One: Missed Opportunities
about 3 years ago

So I've been thinking about how rock artists over the past 30 years or so have always run in tight circles. This guy used to play in this band, introduced someone to another band, used to date the same person, who auditioned for someone else, and so on. Growing up playing guitar in high school, talking trivia about rock artists was a big pastime. My friends and I would talk about players and ...

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Billy Squier gets a bum rap
over 3 years ago

I haven't MOGged in a while, cause of the new "baby being born":http://flickr.com/photos/allspaw/tags/sadie and all, but I'm going out on a limb this morning, possibly ruining any cred I had to begin with:I think that Billy Squier gets a bum rap. So his "Rock Me Tonight" video was really bad. Ok, it's was really really really bad. But so ? "Don't Say No" was a classic album, and the produc...

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"concept" albums and The Flaming Lips
over 3 years ago
guitar solo review, vol. 1
over 3 years ago
  • Artist:
    Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
  • Album:
    Soul to Soul (Remastered)
  • Track:
    Come On, Pt. 3

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I've arrived in the Land of Mog!
over 3 years ago

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