Aces High one-armed bass cover with solo
Nov 26, 2010 tapping
Iron Maiden’s Aces High. It’s been years since I covered a Maiden song so I thought it was about time!
I tried some new things out in this video – I tried to learn the guitar solos as they’re played rather than improvise them. I also tried a little bit of tapping. Not easy with one hand! Let me know what you think of these things.
Apologies about the light in the background. I don’t know why it was so bright. I closed my curtains and put more light around me to try and compensate.
If you’re interested in seeing how to play the solo on a bass, check out my other video “How to play the Aces High solo on bass” which I posted as a video response.
Update – Honours for this video!
#23 – Top Rated (Today) – Music – United Kingdom (24/08/10) –
#9 – Top Rated (Today) – Music – United Kingdom (25/08/10) –
#7 – Most Viewed (Today) – Music – Russia (25/08/10) -
#64 – Most Discussed (Today) – Music – United Kingdom (25/08/10) -
#89 – Top Favourited (Today) – Music – United Kingdom (25/08/10)
#45 – Top Rated (Week of 23/08/10) – Music – UK
#85 – Most Viewed (Week of 23/08/10) – Music – Russia
Thanks everybody!
Duration : 0:4:32
Tags: 86, aces, arm, bass, cover, guitar, hand, heavy metal, high, improvisation, iron, maiden, one, onearmedbandit, rock, solo
Ludicrous ?? Touhou Metal/Prog Rock 197
May 27, 2010 sweep picking
Title: Sinergy
Artist: ?????
Circle: Riverside
Album: Gran Sphere
Original: ??????? 3rd eye (Satori Maiden ~ 3rd eye)
Before I start with the comment, yes It is “Gran” without a “d”.
“Engrish” keeps invading the world, good that I already talk in that language.
Anyway, God knows how many references, and cameos Snowman does this time.
Why does this time? Well, let’s begin with the story of Snowman.
“Riverside” is one of those mixed circles that produces all kind of arranges. Let it be pop, tehcno, and even some folk.
But anyway, they have always a spot saved for a crazy guitarist called Riverside. Since the first time I heard him, what caught my biggest attention was his incredible technique. Sweep picking, tapping, clean notes, perfect bends, speed of light. What technique you want? Name it, and Snowman should do it for you.
As more songs made by Snowman kept popping out, I started to notice something else.
You see, it is no wonder why he has such a technique, and what does Snowman is aiming at. I can name many, but surely John Petrucci (and the whole Dream Theater crew) and Kiko Loureiro (Angra) are one of his biggest influences, that is if they aren’t the top ones.
So Snowman always take pieces of songs from this artist, and copy them the best he cans, to develop around a Touhou arrange. Pretty smart huh? And pretty difficult too I bet. For instance, let us take a song of Dream Theater. You name it, how about…”The Root of All Evil”. Now analyze what instrument is doing what on that mindmelting band, and then develop another composition adding parts of Touhou songs.
It is impossible, but sometimes, impossible it is just possible.
So, back to the beginning, in this song I can clearly listen to references to Dream Theater. I can’t name exactly the song, but I’m sure of it. Also, the sweep picking of Angra’s “Carry On” is quite obvious. I challenge you to found it.
What I liked a lot of this album, is that Snowman does half of it. I guess Riverside understands that Snowman is a very big important artist for them. Still, I would love to listen Snowman in an own independent circle. Who knows, maybe he can even fix that mixing and EQ problem that is quite obvious in here.
I think this is the best song of the album, Snowman sure makes justice to what arrange means. He develops a whole new idea of Satori’s theme, that fits perfect for the battle against her, my only doubt is, what the he was thinking with that “neo-classical-jazzy” improvisation at the middle of the song? God knows, it is progressive metal rock baby, and time ago I decided that analyze it, can be the work of a lifetime.
Snowman is without a doubt, one pillar of this channel, and as long as this channel remains, Snowman will be always welcome to all the western ears.
Thanks for watching.
Duration : 0:5:31
Tags: 3rd, ?, ??, ?????, ?????, Animism, eye, Komeji, maiden, metal, progressive, rock, Satori, Subterranean, Touhou, ZUN
The Legato of Iron Maiden – Dave Murray
Nov 3, 2009 legato
Dave Murray is the legendary guitar player from the ground breaking Heavy Metal band Iron Maiden. This is a tribute to him.
*Song: Déjà Vu, Somewhere in Time, 1986
Duration : 0:4:57
Tags: Bruce, Dave, Deja, Dickinson, guitar, Harris, in, iron, legato, maiden, Murray, solo, Somewher, steve, time, Vu
See my other video for an explanation of this one.
