I want to start with a moment of intellect (it took hours to find this one today):
Now that I feel enlightened I would like to share my favorite music video:
No rants until I get some followers!
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Cool Shit for the Day
Van Halen got their big start opening for a 70s metal band in LA named Sorcery
Sound Familiar?
Pretty innovative for the 70s eh?
Check Out Sorcery Here
Sound Familiar?
Pretty innovative for the 70s eh?
Check Out Sorcery Here
Weekly Shredder's Rig - George Lynch in Under Lock and Key
The tone!!!
Lynch's Rig Would Be As Follows:
From the producer himself:
"We had two Marshall heads and two Laney heads, not sure which models, but one of them was a Plexi. We had cabs in three different rooms: two cabs were placed in the big room at Amigo, one connected to a Marshall, the other connected to the Laney. The Marshall was responsible for the high end part of the sound and the Laney was set to take care of the low end. There were 14 (fourteen) mics set up in that room in various psoitions around the cabinet and some further away to get some room tone. The second Laney was sent into a very dead room and had a Boss chorus pedal in front of it, set to very slight chorus. The second Marshall was sent into a small, tiled bathroom, to add a different room tone. Those 16 mics came in on the MCI 500 console mic pres. They were bussed to one bus and that bus had a UREI 530 EQ on it (best guitar EQ ever). George mentioned that he always gets a great tone with his Fostex 4track recorder when it's in total overdrive, so I asked him to bring it in. So after the 530 everything was sent to the Fostex 4track, which lived under a packing blanket under the console, so nobody would see it. The Fostex was on stunn, completely overdriven and was sent on to the 3M 32 track dig machine from there."
Assuming certain gaps in this explanation, let's break it down how we would normally:
4 Heads: 2 Marshalls and 2 Laneys for different sections of the EQ
I assume the "Plexi" head was his famed Modified Plexi.
Cabs: I assume Genz-Benz, correct me if I'm wrong
Boss Chorus Pedal
UREI 530 EQ Post Mic
and...FOSTEK 4 TRACK OVERDRIVEN!!! I think this may be bullshit...can't confirm it though.
It's also commonly known that Lynch would use an Ibanez Tube Screamer to push the preamp of his Marshall for many leads.
Lynch's Rig Would Be As Follows:
From the producer himself:
"We had two Marshall heads and two Laney heads, not sure which models, but one of them was a Plexi. We had cabs in three different rooms: two cabs were placed in the big room at Amigo, one connected to a Marshall, the other connected to the Laney. The Marshall was responsible for the high end part of the sound and the Laney was set to take care of the low end. There were 14 (fourteen) mics set up in that room in various psoitions around the cabinet and some further away to get some room tone. The second Laney was sent into a very dead room and had a Boss chorus pedal in front of it, set to very slight chorus. The second Marshall was sent into a small, tiled bathroom, to add a different room tone. Those 16 mics came in on the MCI 500 console mic pres. They were bussed to one bus and that bus had a UREI 530 EQ on it (best guitar EQ ever). George mentioned that he always gets a great tone with his Fostex 4track recorder when it's in total overdrive, so I asked him to bring it in. So after the 530 everything was sent to the Fostex 4track, which lived under a packing blanket under the console, so nobody would see it. The Fostex was on stunn, completely overdriven and was sent on to the 3M 32 track dig machine from there."
Assuming certain gaps in this explanation, let's break it down how we would normally:
4 Heads: 2 Marshalls and 2 Laneys for different sections of the EQ
I assume the "Plexi" head was his famed Modified Plexi.
Cabs: I assume Genz-Benz, correct me if I'm wrong
Boss Chorus Pedal
UREI 530 EQ Post Mic
and...FOSTEK 4 TRACK OVERDRIVEN!!! I think this may be bullshit...can't confirm it though.
It's also commonly known that Lynch would use an Ibanez Tube Screamer to push the preamp of his Marshall for many leads.
Weekly Writer's Pick - Dokken
My pick of the week this week would have to be:
Dokken's Under Lock and Key
Lynch sounds and plays amazing. Vocals are catchy. Riffs are clever and good. Lynch tone = Amazing!
I've been listening to this CD for about a year now and it still hasn't gotten old.
Check Out Under Lock and Key
Dokken's Under Lock and Key
Lynch sounds and plays amazing. Vocals are catchy. Riffs are clever and good. Lynch tone = Amazing!
I've been listening to this CD for about a year now and it still hasn't gotten old.
Check Out Under Lock and Key
The Best Metal of the 80s and The Best Metal of Today Competition
Rules for the Best Metal of the 80s Competition and the Best Metal of Today Competition.
We all see these dumbass lists posted by big magazines with authors that seemingly know nothing at all about what they're talking about...so why not have a user related vote based upon the comments of our readers? We'll post 365 different bands for each category in a year, which should cover most bases for consideration.
If you like the band we post is the best so far of the year, simply comment: THEY ROCK HARD \m/
Limit yourself to one vote per band please, or we'll delete it. It helps alleviate mistakes in counting at the end of the year if you don't use all caps for the rest of your posts.
Rock On
We'll be listing the leader here after this week
We all see these dumbass lists posted by big magazines with authors that seemingly know nothing at all about what they're talking about...so why not have a user related vote based upon the comments of our readers? We'll post 365 different bands for each category in a year, which should cover most bases for consideration.
If you like the band we post is the best so far of the year, simply comment: THEY ROCK HARD \m/
Limit yourself to one vote per band please, or we'll delete it. It helps alleviate mistakes in counting at the end of the year if you don't use all caps for the rest of your posts.
Rock On
We'll be listing the leader here after this week
Metal Band of the Day (modern) - Saints of the Underground
Favorite Album - If I have to choose...Love the Sin, Hate the Sinner (I think it's their only one)
Favorite Track - Jimmy
Key Member(s) - None
Cool Point - The absolute worst band I've heard that was listed on Amazon
Best Solo - None
Do They Do It Well? - No
Fashion (1 to 10) - 2, They don't have long enough hair, are old, have nothing cool or edgey...they remind me of the old guys I see playing covers in outdoor "fun-fests" with super expensive rigs and high-paying jobs to support them (ie not making any dough from playing, they just buy gigs)
Comments
...This band actually gets publicity? They're old and seem to know absolutely nothing about the music or fan side of the music business. They have the business side down though. They look like a group of...lawyers, stock brokers, or maybe...office managers and a worn out B type male that got recruited for saying dude and going along? What the fuck is this? A joke?
Vocals: Horrible
Tone: Not desirable, sounds like modern crap
Production: Very good, besides vocals
It was VERY painful to listen to all of their songs and I actually feel angry now that I did. Why do they think they can do this? Making it in the music industry actual requires some real sacrifice and I think this CD is an insult to those that actually have some talent and are working their ass off to make it.
Overall rating: 1
Take that money you used for that bull shit and invest it in a band of poor guys with talent.
Remember to say “THEY ROCK HARD \m/” in the comments if you want to vote for them as the best from the 80s, if you do, I will assume you're from "Warrior Records"
Check Out Love the Sin, Hate the Sinner
Favorite Track - Jimmy
Key Member(s) - None
Cool Point - The absolute worst band I've heard that was listed on Amazon
Best Solo - None
Do They Do It Well? - No
Fashion (1 to 10) - 2, They don't have long enough hair, are old, have nothing cool or edgey...they remind me of the old guys I see playing covers in outdoor "fun-fests" with super expensive rigs and high-paying jobs to support them (ie not making any dough from playing, they just buy gigs)
Comments
...This band actually gets publicity? They're old and seem to know absolutely nothing about the music or fan side of the music business. They have the business side down though. They look like a group of...lawyers, stock brokers, or maybe...office managers and a worn out B type male that got recruited for saying dude and going along? What the fuck is this? A joke?
Vocals: Horrible
Tone: Not desirable, sounds like modern crap
Production: Very good, besides vocals
It was VERY painful to listen to all of their songs and I actually feel angry now that I did. Why do they think they can do this? Making it in the music industry actual requires some real sacrifice and I think this CD is an insult to those that actually have some talent and are working their ass off to make it.
Overall rating: 1
Take that money you used for that bull shit and invest it in a band of poor guys with talent.
Remember to say “THEY ROCK HARD \m/” in the comments if you want to vote for them as the best from the 80s, if you do, I will assume you're from "Warrior Records"
Check Out Love the Sin, Hate the Sinner
Metal Band of the Day (from the 80s) - Ratt
Favorite Album - Invasion of Your Privacy
Favorite Track - Lay It Down
Key Member(s) - Warren DeMartini
Cool Point - It's rumored that George Lynch tried to steal Warren DeMartini's Plexi at his daughter's birthday party, but Warren intelligently swapped the chassis with another undesirable amp. I have no way to verify this
Best Solo - Give It All
Fashion (1 to 10) - 7.5 They went through different eras. Seems like they got better as time went on.
Comments
Wow Ratt. One of my all time favorite bands. This album, Invasion of Your Privacy
, is amongst my all time favorites. You can listen to it straight through. Killer riffs, killer DeMartini (San Diego native) tone, good slightly overrated solos, just badass all around.
Too bad Pearcy's a douche bag.
If you're here you should know Ratt...one of the leaders of this genre.
Remember to say “THEY ROCK HARD \m/” in the comments if you want to vote for them as the best from the 80s
Check Out Ratt's Invasion of Your Privacy
Favorite Track - Lay It Down
Key Member(s) - Warren DeMartini
Cool Point - It's rumored that George Lynch tried to steal Warren DeMartini's Plexi at his daughter's birthday party, but Warren intelligently swapped the chassis with another undesirable amp. I have no way to verify this
Best Solo - Give It All
Fashion (1 to 10) - 7.5 They went through different eras. Seems like they got better as time went on.
Comments
Wow Ratt. One of my all time favorite bands. This album, Invasion of Your Privacy
, is amongst my all time favorites. You can listen to it straight through. Killer riffs, killer DeMartini (San Diego native) tone, good slightly overrated solos, just badass all around.Too bad Pearcy's a douche bag.
If you're here you should know Ratt...one of the leaders of this genre.
Remember to say “THEY ROCK HARD \m/” in the comments if you want to vote for them as the best from the 80s
Check Out Ratt's Invasion of Your Privacy
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