Recommend Me an album: Electric Guitar based
11-18-04 | 11:39 AM
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Recommend Me an album: Electric Guitar based
a fourteen year old family friend of mine has gotten into playing the electric guitar, and I was planning on buying him a CD for him (for X-mas), but I am drawing a complete blank, as to an album that could easily be described as a quintessential 'guitar' album - it can either be instrumental or not, but if there are vocals it's got to be clean (his mom is kind of sensitive to 'language', if you know what I mean). Sorry, I know that was a complete run-on sentence, but hopefully you got the gist of what I am requesting.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
11-18-04 | 11:43 AM
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Is the intention that he might learn to play the songs on this album, or just draw inspiration from it?
11-18-04 | 12:13 PM
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Liquid Tension Experiment. 1.
Good mix of blazing speeds, and slow mellow stuff. Although it isn't all guitar, it is a band minus vox.
Good mix of blazing speeds, and slow mellow stuff. Although it isn't all guitar, it is a band minus vox.
11-18-04 | 12:31 PM
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Maybe the anthologies discussed here? the worlds greatest air guitar album (no joke)
More of an acoustic wizard, Michael Hedges' material would be.... challenging!
More of an acoustic wizard, Michael Hedges' material would be.... challenging!
11-18-04 | 12:46 PM
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I second the vote for LTE 1.
Another possibility: Steve Vai: Passion and Warfare
...or just about anything by Joe Satriani (EXCEPT Engines of Creation...his failed attempt at electronica)
Another possibility: Steve Vai: Passion and Warfare
...or just about anything by Joe Satriani (EXCEPT Engines of Creation...his failed attempt at electronica)
11-18-04 | 12:54 PM
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Originally posted by Giles
the latter - inspiration.
the latter - inspiration.
- Derek and the Dominoes - Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
- Television - Marquee Moon
- Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
- U2 - Boy
- King Crimson - Discipline
11-18-04 | 03:34 PM
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Steve Vai - Passion & Warfare
Eric Johnson - Ah Via Musicom
Merry Axemas Vol. 1 & 2
Tuck Andress - Reckless Precision
Joe Satriani - Surfing with the Alien
Eric Johnson - Ah Via Musicom
Merry Axemas Vol. 1 & 2
Tuck Andress - Reckless Precision
Joe Satriani - Surfing with the Alien
11-18-04 | 05:14 PM
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Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix are what got me playing guitar almost 20 years ago - and they STILL inspire me.
And I would not recommend Marquee Moon to a 14 year old.
And I would not recommend Marquee Moon to a 14 year old.
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11-19-04 | 05:01 AM
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Al DiMeola. 
11-19-04 | 09:07 AM
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Originally posted by slop101
And I would not recommend Marquee Moon to a 14 year old.
And I would not recommend Marquee Moon to a 14 year old.
11-19-04 | 10:26 AM
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Greetings!
Although NOT electric,but inspirational (my son plays electric guitar,and has learned much from these) as well as other acoustic-type albums.
Just a few to start:
Al Di Meola
Paco De Lucia
John McLaughlin
And a "Must Have" album for acoustic- "Friday Night in San Francisco" featuring all three of these excellent musicians.
This album is AMAZING! I cannot recommend this any more highly.
IMHO-anyone who is slightly interested in acoustic guitar MUST
own this.
CHEERS! jefff
Although NOT electric,but inspirational (my son plays electric guitar,and has learned much from these) as well as other acoustic-type albums.
Just a few to start:
Al Di Meola
Paco De Lucia
John McLaughlin
And a "Must Have" album for acoustic- "Friday Night in San Francisco" featuring all three of these excellent musicians.
This album is AMAZING! I cannot recommend this any more highly.
IMHO-anyone who is slightly interested in acoustic guitar MUST
own this.
CHEERS! jefff
11-19-04 | 11:18 AM
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From: Plainfield, IL ok, it's really Joliet
Originally posted by Michael Corvin
Liquid Tension Experiment. 1.
Good mix of blazing speeds, and slow mellow stuff. Although it isn't all guitar, it is a band minus vox.
Liquid Tension Experiment. 1.
Good mix of blazing speeds, and slow mellow stuff. Although it isn't all guitar, it is a band minus vox.
11-19-04 | 04:41 PM
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Giles, if you want inspiration, check out the Lost Album by Lewis Taylor. This guy just may be the greatest singer/songwriter to walk the face of the earth since Lennon.
Unfortunately, it's only available for mail order from www.slowreality.com, but I'll put it this way: if you buy it and don't like it, I'll buy it from you. Album of the year, for sure.
Unfortunately, it's only available for mail order from www.slowreality.com, but I'll put it this way: if you buy it and don't like it, I'll buy it from you. Album of the year, for sure.
11-20-04 | 03:16 AM
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Come on guys... I love Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson and Steve Vai... but are these really good albums for a 14yo guitar player?? Those guys are too complicated for most guitar players in signed bands, let alone a 14yo just beginning. start him out with something fun that a 14yo would like and something easy for someone his (her?) age just starting out. KISS "Dressed To Kill", Poison "Greatest Hits", AC/DC "Back in Black", Cinderella "Night Songs", Scorpions "Love at First Bite"... heck, even Krokus "Greatest Hits"... something that rocks out, that would be fun for a 14yo, yet has easy guitar power cords to learn. Save Satriani and Vai for when he's 21. Let him learn Rock Me Like a Huricane and Detroit Rock City first.
