The one your talkin' about is all show off, I agree.

The one I'm talkin' about is called "According to you" Shes got a couple of others on you tube, and apparently has something to do with the Bratz Movie?

Posted by splumer I dunno, I watched the instrumental with Steve Vai, and all it was was guitar wank. Are we talking about the same song?

Ah, good ol' guitar wank!

I remember when Satriani was touring here, he did a guest spot on a radio show, and was put up in a guitar challenge against some teenage caller who'd only been playing for a couple of years (though he'd probably done nothing else in that time!)

First round was all 'guitar wank', Satriani first, and then the kid, who kept up remarkably well, shredding away. Second round, Satriani changed approach, and did a great, slow-paced, roaring, funky thing, but the kid really only had shredding in his repertoire. All in good fun, of course.

I think I had a point... something about there being life beyond showy stuff...

Posted by metawaffle Ah, good ol' guitar wank! I remember when Satriani was touring here, he did a guest spot on a radio show, and was put up in a guitar challenge against some teenage caller who'd only been playing for a couple of years (though he'd probably done nothing else in that time!) First round was all 'guitar wank', Satriani first, and then the kid, who kept up remarkably well, shredding away. Second round, Satriani changed approach, and did a great, slow-paced, roaring, funky thing, but the kid really only had shredding in his repertoire. All in good fun, of course. I think I had a point... something about there being life beyond showy stuff...

I'm reminded of what Carlos Santana is purported to have said: judging a guitarist by how fast he can play is like judging a writer by how fast he can type.

Posted by splumer I'm reminded of what Carlos Santana is purported to have said: judging a guitarist by how fast he can play is like judging a writer by how fast he can type.

I like it! Of course, it's the sort of thing you can get away with saying only if you're a legendary lightning-hand guitarist.

Searching the web for something cool, something to rock you guys socks off.
Well I bumped into this song, by a guy I remember from years ago, before he was grey.

It has an abandoned air hanger in it..........As I listened to it, it became clear, just what a truly powerful song it really is. Well written, performed by a great singer songwriter, simple, heartfelt.

It's not a rocker, but it is a very nice tribute to a fallen brother......

http://www.youtube...atch?v=NozGlCuuPac

That was truly amazing. Very moving song and video to go with. Definitely the best song yet CR.

Great artist here, but this particular video really gets to me. Very powerful.

http://www.youtube...atch?v=roDXSHSEuoo

Yeah!! very nice, I dig Daughtry. My wife brought the CD home and I thought, cute, Daughtry, American Idol, one album and he'll go the path of Justin Guarinni.

God Damn it, I was soooo wrong about Daughtry. Very powerful performer.....


Radney Foster is such a fantastic lyricist, his words tell the story without ever having to go to that hokey stretch for a rhyme.

You know the lyric in every song, where you know the writer just wanted to go to bed?

That almost never happens to Radney.

Found another Orianthi vid, This is from a few years back, while she was doing soundtrack work for the Bratz Movie. I see it was filmed here in L.A. and Santa Monica, and the weather was shit as usual.

I wish I could play my ax 1/2 as well as she plays hers, she sings well to.

http://www.youtube...atch?v=aBtzmfwONkU

Yeah Daughtry is awesome. Haha haven't heard that Justin Guarinni name since he did that movie with Kelly Clarkson years ago. I wonder what that dude is up to...

Shit i just noticed you posted another Orianthi video and i like it! She not only rips the guitar, but can sing pretty good too. It always amazes me how a musical artist from Britain, England or in this case Australia can sing normally and yet has quite a thick accent. I mean when Orianthi talks she's got that heavy Australian accent and yet when she sings, she sings normal. Pretty cool if you ask me...


Here's another good young female guitarist. She's alot younger though and i personally don't think she has the talent that Orianthi does, but she is only 15 or 16 so she's still got alot to learn. Still though she's pretty damn good. I laugh everytime she makes a weird face while playing hard parts, but finger strain does hurt like a bitch.

http://www.youtube...atch?v=s0x9HAFcvG0

Posted by "Big Daddy D" I mean when Orianthi talks she's got that heavy Australian accent and yet when she sings, she sings normal. Pretty cool if you ask me...

"Normal", hah!

Interestingly, Australian hip-hop artists in the last few years have made a big move towards using Australian accents, which is quite refreshing. There were a couple of pioneering artists, then suddenly everyone was doing it.

Big Daddy, I'll have to check out your vid tomorrow at work, my computer and YouTube aren't gettin' along right now. I don't know what I'll do tonite?

Speakin' of justin Guarini, He was co-hosting the Grammy's last night.

AND Did you guys happen to catch Pink, do her Grammy thing??
She was the best thing in the whole show.

Meta, Why do the australian actors come over here, and then use an American accent? Mel Gibson, Olivia Newton John, House, Mentalist. I'm sure there is more I've forgotten.

I wonder why the studios can't just write it as though they are australian?

I loved crocodile Dundee, and Steve Irwin.

Just cause you guys can't speak NORMAL.....Sheesh..Give a country a break!!!

I hadn't heard anything about that Justin G in the longest time. Hell i had no idea he was even hosting the Grammy's actually.

I unfortunately missed the Grammy's, but i was told the they were really good and Beyonce Knowles and Taylor Swift pretty much cleaned house. I've been looking at youtube videos of the Grammy's and actually just came across that Pink performance. That was quite the outfit she was wearing and her whole routine was done quite well. Although i have no idea how she didn't barf while hanging and spinning in that thing over and over.

Posted by metawaffle "Normal", hah! Interestingly, Australian hip-hop artists in the last few years have made a big move towards using Australian accents, which is quite refreshing. There were a couple of pioneering artists, then suddenly everyone was doing it.

Yeah i didn't know what to say there hehe, and i did not know that fact, but if it's a trend people will follow suit.

A friend of mine was telling me that if your listening to an Australian singer you can usually hear the accent, but with Orianthi i can't actually....weird.

Meta i have a question for you here. So basically Australia is split into 5 sections i believe, West, South, Northern, South Wales and Queensland. Now obviously these each have their own kind of accent, but im curious to know which has the thickest accent. I mean Orianthi is from Adelaide i believe and her accent is thick, and yet that actress Holly Valance i'm familar with is from Melbourne and although you can tell she's Australian she can actually hide the Australian accent while talking which i find very interesting.

Like i said i was basically just curious to know which accent was the thickest. I mean a Darwin accent is probably very different from a Melbourne accent and your Brisbane accent is probably very different from a Perth accent.

Posted by "Big Daddy D" Meta i have a question for you here. So basically Australia is split into 5 sections i believe, West, South, Northern, South Wales and Queensland. Now obviously these each have their own kind of accent...

Actually, accent doesn't really vary across the country like that. You might find broader, thicker accents in rural areas, and more neutral ones in the cities, but there isn't any significant difference between, say, cities on opposite sides of the country.

Australians do tend to have a 'cultural cringe' when it comes to matters of culture - Steve Irwin was generally a bit embarrassing to people while he was alive - and that might be why so many performers adopt a different accent when they start working overseas. That's why it's good to see the Australian hip-hop thing - it's nice to see artists taking pride in their own culture, rather than feeling a need to adopt someone else's.

All this said, when I come back to Australia after a few weeks abroad, the Australian accent does sound a little unrefined, even to my ears.

Steve Irwin, embarrassing?? That guy was awesome.....

Now Dundee, I could see that might make a country cringe a bit. Kinda like our Gomer Pyle, Gilligan, Barney Fife, Ernest. You just don't want the world thinkin' that's what everybody in your country is like.....

I love the australian accent, a cute little blond, surfer girl, aussie chick , thats my dream girl. Pillow talk fetish I guess.......

Truthfully I'm into accents, I can place U.S. accents, And some british.
New York, N. Carolina, Texas, Manchester, Birmingham, Cockney. All different in little ways.

This songwriter wrote this song for his young son. They were going thru a divorce and the wife and son were moving over to Europe. Knowing it was going to be a long separation, he wrote this. It makes me think of my Grandsons that live too far away.

http://www.youtube...atch?v=9jfrU-rh2xw

15yr old guitarist was ripper, to bad it's a cell phone clip.

Posted by cr400 Meta, Why do the australian actors come over here, and then use an American accent? Mel Gibson, Olivia Newton John, House, Mentalist. I'm sure there is more I've forgotten. I wonder why the studios can't just write it as though they are australian? I loved crocodile Dundee, and Steve Irwin. Just cause you guys can't speak NORMAL.....Sheesh..Give a country a break!!!

Mel Gibson was born in the US, moved down under, then came back after he became a star after the Road Warrior. House (Hugh Laurie) is British. Just sayin'.

And of course it would make perfect sense, that I'd get that wrong right after I said " I'm an expert at linguistics" I could have sworn He was from Ausiland.

I've been on an acoustic, Emo binge. So I'll post a rocker for ya'.

I crank this one up in my garage when I'm workin' on cars or bikes........The neighbors love it I swear.

http://www.youtube...atch?v=E52tl3Zh94w

Posted by splumer I'm reminded of what Carlos Santana is purported to have said: judging a guitarist by how fast he can play is like judging a writer by how fast he can type.

Funny, I just bumped into a clip where Carlos Santana says " I'm getting older and if I have to pass the torch it will be to her" ....Orianthi.

That's gotta look pretty fuckin' good an a resume!

Posted by metawaffle Actually, accent doesn't really vary across the country like that. You might find broader, thicker accents in rural areas, and more neutral ones in the cities, but there isn't any significant difference between, say, cities on opposite sides of the country. Australians do tend to have a 'cultural cringe' when it comes to matters of culture - Steve Irwin was generally a bit embarrassing to people while he was alive - and that might be why so many performers adopt a different accent when they start working overseas. That's why it's good to see the Australian hip-hop thing - it's nice to see artists taking pride in their own culture, rather than feeling a need to adopt someone else's. All this said, when I come back to Australia after a few weeks abroad, the Australian accent does sound a little unrefined, even to my ears.

Well shows what i know heh, but thanks for the really good answer because it always made me wonder about that.

Posted by cr400 And of course it would make perfect sense, that I'd get that wrong right after I said " I'm an expert at linguistics" I could have sworn He was from Ausiland. I've been on an acoustic, Emo binge. So I'll post a rocker for ya'. I crank this one up in my garage when I'm workin' on cars or bikes........The neighbors love it I swear. http://www.youtube...atch?v=E52tl3Zh94w

Oh fuckin' right Metallica! Didn't they win something at the Grammy's for their new album?

So What is definitely in my top 10 fav Metallica songs. This one here is actually my all-time favorite though.

http://www.youtube...atch?v=JTjbwdwWPpc

That video was uncharacteristic for Metallica, I've never seen them act before!!

Loved the Camaro, And tha Stratocaster had some serious miles on it. I love guitars with patina to them.

And Meta!! I'll bet a dollar Big Daddy's got some kinda crazy French,Icelandic, Inuit, accent goin' on.

I'm certain you can close your eyes and hear me.

Yah bro, that is so tubular, like I was cruizin' down for some hot babes. But the waves were soooo sweeeet, I was like, I gotta ride one of those instead right. So I boned out for the swells, and got barreled dude......It was soo sweet!!!

Later bro's

http://www.youtube...atch?v=16qsYreBJZE

Hahahaha ;)