Monday, November 16, 2009

The Best Five Songs to Blast at a Red Light:

1. Mambo Number Five by Lou Bega- This song is the best song to play at a red light for so many reasons. Mainly: 1. Its so catchy 2. Its almost impossible not to dance to it so the surrounding cars will not only get their ears stimulated, but they will get to witness a great dance show. 3. The lyrics are so bad that its good

Listen here------------>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfvJOL1gpic

2. Party in the U.S.A- Miley Cyrus- This is probably one of the dumbest, most annoying songs ever written which makes it a perfect song to play at a red light. The surrounding cars will enjoy anyone who decides to dance to this song and make a complete fool out of themselves. They might even look at you and think to themselves,"This is definitely not a Nashville party..."

Listen here------------->http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M11SvDtPBhA

3. Don't Stop Believing- Journey- This song is really easy to sing along to, while also being very inspiring. This will help every person around you with there windows down to feel a little better about their lives. Plus its fun to air band too.

Listen here------------->http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDY2I5pni90

4. The Final Countdown- Europe- This song is epic beyond belief so it is good to blast just to let every car around you know that you are on a continuous mission of epicness. Sadly it kinda sucks after the beginning and the lyrics are extremely strange...

Listen here------------->http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tt_ro2aerQg

5. Sweet Victory- David Glen Eisen- Everyone must love this song so it pretty self explanatory why it should be played extremely loud for everyone to hear.

Listen here------------->http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tt_ro2aerQg

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Best Five Rock Guitarists

1. David Gilmour- David Gilmour was the lead guitarist for one of the most influential bands of all time: Pink Floyd. His technical ability, creativity, and versatility is unmatched by any other guitarist. Pink Floyd's eerie sound is perfectly complemented by Gilmour's perfectly crafted solo's. Gilmour's ability is best displayed on the album "Wish You Were Here" with songs such as "Shine on You Crazy Diamond", "Wish You Were Here", "Have A Cigar", and "Welcome To The Machine".

2. Jimi Hendrix- Jimi is most likely the most influential guitarist of all-time. Although he is most well known for his acid-rock style songs such as "Purple Haze" his ability is best displayed on the album "Axis: Bold As Love". Songs such as "Little Wing", and "Bold As Love" demonstrate the amazing chord voicing that Jimi was capable of and the two of the best guitar solos of all time.

3. Eric Clapton- Clapton has probably the best technique among all rock guitarist. His songs are all crafted to perfection with not a single misplaced note. He also wrote one of the greatest riffs of all time with "Layla" which he then proceeded to absolutely ruin when he decided to do an unplugged version.

4. Randy Rhoads- I believe Randy Rhoads could possibly have been the best guitarist of all time had he not died in his early twenties. Rhoads was the guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne and, by elevating the band's music to a level beyond Ozzy's thin voice, was responsible for most of the singer's success. However, his short career gives me a lack of material to prove his position as the best so he resides at four. His notable songs would be the extremely popular "Crazy Train", which is probably the most played riff next to "Smoke On The Water" by beginning guitarists, "Mr. Crowley" which has an amazing solo, and "Over The Mountain" which also has an amazing solo.

5. Jimmy Page- Page was the lead guitarist for Led Zeppelin, one of the most influential bands of the 70's. He was a master of intricate songs and melodies, as is demonstrated by one of the most popular rock songs of all-time, "Stairway to Heaven". Not to be forgotten are his loud, fast, and amazing solos. Personally, my favorite is his solo in "Whole Lotta Love" which also is his shortest recorded solo.