Archive for November, 2008

‘Chickenfoot’ Update

Posted by admin in Monday, November 24th 2008   
Topics: Chickenfoot, Jimmy Page/Zep, Van Halen    
No Comment 120 views

Back in early October, Billboard.com published an update on the Satriani-Hagar-Anthony-Chad Smith (Red Hot Chilis) “supergroup” that at least for now is titled Chickenfoot. Since I missed it then, hear are some highlights of that article now (all quotes are from Satch):

New Queen + Paul Rodgers

Posted by admin in Friday, November 21st 2008   
Topics: Brian May/Queen, CD/DVD    
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Well, I don’t love “The Cosmos Rocks.” I wanted to be hit over the head by Brian May’s royal chords and sweet lines (WoodyTone being a given), interesting song structures and chord patterns, and Paul Rodgers’ soulful vocals over the whole amazing thing. But except in a couple of cases, I didn’t get what I [...]

Let It Come Out

Posted by admin in Wednesday, November 19th 2008   
Topics: Carlos Santana    
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Carlos Santana is a very cool guitar player. He has his own style, he’s an innovator, I dig some of his music, not all of it, because what he does isn’t necessarily my personal thing. But I find his spiritual searching, his articulation of it and his conclusions — which often relate to guitar-playing and [...]

Audley Freed! (part 2)

Posted by admin in Monday, November 17th 2008   
Topics: Amp emulators, Audley Freed, Effects, Gibson, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page/Zep, Lynyrd Skynyrd    
1 Comment 914 views

I went surfing and found some info on Audley that WoodyToners will enjoy. The excerpts were taken from two articles: here and here. The articles are a bit old, so some of the info might be dated. If you know where to find more or more-current Audley info or interviews, please let me know.
Influences and [...]

No New VH for a While?

Posted by admin in Friday, November 14th 2008   
Topics: Edward Van Halen, Fender, Van Halen    
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Although the music machine named Edward Van Halen is never not creating more and more music (put it out! sell it online!), it does appear that the much-hoped-for new VH album with DLR won’t be happening anytime soon — and I feel obligated to say given the in/out nature of the band, “if it happens [...]

Audley Freed! (part 1)

Posted by admin in Thursday, November 13th 2008   
Topics: Audley Freed, Marshall    
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A buddy of mine passed me a disc the other day to check out, by this band called Cry of Love. A ’90s release. Took exactly one listen to reach this conclusion: frickin’ great.
Great tunes, great singing (Kelly Holland sounds a little like Chris Robinson of the Black Crowes, but better), simply and “rawly” produced [...]

The Brazilian Kid

Posted by admin in Tuesday, November 11th 2008   
Topics: Not yet famous    
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Judging by the number of views on this vid, looks like I’m tardy to this party. This kid can play!
And…is that WoodyTone I’m hearing? I hear the Strat, the phaser sounds luscious in spots, the flanger big and bold. I mean — we’re all listening to compressed video audio through some form of computer speakers, [...]

Billy Squier’s WoodyTone

Posted by admin in Wednesday, November 5th 2008   
Topics: Billy Squier, Marshall, Speakers    
1 Comment 188 views

In case you need a reminder, dust off your Don’t Say No album or CD, or click here to go to last.fm and give those tunes a listen. THAT, my friends, is WoodyTone.
Dang. You can clearly hear the vintage gear and analog recording equipment, even on laptop speakers. (This is making me wonder whether digital [...]