I love lists! There are so many ‘greatest guitarist’ and ‘greatest guitar album’ lists out there, why should you care about mine? The biggest fault I see is in the lack of diversity found in most best guitar albums lists. When making a greatest guitar music album list, I think it’s essential to cross into different genres of music. It’s important to also cover as many techniques as possible. ….and why does the music all …
Guitarist Berto Boyd Flamenco Guitar Master Lesson
Flamenco Guitarist Berto Boyd updated 2024. (Recently moved to Philippines) I came across Flamenco and Classical Guitarist, Berto Boyd, on Facebook a while back through our mutual friend and guitarist, Ben Woods. I admire anyone who (like me) is able to make a living playing guitar at any level. I’m also just a huge fan and admirer of Flamenco guitar in general. It’s not something I’ve covered yet here on Life In 12 Keys. Guitarist …
Metallica …And Justice For All – Thrash Metal Classic
Metallica And Justice For All 30 Years!? I can’t believe it! Fall of 1988. I was a Senior in High-School in Stow, Ohio. We had just seen Metallica completely destroy all of the bands on the Monsters of Rock Tour that Summer at the Akron Rubber Bowl. Van Halen, The Scorpions, Dokken… all great bands sure.. but everyone was there to see Metallica. I remember at one point during the concert James Hetfield talking about …
Jason Becker – Perpetual Burn on Vinyl!
Album Reviews – Jason Becker – Perpetual Burn (1988) It’s really hard to believe that this record is 30 years old! I just picked up the 30th Anniversary Reissue on “Hot Pink” vinyl off of Amazon.com. I was a bit concerned about ordering an actual vinyl record online due to the fragility of the record itself and the current climate, (August in Florida!). As usual Amazon came through with excellent packaging and timely Prime delivery in …