What are the non-musical ideas, subjects and images that guide my creative journey? What do I want my music to say, what picture do I want it to paint? Do I want to change the world (universe) or just record it?
Here is a list of inspiration and influence. Some of these are sources of potential [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Inspiration’
Military Intellegence, Two Words Combined That Can’t Make Sense
Posted in Other's Music, tagged Influences, Inspiration, Lyrics, Megadeth, Politics In Music on September 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Military Intellegence, Two Words Combined That Can’t Make Sense
- Hanger 18 by Megadeth
Genius.
Witty, cynical, clever … everything I would want any lyrics I write to be. This lyric also transcends the music, I suspect there are many out there who have never listened to Megadeth but are aware of this rhyme.
On a personal note this [...]
Inconsequential Blatherings On The State Of “Popular” Music
Posted in Other's Music, tagged Influences, Inspiration on September 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It has the potential to become quite exciting.
Music will never die. It is too powerful and emotionally moving a medium to disappear. People will always create music even if the days of the “rock star” are numbered. People have always and will always create music for itself.
The “Music Industry” may very well die. … but [...]
Opus 1; Progress Report 1
Posted in My Music, tagged Basslines, Chord-melody, Inspiration, Musical Direction, Opus 1, Practice on January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Recently I have been working mainly on getting the hang of this chord-melody lark, in particular working on adding a proper bassline as opposed to just playing the roots of the chord on the beat. I’ve been taking a simple example, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and trying to make it jazzier (although maybe punkier would be [...]
First steps in chord-melody
Posted in My Music, tagged Apocalyptica, Chord-melody, Inspiration, Martin Taylor, Musical Direction, muzak on November 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As mentioned a couple of times previously in this blog, I wish to move my guitar playing into a more chord-melody direction … I don’t see Opus 1 as being based on chord-melody style guitar (or rather I stuggle to see how chord-melody guitar would fit in with other ideas for my, destined to remain [...]
