Dire Straits

Dire Straits are a British rock band, formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals), David Knopfler (guitar), John Illsley (bass) and Pick Withers (drums), and managed by Ed Bicknell. In an era when punk rock reigned, they played subdued, almost old-school rock and roll. Mark Knopfler (the band's frontman) was heard to have asked pub managers to turn down the sound, so people could talk over the music, while they were still in their early days. Despite this complete antithesis to popular culture at the time, Dire Straits still became hugely successful.

Dire Straits recorded and released their first, self-titled album in 1978 to little fanfare but five months later a single release, "Sultans of Swing" became an unlikely chart hit and album sales took off. The second album followed soon afterwards; these first two albums featured a stripped-down band sound. The third album, Making Movies featured keyboardist Roy Bittan (from Bruce Springsteen's band) and marked a move towards more complex arrangements and production which would continue throughout the band's career. The band's 1985 release Brothers in Arms was an international hit and spawned several singles including the number one hit "Money for Nothing".

Aiding the success of Brothers in Arms was the fact that it was one of the first fully digitally recorded and produced albums available in the (then) new Compact Disc format. This had the accidental side effect of making it one of the "must buy" albums for consumers wishing to demonstrate the new technology. Equally, the new format was an excellent showcase for Knopfler's meticulous production values on the earlier albums, leading many existing fans to repurchase the whole back catalogue. Partly as a result of this (and a successful appearance in Live Aid), Dire Straits were the biggest selling band in the world in the mid 1980s. The popularity of the band extends beyond the UK and US: in many parts of the world including India, Southeast Asia and Africa, Dire Straits has been one of the most well-known and admired western bands.


A long period of inactivity followed with only a hits compilation and a live set released for the next six years. The band's final original studio album, On Every Street was released in 1991 to mixed reviews and moderate success (guest star Vince Gill, who sang backup on several of the album's songs, turned down an offer to join the band full time). Mark Knopfler would later concentrate on solo projects and film music.

The band's line-up changed over the years, but one constant was Mark Knopfler, who wrote most of the band's songs and acted as clear leader of the band. (The best-of album Sultans of Swing contains only two songs not credited to Knopfler alone: "Money for Nothing", which is credited as co-written with Sting, in fact Sting, at the behest of Knopfler, merely added the line "I want my MTV" in the style of The Police hit, "Don't Stand So Close To Me". "Tunnel of Love", which contains an instrumental section based on music from Carousel but is otherwise all Knopfler's own work.)

Carlos Santana

Carlos Santana
born: 20-07-1947
birth place: Autlan, Mexico
Born in Autlan, Mexico, Carlos Santana was influenced by the traditional music of his native country from a very early age. His unique fusion of Latin music and rock’n’roll eventually led to fourteen gold, and nine platinum, albums.

As a child, Santana’s father, an accomplished mariachi violinist, instructed him in music. In 1955, the family moved to the border town of Tijuana, and Carlos took up the guitar.
In 1961, Santana relocated to San Francisco, to join his family who had gone ahead of him a year previously. There, Santana was immersed in an exciting climate of change - political, cultural, and artistic.
1966 saw the debut performance of the Santana Blues Band, and such was the speed of their rise that, by 1969, the band was playing at the legendary Woodstock festival.
In the same year their first album was released, entitled 'Santana'. It went double platinum, but was exceeded by their next record, 'Abraxas', which went quadruple platinum during 1970.
Carlos Santana’s achievements are as varied as his musical influences. He wrote the score to the film 'La Bamba', and in 1987 took part in the Rock’n’Roll Summit - the first ever joint US and Soviet rock concert.

He also supports numerous civic and humanitarian causes, such as Blues for Salvador, San Francisco Earthquake Relief, and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

The Santana Band was the first group to receive the CBS Records Crystal Globe Award, for international album sales exceeding five million, and in 2000 Santana collected eight Grammy awards, with the song 'Smooth' winning both Record of the Year and Song of the Year, and the album 'Supernatural' picking up the prize for Album of the Year.

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MICHAEL ANGELO

Full Name: Michael Angelo Batio
Official website: http://angelo.com
Guitar: Dean Guitars
Pick: Dunlop Jazz 3's in black
Chord: Ernie Balls
Pickup: DiMarzio, EMG, Seymour Duncan
Effect: TS9 Ibanez Tube Screamer, Boss Digital Delay, Boss OD 2
Ampli: Marshall JCM 800, 900, 2000, JMP 1 amps and pre amps & Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier heads, 4 × 12 Marshall cabinets
Experience Band: Nitro
Game style: Shredd
Andalan techniques: over-under technique, sweeping, left-right handed

Guitarist who is a guitarist who may be the most up-to surprise people is surely recognize kehebatannya. Michael Angelo is a guitar player right hand left the most good. He even claimed as the first guitarist in the world to become a specialist 2 guitar players at once.

At the age of 5 years he began studying piano, and at the age of 10 years he studied the guitar. since the age of 19 years he has been playing as a session player for various institutions and products such as Burger King, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, KFC, United Airlines, United Way, McDonalds, and the Chicago Wolves hockey team. He was also joined the band Nitro beraliran the heavy metal.

By Guitar magazine ONE, Michael Angelo was selected as No. 1 Shredder of ALL TIME. He successfully set aside shredder well as John Petrucci, Paul Gilbert, Buckethead, Shawn Lane, and Yngwie Malmsteen.

Michael has merelease several solo albums, including: No boundaries (1995), Planet Gemini (1997), and Hands Without Shadows (2005). In addition, the video lessons he starring as Speed Kills, Speed Lives, Speed Lives 2, and in February 2006, merelease Speed Kills 2.

Michael diendorse by Dean Guitars. By Dean Guitars he made the guitar-guitar signaturenya. Michael even has a guitar neck 4. Andalannya technique that is very popular over-under is a technique that digeber with high speed.

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SLASH

Original name: Saul Hudson
Place / Date of Birth: Hampstead (London), 23 July 1965
Game Style: Blues & Hard Rock
Group Band: Velvet Revolver, Slash's Snakepit, Gun's N 'Roses, Hollywood Rose
Musical influences: Aerosmith, Led Zeppelline, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton
The Used Guitar: Gibson Les Paul, Gibson Flying-V, BC Rich Mockingbird, B.C. Rich warlock, Fender Stratocaster, Fender Telecaster 1952, etc..
Favorite Album: Aerosmith - Rocks, Cheap Trick: Live at Budokan, and UFO - Strangers in the Night.

Rocker does not know which of Slash? His name is famous around the world since the mengorbit with one of the world's biggest rock band, Gun's N 'Roses. Sosoknya very easy to recognize, long-haired, curls, wearing a hat long / magic hat, tote with Gibson Les Paul and do not forget to stick a Marlboro cigarette dibibir Slash style that is very familiar.

Slash was born in Hampstead (London), England on 23 July 1965. His father, an English white, and his mother an American of color. His mother is a stage designer clothing David Bowie, and his father worked as a designer cover album recording. At the age of 11 years Slash moved to Los Angeles. Since he first have a lifestyle that anti-socialist. For children sebayanya, appearing with the leather jacket, jeans creased, and very long hair is seen by the public italics. Mid-year 70'an Slash start playing BMX motorcross. He even had time to get awards and money from the sport.

At the age of 15 years, he obtained the first guitar from her grandmother. Finally he began to learn to play guitar with a lot of heed songs from Led Zeppelline, Eric Clapton, Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, and Neil Young. He decided to stop sport of BMX and menekuni guitar. Practice it every day for 12 hours. Due to busy playing the guitar every day, he issued from the school when the 11 level. He also enhance the association with the musicians, young musicians and jam session. Inspiration from Aerosmith influence skill bermusiknya. Not long after he met with Steven Adler and formed the band Road Crew. Only a guitarist and drummer to create and explore their vocalis. A bass player Duff McKagan called the ads that are placed in the newspaper Slash. Later they agreed to replace the name with the name of the new band Hollywood Roses. While still playing from pub to pub and had a record a demo album, Slash dkk chance to meet with 2 of the band LA Guns, Izzy Stradlin and Axl Rose. After hours session, they each play each other the ability to one another. Finally, join the band and the name of the Gun's N 'Roses.

Initially they merelease mini album Live: Like a Suicide. Slash dkk feel quite satisfied with the album of this provocation, and then they get The recording contract with Geffen Records label. 1987 Debut album released with the title of the album Appetite For Destruction. Despite allegations, first single hits Sweet Child O'Mine a successful track jawara ditangga Billboard and radio-radio. Intro song that shows the ability Slash plays the guitar directly into inspiration for young people around the world. Then followed by single Welcome To The Jungle also made a film soundtrack Dead Pool. This album name toss guitarist Slash as best newcomer. In the period of one year, the album has sold 20 million albums worldwide chip.

1989, G N 'R album release second, Lies. But album sales is not as successful as the first album. 2 years later, the album Use Your Illusion I and II, released to the market. This album is again raising the name as a guitarist Slash best. In this album he was able to show the game in harmony and melody that touches. Anyone will not deny how beautiful game Slash solo in the song November Rain and Do not Cry. And games that do not also lose apiknya in numbers Estranged, Live and Let Die and the song You Could Be Mine which is the soundtrack of movie box office, Terminator 2. At times this band Slash culminate with the triumph in which they participated in a tour of the world. Finally, as a predicate to obtain GNR The Dangerous Band In The World. Even popularitasnyabisa votes than when The Beatles continue to like this album.

Spaghetti Incident album direlease the 1993 final with a GNR album, The internal conflict occurs in the body of the band itself. Slash does not agree to the vision that Axl wanted to change the color to the GNR music techno. Slash and pull up Slash's Snakepit. Together with this new band he had fruit merelease 2 album namely IT'S FIVE O'CLOCK somewhere in 1995 and Is not Life Grand in 2000. Unfortunately albums are not as successful as during the joint GNR. After 2 years later he decided to stop the project from Slash 'Snakepit and formed a new band of almost all the former-former GNR personnel. Duff on bass, Matt Sorum on drums, a new guitarist Dave Kushner and vocalis Scott Weiland (Stone Temple vocalis former Pillots). Contraband direlease debut album in 2004. This album immediately sit in the position of the peak Billboard Charts. This is because fans longing-GNR fans in the GNR own rumor that the new album will merelease but never arrived. Finally, the longing to ditumpahkan Velvet Revolver the most personelnya is the main pillars in the GNR ago. Single prime Slither become successful debutan promising.

In addition to busy with their own band, Slash also appeared to have become a musician-guitarist for the other musicians such as Michael Jackson. Even in 2001, when Michael Jackson celebrates 30 years music career, became Slash guest stars fill the part with the guitar and berduet song on stage at the Black Or White and Beat It. Slash is also many times to be chosen Best Guitarist Of The Year's music magazines. This is also the cause of Gibson mengontraknya artist endorser and Gibson. Now collection gitarnya even exceed the number is 100 and there will likely continue to grow.

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EDDIE VAN HALEN

Original name: Edward Lodewijk Van Halen
Place / Date of Birth: Amsterdam / 26 January 1955
Game Style: Hard Rock
Group Band: Van Halen
Musical influences: Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page
Andalan technique: Two handed Tapping, Whammy Bar
Guitar: Frankenstein, Peavey Wolfgang, Kramers, Ernie Ball / MusicMan, Charvel, Steinbergers, Ibanez Destroyer, Fender Stratocaster, etc..
Effect: Evantide H3000 Intelligent Harmoniser, 2x Roland SDE 3000 Stereo Delays, BOSS SD1 Super Overdrive, MXR Phase 90, Dunlop Cry Baby Wah-Wah, Boss OC2 Octave Divider, Peavey Delta Stomp
Ampli: Marshall 100watt Super Lead, Sylvania EL34, 1989 Soldano SLO-100, Peavey 5150

Before the era of the game shredd dipopulerkan by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen in 1984, 6 years before Eddie Van Halen has been more successful first appalling world music. Engineering two handed Tapping or commonly called Tapping has succeeded only in absolute poison more than half the rock guitarist in the United States. Not only technical Tapping course, he also popularize the style of hard rock guitar that is very different from most guitar rock that is quite thick bluesnya game. Solo gitarnya tembang Eruption on the debut album in the group Van Halen is surprising to be the main discussion guitarist-guitarist in the rock that.

Eddie Van Halen or regular calls with a short EVH, was an immigrant from the Netherlands. He and his family moved to the United States around 60an. Originally first learned piano and then a bit of concentration in the drum. Meanwhile, brother, Alex Van Halen even learn guitar. Secretly steal each other, both of them the opportunity to learn instruments that are not own. Alex learn drums, guitar EVH study. In fact even the two agreed to exchange music instruments. Be menekuni and EVH guitar. At the time of start learning the guitar, he is affected with the games from Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page. Then they formed a band called Mammoth eventually be changed with the inclusion of Van Halen Michael Anthony on bass, and David Lee Roth on the vocal. Band was officially in 1974.

Van Halen album released in 1978 that successfully penetrate the Billboard charts position 15 and successfully sold as many as 2 million pieces of one of the causes is a solo guitar instrumental song in EVH, Eruption. Name of Eddie Van Halen fly directly because he popularize Tapping technique. Although the contributions of David Lee Roth as the vocalis attractive and fenomenal also can not be seen next to the eye, but the name can be spelled out more EVH sell. Name to talks, and many times awarded as Guitarist of the Year by magazines.

In addition to the technical Tapping into trademarknya, EVH also known as the senyumnya always show it in all conditions. No wonder young guitarist-guitarist in the United States so menghormatinya. EVH and make the guitar's Fender Stratocasternya be different. Body red with white lines into one of the selling value.

Next album in the David Lee Roth to be released is the vocalis Van Halen II (1979) and the Woman and Children First (1980), Fair Warning (1981), Diver Down (1982), and an album that is a masterpiece album from Van Halen namely the 1984 released in 1984. Album in 1984, EVH game show captivating the keyboard. In fact, more people recognize common voice and songs in the game keyboardnya Jump rather gitarnya techniques. Jump into successful track champion in the 1 Billboard charts.

In 1983, before the album was released in 1984. EVH was working with the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. EVH participate in projects which later Thriller album sold more than 20 million copies. He polish song titled Beat It becomes a little colored rock and dance. Do not forget also show EVH guitar solo and techniques tappingnya a riot in the song. The emergence of EVH in the track got a tremendous response to the acquisition occupied peak Billboard charts for many weeks.

1986 Van Halen changes in formation with the pullback, and David Lee Roth was replaced by Sammy Haggar. Nevertheless, EVH still able to show a game-best playing the guitar. Next albums such as 5150 (1986), OU812 (1988), For Unlwaful carnal Knowledge (1991), and the Balance (1995) is still quite capable of extending the breath in the world of Van Halen recordings. Not long after Van Halen switch back to the entrance vocalis Gary Cherone (Extreme ex). Van Halen during Gary Cherone is considered by many as the worst era marked less successful album Van Halen III (1998). 2001 EVH infected mouth cancer, he was forced to absent for about 2 years for the healing process.

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