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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JOHN PETRUCCI

Full Name: John Peter Petrucci
Official website: JohnPetrucci.com
Group Band Previous: Majesty
Guitar: Ernie Ball MusicMan, Ibanez
Place of Birth: Long Island, New York, 12 July 1967
Influence: Steve Morse, Allan Holdsworth, Yngwie Malmsteen, Metallica, Eddie Van Halen
Zodiac: Cancer
Living Place: New York
Status: Married
Expertise: String skipping, Chromatic Scales, Arpegio, Matrix Modulation, and others.

John of the Long Island, precisely at the King park, where he, John Myung & Kevin moore school together. John began to study guitar when still aged 12 years (previously studied when he was 8 years old but surrendered when he saw her female sisters must study every night begadang main organs. He does not plan to be like That, he learned the guitar after school and he eventually became not interested in more). However, he started many games affected by such guitarist's guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, Randy Rhoads, iron maiden, steve ray Vaughn, and large group Semacam yes, rush, Dixie dregs and other start he is committed to achieve the level of the game as they.

As occurrence of the trash metal music that interested John, then John is also expanding its influence with the Listening to Metallica & Queensryche. John was a challenge in a more technical guitar because of him many adapt hammering speed & melodic style of guitar-like guitarist Steves (Steve Morse & Steve Vai), The Als (Allan Holdsworth & Al Dimeola) Mike Stern, Joe Satriani, Neal Schon & Eddie Van Halen.

Music education began with various music theory class he took during high school. He learned the self-taught, but he had received a few guitar lessons he took when he go to Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he Learning jazz composition and harmony. When the Berklee John Petrucci and John Myung who was also studying at the berklee met with Mike Portnoy, and they began to make a band called Majesty which later changed its name and become a Dream Theater. John has been recording a 7 albums with Dream Theater, and he was also involved with several side projects such as Liquid Tension Experiment with Tony Levin, Age of Impact, and even a Sega Saturn game called Necronomicon, and also the last project he was involved in the G3 with Joe Satriani and Steve Vai. Love him in writing lyrics combined with a unique style of composition of the progressive fusion of music from the plane Dream Theater.

John lives with his wife, Rena, and 3 children SamiJO, Reny and Kiara in New York. When he does not play the guitar he spends much time with his wife and his children play with the skating, cycling, sport and menontong film.

John are planning to make the first solo album. New songs that play when he was with the G3 will also have the solo album. Jaws of Life (previously IBS), Damage Control and Glasgow Kiss. He involves some musicians such as Dave LaRue on bass, and Dave DiCenso Tony Verderosa on drums.

JIMI HENDRIX

Original name: James Marshall Hendrix
Place / Date of Birth: Seattle, November 27, 1942
Game Style: Rock & Blues
Group Band: Jimi Hendrix Experience, Band of Romany, The Velvetones
Musical influences: Bob Dylan, B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Howlin 'Wolf, Buddy Holly, and Robert Johnson
The guitarist Used: Fender Stratocaster
Effect: Vox Clyde McCoy wah pedal, Roger Mayer Octavia, Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face

Born with the name Johnny Allen Hendrix, which was then changed to James Marshall Hendrix by his father, James "Al" Hendrix. Jimi during the small often pretend to be witnesses after the guitarist's B. B. King. He used ukulele as gitarnya. View of Jimi on the guitar, and his father buy him a second hand guitar for 5 dollars at the time he was 16 years old. He also joined the group first band, The Velvetones that only survive for 3 months. In the summer following his father buy electric guitar Supro Ozark 1560 S. Then he joined the band The Rocking Kings.

1961 he left England for the Hijrah to the United States. He became one of the United States Army soldiers. However, an injury that he get the time skydiving force soldiers to be canceled. He also began to cabutan guitarist with the name Jimmy James. Here he met Little Richards and then formed a band called Jimmy James and The Blue Flames. The beginning of 1965, Jimi playing in a small ceremony in the area of Greenwich Village. In an hour session with a small group bassis Animal, Chas Candler. Chandler is terperana see Jimi game. Until a year and then he invites Jimi to return to London and they formed the band with drummer Mitch Mitchel enter. Chas Candler themselves prefer to be manager and bassis position filled by Noel Redding. The band is given the name of Jimi Hendrix Experience and start a discussion in London during the year 1966.

The first single, Hey Joe successful entry into the UK Top 10 Charts for sunday. See the enthusiasm, Jimi cs immediately merelease album Are You Experienced?. With the load numbers, such as Purple Haze, The Wind Cries Mary, Foxey Lady, Fire, and Are You Experienced? in the future, this album is the most popular rock albums throughout the period. In addition, the album became very fenomenal and meroketkan name Jimi Hendrix. Each appearance is always called even hundreds of thousands of people.

Making them the first successful album immediately merampungkan next album, Axis: Bold As Love in 1968. In the album he is working hard exploring gitarnya game. He then returned to the United States to build studionya called Electric Lady Studio, located in the city of New York.

Month of August 1969, Jimi Hendrix to appear in one of the biggest music event in the United States, Woodstock. This time he does not carry the name of Experience, but with Gypsy Sun & Rainbows are also showing Mitch Mitchell, Billy Cox, Juma Sultan and Jerry Velez. The name away as world number one guitarist. All spectators who witnessed the game gitarnya so terpukau. He displays a guitar solo action was carried out together with the action stage, such as wild berry guitar chord with the teeth, burning guitar, play feedback, distortion, and other actions harmful to the guitar. After that he formed a new group called Band of rye and release an album Hendrix: Live At The Fillmore East in 1999. Next year he returned form the Jimi Hendrix Experience and merampungkan album titled First rays of the New Rising Sun. However, a tragedy he can not cause a feeling of the crowd in the album. 18 September 1970 he was found killed. Found beside a number of sleeping pills. Police said he died due to overdosis. Died last appearance before the United States together with the original band called War in the Ronnie Scott's club, London.

All the people will not refuse when it is said that it is the pioneer and the largest in the game inspirator guitarist developing in 20th century. His works is always the reference of the guitar-guitarist who is both beginners and the master is even. He popularize the tricks such as playing electric guitar feedback and distortion that ultimately used by all guitarist who use electric guitar future. Already countless number of guitar that makes it as their biggest musical influence. Names such as Brian May, Yngwie Malmsteen, Ritchie Blackmore, Steve Lukather, Eric Clapton, Slash, Joe Satriani, Paul Gilbert, Steve Vai, and only a few of the guitar-guitarist terinfluence game. Not only are the games gitarnya many dicontek, but his song-like Lau Little Wing, Voodo Child, and the Red House into songs that were most often in the form of both appearance and Live recordings. In any voting or polling in the magazines, he was always chosen as The Greatest Guitarist All Time.

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Joe Satriani

John Petrucci (lahir pada 12 Juli 1967), merupakan sebuah gitar yang dikenal sebagai Amerika Serikat yang membentuk anggota grup progresif metal Dream Theater. Dia juga seorang produser (dengan band teman Mike Portnoy) semua album Dream Theater sejak rilis album adegan Dari J Memori, 1999

Petrucci besar di Long Island, tepatnya di taman Kings Petrucci dengan John Myung dan Kevin Moore sekolah di tempat yang sama. Petrucci bermain gitar pertama kali pada usia 8 tahun. Dan mulai bermain dengan sebuah band pada usia 12 tahun. Band dan gitaris yang mempengaruhi permainan gitarnya adalah Yngwie Malmsteen, Randy Rhoads, Iron Maiden, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Yes, Rush dan sebagainya. Karena itu berkembang irama metal dan trash, Petrucci menambahkan pengaruhnya pada musik Metallica dan Queensryche.

Petrucci tumbuh dalam keluarga yang suka musik. Hal ini dapat dilihat dari saudaranya yang semua musisi. Sedangkan Petrucci sendiri akhirnya memilih gitar sebagai instrumen pilihan. Petrucci mulai bermain gitar sejak usia 12 tahun. Dia menghabiskan sekitar enam jam dalam satu hari untuk berlatih gitar. Tidak berbeda dari anak-anak lain, Petrucci juga memiliki idola kecil. Dia sangat terpengaruh oleh permainan seperti gitar-gitar Yngwie Malmstein, Steve Morse, Steve Howe, Steve Vai, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Al Di Meola, Alex Lifeson dan Allan Holdsworth. Dia menyebutkan idolanya sebagai "Steves dan Als." Ia juga dipengaruhi oleh band - band seperti Rush, Yes, Iron Maiden, The ampas, untuk Metallica. Meskipun kecil, Petrucci pernah membuat sebuah band dengan teman, Kevin Moore. Setelah lulus SMA, Petrucci memilih untuk pergi ke sekolah musik, Berklee College of Music di Boston.

Perjalanan karir Petrucci dimulai saat dia belajar di Barklee. Petrucci dan ketika teman sekolah tinggi, John Ro Myung, mempunyai ide untuk membentuk sebuah band untuk mengisi kekosongan saat kuliah. Mereka bertemu dengan drummer Michael "Mike" Stephen Portnoy di kamar praktek di Berklee, dan setelah dua hari negosiasi akhirnya menyetujui untuk bergabung Mike. Menempatkan posisi keyboard oleh seorang teman kecil pertama kalinya, Kevin Moore. Sementara itu, Chris Collins telah dipilih untuk menjadi vokalis. Terbentuklah sebuah band yang bernama Majesty. Keagungan sendiri kesempatan untuk membuat demo album. Namun baginda tidak bertahan lama. Dengan berbagai alasan aliran musik, Chris Collins mengundurkan diri. Tempatnya digantikan oleh Charlie Dominici. Bahkan, nama baginda telah digunakan oleh band lain. Karena alasan itu, Petrucci, Myung, Portnoy, Moore dan Dominici, sepakat untuk mengubah nama band mereka Dream Theater. Dream Theater sendiri diambil dari nama sebuah bioskop favorit ayah Mike Portnoy yang bernama Dream Theater. American pengejaan kata-kata yang berbeda untuk membuat perubahan ke teater teater.

Petrucci bersama Dream Theater merilis album pertama When Dream dan Hari Unite 1987. Petrucci nama yang dikenal banyak orang mulai ketika album kedua Dream Theater, Foto dan Kata-kata, yang dirilis pada tahun 1992, mendapat respon yang baik oleh Amerika Serikat. Tarik saya video klip lagu Under muncul di MTV dan diputar di radio. Album ini juga menelurkan hits seperti Another Day dan Take the Time membuat terkenal Dream Theater. Kemudian diikuti dengan konser - konser Dream Theater dari dalam negeri ke luar negeri. Sampai saat ini, Dream Theater telah merilis 9 studio album, rekaman tinggal 5, dan 7 album single. Dream Theater, tetapi juga tidak bebas dari masalah. Dari mulai konflik internal, gonta - ganti personil, hingga masalah dengan label rekaman pernah dihadapi. Akhirnya formasi dari tahun 1999 yang hingga saat ini adalah John Petrucci (gitar), John Myung (bass), Mike Portnoy (drum), James LaBrie (vokal) dan Jordan Rudess (keyboard). Bersama dengan label baru, Road Runner, Dream Theater merilis album ke-9 tahun yang lalu pada tahun 2007 diberi judul Chaos sistematis.

Pada tahun 1995, Petruuci membuat video instruksional, berjudul Rock Disiplin. Dalam video tersebut, Petrucci menjelaskan teknik - teknik bermain gitar untuk pemula. Pada tahun yang sama, Petrucci juga terlibat sebagai kolumnis di majalah edisi Guitar World, Wild Stringdom Seri. Sebuah buku dengan judul yang sama juga akhirnya diterbitkan sebagai kumpulan pelajaran yang disertakan dalam majalah.

Selain dengan Dream Theater, Petrucci juga ada sisi proyek. Bersama Mike Portnoy (drum), Jordan Rudess (keyboard) dan Tony Levin (bass / Chapman stick), mereka membentuk sebuah grup yang disebut instrumental band Liquid Tension Experiment (LTE). LTE dihasilkan dua album yang cukup sukses di Liquid Tension Experiment I (1998) dan Liquid Tension Experiment II (1999). Petrucci dan istrinya, Rena Sands, mendirikan sebuah label musik dengan nama sendiri Sound Mind Music tahun 2000. Album pertama dirilis oleh label milik Petrucci adalah album duet antara John Petrucci (gitar akustik / listrik) dan Jordan Rudess (piano / keyboard) dengan judul An Evening with John Petrucci dan Jordan Rudess. Pada tahun 2001, Petrucci kesempatan untuk berpartisipasi dalam konser G3 di Amerika Utara dengan "dewa gitar" seperti Joe Satriani dan Steve Vai. Dalam konser G3, Petrucci dibantu oleh Mike Portnoy (drum) dan Dave LaRue (bass). Petrucci melanjutkan konser G3 pada 2005 di Meksiko dan Jepang dengan Joe Satriani, dan Eric Johnson Steve Vai, dan di Amerika Selatan, sekali lagi dengan Satriani dan Vai. Sedangkan untuk tahun 2007, Joe Satriani, Paul Gilbert, John Petrucci dan berkumpul dalam konser G3 di Amerika Utara. Petrucci juga dipercaya untuk mengisi bagian gitar album - album tersebut, seperti keyboard pada album solo Jordan Rudess, Feeding the Wheel (2001) dan pada lagu Czar di Steel dari album solo keyboard Derek Sherenian (ex-Dream Theater keyboardis), Darah dari Snake (2006). Selain itu, dalam album Marty Friedman, Loudspeaker (2007), Petrucci hadir sebagai Special Guest Guitarist. Petrucci juga mengisi soundtrack video game Sega Saturn: Necronomicon. Dalam permainan, Petrucci membuat dua lagu dan kemudian diberi judul Prologue dan Epilogue. Selain Petrucci juga cukup aktif, sebuah gitar klinik di berbagai tempat. Petrucci merupakan voting member dari NARAS (National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences), di sebuah akademi spark acara penghargaan musik bergengsi di Amerika Serikat, Grammy Award.

Pada tahun 2005, Petrucci merilis album solo gitarnya yang pertama dengan nama Suspended Animation. Diproduseri ini album solo oleh Petrucci dan berteduh di bawah label, Sound Mind Music. Dalam pembuatannya memerlukan waktu hingga empat tahun, Petrucci dibantu oleh Dave LaRue (bass), Dave DiCenso (drum) dan re-mixer, Tony Verderosa. Album ini juga di-mixed oleh Kevin Shirley yang merupakan mix engineer album Dream Theater. Beberapa lagu dalam album tersebut adalah lagu yang tidak pernah Petrucci di G3 konser.

Selain piawai bermain gitar, Petrucci juga piawai membuat lirik. Tema yang seperti itu fantasi, filosofi, keluarga, dan lain-lain. Masalahnya, agama juga tidak lepas dari jangkauan lirik musik. Dalam lagu Dalam Nama Allah (dari album Kereta Thought), Petrucci mengkritik para ahli agama yang mengatasnamakan Tuhan untuk membenarkan semua bentuk kekerasan. Petrucci juga membuat lirik untuk ayahnya yang terserang kanker otak dalam lagu Another Day dalam lagu dan mededikasikannya Take Away My Pain (album Falling Into Infinty) setelah ayahnya meninggal. Untuk lagu - lagu yang terdapat banyak tema filosofis dalam album Metropolis part II: adegan dari memori sebagai Roh membawakan lagu On Life and Beyond ini. Petrucci juga banyak menyoroti masalah psikiatris / psikologis dalam lagu - lagu di album Six Degrees of Inner gangguan. Pada album sistematis Chaos, Petrucci tema fiksi seperti cerita tentang rakasa, vampire, roh / jiwa, dalam lirik - liriknya yang terinspirasi beberapa komik dari berbagai negara.

Sebagai gitaris dunia, Petrucci telah memperoleh beberapa penghargaan. Pada tahun 1992, Petrucci di-mendukung oleh Ibanez Guitar gitar untuk produk mereka. Oleh Ibanez, Petrucci membuat tanda tangan model gitar, Ibanez yang JPM100 P1, P2, P3, P4 dan JPM 90. Festival. Pada tahun 1999, Petrucci memutuskan untuk pindah dari Ibanez Ernie Ball / Music Man. Pada saat yang sama seperti Ibanez, Petrucci buat gitar dengan nama EB / MM John Petrucci BFR Series. Gitar yang digunakan untuk hari ini. Petrucci juga dipercaya untuk menggunakan produk-produk dari DiMarzio (pickups), Ernie Ball (strings), Axess Elektronik (foot controller), Boss (effects), Dunlop (plectrum, efek wah), dan Mesa Boogie (lemari, amplifiers). Solo gitarnya lagu Under a Glass Moon dimasukkan dalam 100 solo gitar terbaik sepanjang masa. Petrucci telah ditampilkan di majalah Guitar Player edisi Oktober 2007. Total Guitar majalah mahkota Petrucci sebagai "Guitarist of the Year 2007". GuitarOne bahkan menempatkan John Petrucci di peringkat ke-9 "Greatest Shredder of All Time."

Petrucci kehidupan pribadi tidak berbeda dengan kehidupan orang-orang seperti biasa. Petrucci memiliki istri bernama Rena Sands. Petrucci bertemu dengan Rena pada tahun 1989. RitaAKARena adalah gitaris band metal, Meanstreak, perempuan. Mereka menikah pada tahun 1993. Sampai sekarang, Rena Petrucci dan telah memiliki tiga anak itu, kembar Samantha dan Reny, dan Kiara. Menariknya, sama seperti Petrucci, beberapa personil Dream Theater yang juga menikah dengan personil lainnya Meanstreak. Seperti Mike Portnoy yang menikah dengan Marlene Apuzzo dan John Myung dengan Lisa Martens. Dalam waktu luangnya, selain Petrucci bermain seperti mengahabiskan waktu dengan bercanda bersama keluarganya, liburan, ski, menonton film dan gerak badan.

"Steve Vai" Biografi Guitar Solo

Steve Vai (lahir: Carle Place, New York, 6 Juni 1960) adalah gitaris, penulis lagu, penyanyi dan produser yang berasal dari Amerika Serikat.

Peristiwa Grup Band: Steve Vai
Grup Band Sebelumnya: Hot Chocolate, The Ohio Express, Circus, Rayge, Bold As Love, Axis, Morning Thunder, Frank Zappa, The Out Band, The Classified, 777, Alcatrazz, David Lee Roth, Whitesnake

* Dampak: Joe Satriani, Frank Zappa
* Gitar: Ibanez Universe, Ibanez jem

Permainan dari blues, jazz, rock ke musik klasik dan etnis. Gitarnya permainan tidak terbatas pada gitar masyarakat tetapi juga bagi orang-orang yang tidak mendalami gitar.

Pada usia 6 tahun, Steve mulai belajar piano. Pada usia 10 tahun, Steve mulai belajar bermain akordeon. Pada usia 13 tahun Steve kemudian mulai deep gitar dan sejak saat itu dilahirkan dari dewa gitar baru.

Steve Vai karirnya dengan album debutnya Flex-Able koret pada tahun 1984. Di tahun 1990, Steve merilis album kedua yang berjudul Passion and Warfare. Album ini mendapat pengakuan internasional dan Steve memenangkan polling pembaca majalah Guitar Player dalam 4 kategori yang berbeda. Steve, album ketiga berjudul Sex & Religion dirilis pada tahun 1993 dan keempat album Alien Love Secrets dirilis pada tahun 1995. Pada tahun 1996 album kelima Steve Fire Garden dirilis.

Pada tahun 1999, Steve meluncurkan album keenamnya yang berjudul Ultra Zone. Dalam album ini Steve lebih banyak memfokuskan dirinya dalam komposisi lagu dan bereksperimen dengan gitarnya. 2001 album The Seventh Song dirilis dan album berisi lagu lambat / kidung pernah dirilis Steve dengan ditambah beberapa lagu baru. Dan pada tahun 2001, dalam sebuah Alive Ultra Dunia telah dirilis.

Steve Vai juga memproduksi 2 album Natal yang berjudul Merry Axemas Vol.1 dan Vol.2 Merry Axemas, yang konser G3 dengan Joe Satriani dan Eric Johnson / Kenny Wayne Shepherd dan terakhir John Petrucci turut juga bergabung dalam G3.

Belakangan ini Steve Vai lebih memfokuskan diri bereksperimen pada permainan gitarnya dan sekarang ini band Steve Vai ditambah seorang pemain bass yang telah dibuat tidak asing lagi-musik rock tahun 80-an, Billy Sheehan.

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Mr. Big

Mr. Big combined two popular musical trends of the rock scene in the 1980s: a particular brand of hard rock, often referred to as cock-rock, focused on melodies and listener-friendly choruses, and impressive technical proficiency, then called shredding. The seeds for the group were sown when bass player Billy Sheehan (bass guitarist for guitarist Steve Vai) left David Lee Roth's solo band (also with Vai) in 1988. Almost immediately after his exit, Sheehan began piecing together a new outfit, with the help of Mike Varney from Shrapnel Records, a label specialized in the shredding genre. However, what Sheehan did not know was that he was about to form one of the most revered "supergroups" to come out of America.

The band, now managed by former Journey and Santana manager Herbie Herbert, was composed of Shrapnel artist and former Racer X guitarist Paul Gilbert, Pat Torpey on drums, and singer Eric Martin, who had a number of album releases throughout the 1980s with his Eric Martin Band. By 1989, the newly formed quartet had already inked a recording contract with Atlantic, resulting in the release of a self-titled debut the same year. Despite causing a buzz amongst musicians, the album failed to cross over to a mainstream rock audience stateside; however, Mr. Big was an immediate smash success overseas in Japan.

The band's breakthrough came with their second album, Lean Into It, in 1991. It featured two ballads that established the band as a commercial success: "To Be With You" and "Just Take My Heart", as well as rock songs that remained as staples of their live set for years to come, such as "Green-Tinted Sixties Mind". Other releases followed, Bump Ahead in 1993 and Hey Man in 1996, but the band never replicated its earlier success in the US market. The song "Take Cover" was included on the soundtrack to the cartoon series Mega Man released in 1995, which is based on the best selling video game franchise of the same name by Capcom, and was played during the end credits of the episodes "Bad Day At Peril Park" and "Mega X". In Japan, on the other hand, they continued to sell out tours, resulting in a number of live releases for the Japanese market throughout their career (from Raw Like Sushi in 1990 to Mr. Big In Japan in 2002).

Paul Gilbert left the band in 1997 to pursue a solo career and eventually reform Racer X. Richie Kotzen, another Shrapnel artist and former guitarist for Poison, was brought in to take on guitar duties, also contributing occasional vocals. Two studio albums were released by this lineup: Get Over It in 2000 and Actual Size in 2001, which featured the single "Shine", used as the ending theme in the animation series of Hellsing.

Tensions in the band led to their demise—contractual obligations for yet another Japanese tour were fulfilled in the form of a "farewell tour". The multi-million record-selling band broke up in 2002, many years since their last US hit, but while still enjoying great popularity in Japan. All of the former members have gone on to other projects in the music industry.

The band also contributed the soundtrack to the 1993 Sega Mega CD release of The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin.

On May 7, 2008, a Mr. Big "almost-reunion" took place at guitarist Paul Gilbert's solo show at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, California. Paul invited his former MR. BIG bandmates Billy Sheehan and Pat Torpey, along with fellow ex-Mr. Big guitarist Richie Kotzen (he joined the band as Paul's replacement) to his stage and they played two songs: "30 Days in the Hole" (Humble Pie song with Kotzen on vocals), and "Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy" (with Gilbert and Mike Szuter from Paul's band on vocals).

Yngwie Malmsteen

Yngwie Malmsteen was born in Stockholm, Sweden, on 30 June 1963. Presently, he is known (by the fans, especially the severity, including my .. he .. he ..) as a solo guitarist who has extraordinary ability. Twenty years ago when he was young, kepiawaiannya berimprovisasi the guitar has impressed many fishing click rockers mania in the world. In the history of rock music, we know names such as Jimi Hendrix, Ritchie Blackmore (the urakan from Deep Purple), Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Eddie Van Halen or Eric Clapton and Santana. They can all be the senior who is already melegenda with each game. Can be Yngwie Malmsteen deepen capabilities in many of the senior berkiblat to it. Malmsteen is a phenomenon apart, so it is not excessive in the last two decades, he didominasikan as a solo guitarist who is very talented.

When he turned 20 years old still, it was surprising the world with techniques that extraordinary game, people call as the flow of neo-Class melodic rock. This can be felt in the album perdananya "Yngwie J. Malmsteen 's Rising Force" 1984 when the new age 21 years old. However, it seems reportedly Malmsteen small at first, not so interested in the music world. Everything changed when he accidentally watching TV, which broadcast the concert Jimi Hendrix stage some time after the death of the maestro. Malmsteen a new age of 7 years with keliaran very terpukau Hendrix on the stage that can create the hysterical operation. One thing that berbekas in the head when it is Malmsteen action Hendrix burning and destroying the gitarnya stage. Malmsteen Since it is interested in playing guitar. In the day Hendrix died, when it also was born a young guitarist that is ready to replace it.

Capitalization curiosity at once extraordinary tenacity to experiment with the older type of Mosrite guitar and then proceed with the cheaper version Stratocaster, Malmsteen transform himself as a Blackmore. Guitarist is also interested in making it to learn the classical works of Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart and Beethoven. Apparently the structure of classical music is very helpful for him to find innovations in playing the guitar. Do not wrong, when the new Malmsteen aged 10 years. Mothers and female relatives of standards Flute play an important role in the success of control Malmsteen guitar in a short time.

Malmsteen had one when watching a concert violinist Russian origin, Gideon Kremer. This gives a very large influence for Malmsteen; he wants to combine knowledge about classical music with the ability to play the guitar and how to raise charisma for the spectators. At the age to 15, the world has recognized the special game Malmsteen as a trademark. Crazy. Then he had the opportunity to play in several bands and in every opportunity he always envisioned exploring berimprovisasi through the game a long instrumental. At age 18, after trying to send some demo recordings to some of the producers of the game, eventually he was invited to play with the band Steeler. Some time after that he moved to Alcatrazz, but because he was not envisioned feel better if you participate in developing the band, he decided to bersolo career. And spend her first album with the title "Rising Force" (now known as the sacred book of neoclassical rock). This album successfully bring Malmsteen as the nominator special Grammy for "Best rock instrumental performance." Not until there, he was also off the "Best New Talent," and "Best Rock guitarist" in the next year. Extraordinary indeed. Since then the name Malmsteen as sky-rebound game as a 'ridiculous' performance and create a new flow of "neoclassical rock."
Ear rock music fans as dijejali with the game almost two decades through albums Marching Out, Trilogy, Odyssey, Live in Leningrad / Trial By Fire (video obtain "gold-Selling concert video" in Moscow and Leningrad), Fire & Ice (the launched in Japan and sold more than 100,000 copies only on the first day of the launch), The Seventh Sign, Magnum Opus, Inspiration, Facing the Animal, Alchemy, and Attack!.

1997, Yngwie prove that he was eligible off more than any other guitarist is phenomenal when he successfully Rockface paper the size of the "Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra in Eb minor, op. 1 ", a work of classical music is filled with elements of electric guitar playing. Several years later, precisely in 2001, Yngwie find the first opportunity to collaborate with the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra in Tokyo. Throughout 2002, the album sold out almost fried peanut tanks in the world. Then in 2003, he joined the tour prestigious music that is "G3" which is a collaboration of three maestro dream is Satriani, Vai and Malmsteen. Two years recording the album from the tour this behavior hard, good DVD, CD or VHS.

In 2004, Malmsteen more work in the studio, we travel a long rest after two successive years. And he issued the album "Unleash the Fury." And some poll Virtuocity such as Amazon.com and give rating "5-star" for his work. Various earned praise throughout 2004. 2005, Yngwei not stop, right in the summer, he started a turnya titled "Fury World Tour" in the countries of Ireland and from there continue to move to other countries on this earth.