Korn Untouchables Rock Music CD Review

Korn, the richly talented Rock group have released their latest album titled Untouchables and Wow! It's good.

Refreshingly, this was one of those CDs I was able to just pop in and comfortably listen to from beginning to end. Every track is enjoyable and was pretty easy for me to listen to from start to finish.

Untouchables is a nicely varied, mix of 15 tracks that are very well written and brilliantly performed songs by these clearly gifted musicians. With many of the songs displaying a lot of the kind emotion that makes for a really great listen. Clearly drawing from what I can only imagine are their own real life experiences. At different points touching on the most real emotions of love, heartbreak, pain, failed relationships and unattainable romance. They're all here.

Overall Untouchables is excellent from beginning to end. One of those CDs that after a few listens the songs are just etched into your memnry. A must have for the Rock fan. Really sensational from beginning to end.

While the entire CD is outstanding some of my favorites are track 5 - Bottled Up Inside, track 8 - One More Time, and track 15 - Here To Stay

My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 1 - Here To Stay. Good stuff!

Untouchables Release Notes:

Korn originally released Untouchables on June 11, 2002 on the Epic label.

CD Track List Follows:

1. Here To Stay

2. Make Believe

3. Blame

4. Hollow Life

5. Bottled Up Inside

6. Thoughtless

7. Hating

8. One More Time

9. Alone I Break

10. Embrace

11. Beat It Upright

12. Wake Up Hate

13. I'm Hiding

14. No One's There

15. Here To Stay - (remix, hidden track)

Untouchables Album Notes This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.

Korn: Jonathan Davis (vocals); James Shaffer, Brian "Head" Welch (guitar); Fieldy (bass); David Silveria (drums).

Recorded at Conway Studio, Hollywood, California and The Village, Los Angeles, California.

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Trapeze Medusa Rock Music CD Review

The exceptionally talented Rock group Trapeze have released their CD entitled Medusa. I am very confident and happy to announce that I believe Trapeze fans, and Rock fans alike will be pleased with this one. With the release of Medusa their artistic excellence is on full display as they have once again delivered a brilliant collection of tracks that could very well be their best work to date.

Medusa kicks off with an outstanding track, Black Cloud, that I suspect will be heard on radio stations everywhere, and deservedly so. It really is a very nice track.

Medusa has a pleasantly varied, mix of 7 tracks that are very well written and brilliantly performed songs by these clearly gifted musicians. With many of the songs displaying a lot of the kind emotion that makes for a really great listen. Clearly drawing from what I can only imagine are their own real life experiences. At different points touching on the most real emotions of love, and the pain of failed relationships can certainly be heard.

If you're a Trapeze fan this is a CD your collection flat cannot be without. In fact, this is one of those CDs that you don't even have to be a fan of lname, or even Rock to know is good. It's just good music. Period.

While this entire CD is outstanding the truly standout tunes are track 3 - Your Love Is Alright, track 6 - Makes You Wanna Cry, and track 7 - Medusa.

My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 1 - Black Cloud. Wow!

Medusa Release Notes:

Trapeze originally released Medusa on March 22, 1994 on the Threshold label.

CD Track List Follows:

1. Black Cloud 2. Jury 3. Your Love Is Alright 4. Touch My Life 5. Seafull 6. Makes You Wanna Cry 7. Medusa

Medusa Album Notes Trapeze: Glenn Hughes (vocals, bass); Mel Galley (guitar, background vocals); Dave Holland (drums).

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Pearl Jam Rock Music CD Review

The Seattle based quintet Pearl Jam has released their first CD since 2002. It's a self titled affair that with it's content announces that Pearl Jam has certainly arrived back onto the music scene, and in quite impressive fashion.

Not that they ever really left but four years is a long time to go between releases, especially when you consider the wave of success the group was and has enjoyed.

From the sound of it though the lay off did them a world of good as their last few releases prior to going on hiatus were sounding a bit flat.

This CD launches with a great track, Life Wasted, that you can expect to hear being played on radio stations everywhere, and justifiably so. It's a very nice tune.

On into the collection, touching on the issues of today, lead singer Eddie Vedder wonders out loud on track 2, World Wide Suicide about the state of the post September 11 world in which we live.

Overall the CD Pearl Jam is very much on par with Peal Jam, the groups now classic early releases. It's a very good comeback CD and one Pearl Jam fans will enjoy immensely.

While this entire CD is outstanding the truly standout tunes are World Wide Suicide [track 2], Marker In The Sand [track 5], and Army Reserve [track 11]. My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 9, Come Back. Very nice!

Release Notes:

Pearl Jam originally released this CD on May 2, 2006 on the J-Records label.

CD track list follows:

1. Life Wasted

2. World Wide Suicide

3. Comatose

4. Severed Hand

5. Marker In The Sand

6. Parachutes

7. Unemployable

8. Big Wave

9. Gone

10. Wasted Reprise

11. Army Reserve

12. Come Back

13. Inside Job

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The Great Rock And Roll Debate Of Singles Verses Albums

An L.A. DJ on talk radio was moderating a discussion on whether albums were still a viable commodity in this age of digital downloads. His point of view was that the majority of a CD is made up of material of second rate filler that only exists to force the music buying public to pay ten dollars for a ninety-nine cent song. As this DJ was on talk radio I can assume he's not a hardcore music fan.

Albums, that is a collection of songs not necessarily vinyl twelve inch phonograph records, only became considered an art form in and of themselves in 1967 with the release of The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band which did not have a single released from it. Bands like Cream followed suit and refused to release singles insisting their new album was a long form work to be appreciated in its entirety.

Certainly, it is difficult to keep a high level of quality up on a dozen songs, getting even one 'hit single' is hard enough and a lot, if not most albums are made up of songs that clearly haven't had the time, energy and money spent on the arrangement and production as the one or two designated as the singles. But the singles are the commercials for the album and many times do not accurately reflect the true artistic nature of the act. It is the album cut where the artist gets to express him or herself and it is there that the most creative, artistic, experimental and personal of the songs are to be found.

A world of singles without album cuts would be like a world of movie trailers without the actual movies. Some of the all time biggest radio hits would never have been recorded if only singles were produced. Some of these classics include:

Yesterday by The Beatles which was considered too unBeatles-like since only Paul McCartney actually performed on the recording to be considered a Beatles single. In England it was only released on the Help! album. Only after being discovered as a side cut did it get released in America as a single. It held the record for the song most played on the radio.

Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin is simply much too long to have been pressed on a seven inch 45 RPM record. It was originally written as a live show centerpiece to replace Zep's Dazed And Confused in concert.

Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd was originally released in 1973 on the band's debut album and wasn't released as a single until late 1974 (November). A single is traditionally released prior to the release of an album so obviously this track only got the singles treatment due to popular demand.

These are three of the most requested songs in radio history and none would have even been chosen to be recorded if singles were all musicians had to release music. Albums are interesting because except for eggs, we don't generally buy things by the dozen but unlike eggs, all the songs in an album are substantially different.

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Best Guitar Scale For Rock Music

The best guitar scale to learn if you are into Rock music is the Pentatonic scale. The Pentatonic scale is also used in many other types of popular music, like Blues for example.

The Pentatonic scale has 5 notes that create 5 patterns that connect across the entire fretboard. These 5 patterns get their names from the notes that are in the scale... Root, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th. Also, just by adding a few notes, you can create all of your other scales just by using this one pattern. You start off by using the Pentatonic to visualize your scales and then you add a note or two and you can play over top of any chords.

Here is the Pentatonic scale 6th shape that you will want to memorize first:

E|---|---|-X-|---|---|-X-|---|

B|---|---|-X-|---|---|-X-|---|

G|---|---|-X-|---|-X-|---|---|

D|---|---|-X-|---|-X-|---|---|

A|---|---|-X-|---|-X-|---|---|

E|---|---|-X-|---|---|-X-|---|

Because this scale is so important to the guitar player, it is usually the first scale and pattern that everyone is taught.

There are also 4 other patterns that belong to the Pentatonic scale that are important for connecting the entire fretboard. Here are the others...

Root Shape:

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B|---|---|-X-|---|-X-|---|---|

G|---|-X-|---|-X-|---|---|---|

D|---|-X-|---|---|-X-|---|---|

A|---|-X-|---|---|-X-|---|---|

E|---|---|-X-|---|-X-|---|---|

2nd Shape:

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B|---|---|-X-|---|---|-X-|---|

G|---|-X-|---|---|-X-|---|---|

D|---|---|-X-|---|-X-|---|---|

A|---|---|-X-|---|-X-|---|---|

E|---|---|-X-|---|-X-|---|---|

3rd Shape:

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B|---|---|---|-X-|---|-X-|---|

G|---|---|-X-|---|-X-|---|---|

D|---|---|-X-|---|-X-|---|---|

A|---|---|-X-|---|---|-X-|---|

E|---|---|-X-|---|---|-X-|---|

5th Shape:

E|---|---|-X-|---|-X-|---|---|

B|---|---|-X-|---|-X-|---|---|

G|---|-X-|---|---|-X-|---|---|

D|---|-X-|---|---|-X-|---|---|

A|---|---|-X-|---|-X-|---|---|

E|---|---|-X-|---|-X-|---|---|

When practicing the different Pentatonic shapes, or any other scales for that matter, make sure to use alternate picking and a metronome. You will want to get comfortable with alternate picking because once it becomes second nature to you, it will allow you to play faster while still sounding smooth and clear.

Using a metronome is something that you should always be using when you practice. Not only will you improve your timing but you will also learn your scales and songs faster if you practice by starting off at a slow speed.

Using a metronome can also help you sound better. Start off at a real slow bpm (beats per minute) and listen to each note you play very closely. Do you hear them ringing clear or do they sound muted. Identify which strings are being muted and adjust your fingers and then play that note again. Keep doing this until all strings are ringing clear. Once you can play all the notes clearly at that speed, then set your metronome at the next speed faster. Then go through the same steps as before until all the notes sound perfect.

Also, try at first to use one finger per fret but if you switch out of position occasionally, that's ok. Do whatever you feel most comfortable doing.

So give the Pentatonic guitar scale 6th shape a go first and memorize it. Don't forget to start off slow and gradtally work your way up. Make sure all your notes ring out clear and then try playing it at the next bpm faster. Once you are satisfied with your speed, go on to the next shape and memorize that one. If you spend a little bit of your practice time each day practicing, you will be able to play all of these shapes anywhere on the neck of your guitar. And also once you have all of these shapes memorized, it will be much easier to tackle any other scales you want to learn. Rock and Roll!

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