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Archive for January 31st, 2008

Top Dawg: Aynsley Lister

Posted in guitarists, Guitars, Music on January 31, 2008| 4 Comments »

If you’ve watched shows and/or videos of the birth of rock and roll, you’ll know that the pundits say it was the Brits who embraced the blues, then later morphed it into what we now know as Rock and Roll, invading the US with the fresh sound of The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, The Who, The Yardbirds, and many other Rock greats. But despite that, the blues lives on in Britain, and I’ve come across an absolutely excellent blues guitarist named Aynsley Lister. This guy does the blues – and it’s real good! Check out this video below:

Kind of reminiscent of SRV for sure, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing – especially if you can pull it off, and man, does this dude pull it off! Enjoy!

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Inspiring Words

Posted in Music, musicians, songs, songwriting on January 31, 2008| Leave a Comment »

I was over at igblog reading about Lindsey Buckingham in Ig’s article, “Lindsey Buckingham, guitar hero? « IG BLOG (life-music-guitar)” and something that Lindsey said in the accompanying video really struck a note with me (paraphrased): “Most song writers will say that song writing isn’t something that they make happen. It’s something that happens to them.” That couldn’t be more true, at least for me. I’ve never been able to explain how I get song ideas. They just come to me and I’m compelled to write them down or record them. I have no control over what my songs will be about, or when the inspiration will come along. It just happens, and to me, that’s the beauty of song writing.

When I actually think about how songs come to me, I get a little unsettled. It’s such a stream-of-consciousness experience. I’ll be reading something, or even listening to some music, or engaged in a conversation, and suddenly a tune will pop in my head. I sort of enter a zone, and everything – lyrics and music – just comes.

If you’re a songwriter, I’d like to hear your experience. Care to share?

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