2/25/2009
Watch You Tube videos on your TV (Coming up next)
For further info visit www.youtube.com/tv (still in beta, and therefore not fully available)
You can also take a look at You Tube Blog. They should keep us up-to-date, so it is a good idea to visit the blog from time to time.
Better times seem to be coming. At least better times for music lovers fed up with watching our favorite video clips on our small PCs and mobile computers.
2/21/2009
Jailhouse Rock (original song + 2 best versions)
The song as sung by Elvis Presley is #67 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time[1] and was named one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.
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You have all the info you need above, now its time to listen to music played by three monsters of Rock and Roll music.
Below you will find the original version (colorized) sung by the king of kings, Elvis Presley. As well as the versions from the Blues Brothers recorded for their movie back in the early 80's (don't miss the last minute of the video), and at last Queen performing Jailhouse Rock at the Montreal Forum in Montreal in 1981.
You will also find the letters on the bottom of the post. And now, just prick up your ears and have fun.
The warden threw a party in the county jail
The prisonband was there and they began to wail
The joint was jumping and the place began to swing
You should have heard those knocked out jailbirds sing
Lets rock
Everybody lets rock
Everybody on the whole cell block
They was dancing to the jailhouse rock
Spider murphy played the tenor saxophone
Little joe was blowin on the slide trombone
The drummerboy from illinois went crash boom bang
The whole rhythm section was the purple gang
Lets rock
Everybody lets rock
Everybody on the whole cell block
They was dancing to the jailhouse rock
Well number 47 said to number 3
Youre the cutest jailbird I ever did see
I surell be delighted with your company
Come on and do the jailhouse rock with me
Lets rock
Everybody lets rock
Everybody on the whole cell block
They were dancing to the jailhouse rock
Lets rock!
Sad sack was sittin on a block of stone
Way over in the corner weepin all alone
The warden said hey buddy dont you be no square
If you cant find a partner use a wooden chair
Lets rock
Everybody lets rock
Everybody on the whole cell block
They was dancing to the jailhouse rock
They were dancing to the jailhouse rock
They was dancing to the jailhouse rock
They was dancing to the jailhouse rock
They was dancing to the jailhouse rock
Everybody on the whole cell block
They was dancing to the jailhouse rock
They was dancing to, dancing to, dancing to, dancing to
Dancing to the jailhouse rock
Oh they was dancing to, dancing to, dancing to, dancing to
Dancing to the jailhouse rock
Everybody on the whole cell block
They was dancing to the jailhouse rock
2/17/2009
100 Greatest Guitar Solos
Click on links for more details.
http://guitar.about.com/library/bl100greatest.htm
“Every guitarist has opinions on what some of the greatest recorded guitar solos are. While there are many that are commonly regarded as "great", there are lots of others that don't get as much attention. Not too long ago, the editors of the fabulous Guitar World magazine (which I highly recommend) put together a reader's poll, to find out what their readers considered to be the best guitar solos of all time. The results surely reflected the magazine's demographic (the results excluded jazz solos, amongst many other types of music), but no one could argue the 100 selections boasted some great guitar work. What follows is the list of all 100 songs selected, accompanied by the guitarist who played the solo.”
Stairway To Heaven
Jimmy Page
Led Zeppelin – 11/8/71
2
Eruption
Edward Van Halen
Van Halen – 1978
3
Freebird
Collins/Rossington
Lynyrd Skynyrd – 9/1/73
4
Comfortably Numb
David Gilmour
Pink Floyd – 11/30/79
5
All Along The Watchtower
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix -
6
November Rain
Slash
Guns n Roses -
7
One
Kirk Hammet
Metallicca -
8
Hotel California
Don Felder/Joe Walsh
The Eagles -
9
Crazy Train
Randy Rhoads
Ozzy Osborne -
10
Crossroads
Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton -
11
Voodo Chile (Slight Return)
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix -
12
Johnny B. Goode
Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry -
13
Texas Flood
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stevie Ray Vaughan -
14
Layla
Clapton/Allman
Eric Clapton -
15
Floods
Dimebag Darrel
Pantera -
16
Heartbreaker
Jimmy Page
Led Zeppelin – 10/22/69
17
Cliffs Of Dover
Eric Johnson
Eric Johnson -
18
Little Wing
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix -
19
Highway Star
Ritchie Blackmore
Deep Purple -
20
Bohemian Rhapsody
Brian May
Queen -
21
Time
David Gilmour
Pink Floyd - March 1973
22
Sultans Of Swing
Mark Knopfler
Dire Straits -
23
Bulls On Parade
Tom Morello
Rage Against the Machine -
24
Fade To Black
Kirk Hammett
Metallica -
25
Aqualung
Martin Barre
Jethro Tull -
26
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Kurt Cobain
Nirvana -
27
Pride And Joy
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stevie Ray Vaughan -
28
Mr. Crowley
Randy Rhoads
Ozzy Osborne -
29
For The Love Of God
Steve Vai
Steve Vai -
30
Surfing With The Alien
Joe Satriani
Joe Satriana -
31
Stranglehold
Ted Nugent
Ted Nugent -
32
Machine Gun
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix -
33
The Thrill Is Gone
B.B. King
B.B. King -
34
Paranoid Android
Jonny Greenwood
Radiohead -
35
Cemetary Gates
Dimebag Darrel
Pantera -
36
Black Star
Yngwie Malmsteen
Yngwie Malmsteen - 1984
37
Sweet Child O' Mine
Slash
Guns n Roses -
38
Whole Lotta Love
Jimmy Page
Led Zeppelin – 10/22/69
39
Cortez The Killer
Neil Young
Neil Young -
40
Reelin' In The Years
Elliot Randall
Steely Dan -
41
Brighton Rock
Brian May
Queen -
42
While My Guitar Gently..
Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton -
43
Sharp Dressed Man
Billy Gibbons
ZZ Top -
44
Alive
Mike McCready
Pearl Jam -
45
Light My Fire
Robby Krieger
The Doors -
46
Hot For Teacher
Edward Van Halen
Van Halen – 1983
47
Jessica
Dickey Betts
Allman Brothers Band -
48
Sympathy For The Devil
Keith Richards
Rolling Stones -
49
Europa
Carlos Santana
Santana -
50
Shock Me
Ace Frehley
KISS -
51
Master Of Puppets
Kirk Hammet
Metallica -
52
Star Spangled Banner
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix -
53
Since I've Been Loving You
Jimmy Page
Led Zeppelin – 10/5/70
54
Geek USA
Billy Corgan
Smashing Pumpkins -
55
Satch Boogie
Joe Satriani
Joe Satriani -
56
War Pigs
Tony Iommi
Black Sabbath -
57
Walk
Dimebag Darrel
Pantera -
58
Cocaine
Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton -
59
You Really Got Me
Dave Davies
The Kinks -
60
Zoot Allures
Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa -
61
No More Tears
Zakk Wylde
Ozzy Osborne -
62
Money
David Gilmour
Pink Floyd - March 1973
63
Black Hole Sun
Kim Thayil
Soundgarden -
64
Little Red Corvette
Prince
Prince -
65
In Bloom
Kurt Cobain
Nirvana -
66
Blue Sky
Allman/Betts
Allman Brothers Band -
67
Beat It
Eddie Van Halen
Michael Jackson – 1982
68
Starship Trooper
Steve Howe
Yes -
69
And Your Bird Can..
George Harrison
Beatles -
70
Purple Haze
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix -
71
Maggot Brain
Eddie Hazel
Funkadelic -
72
Walk This Way
Joe Perry
Aerosmith -
73
Stash
Trey Anastasio
Phish -
74
Lazy
Ritchie Blackmore
Deep Purple -
75
Won't Get Fooled..
Pete Townshend
The Who -
76
Cinnamon Girl
Neil Young
Neil Young -
77
Man In The Box
Jerry Cantrell
Alice in Chains -
78
Truckin'
Jerry Garcia
The Grateful Dead -
79
Mean Street
Eddie Van Halen
Van Halen – 1981
80
You Shook Me All...
Angus Young
AC/DC -
81
Sweet Jane
Hunter/Wagner
Lou Reed – 12/21/73
82
21st Century Schizoid
Robert Fripp
King Crimson -
83
Scuttle Buttin'
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stevie Ray Vaughan -
84
Santeria
Brad Nowell
Sublime -
85
Moonage Daydream
Mick Ronson
Ziggy Stardust -
86
Whipping Post
Allman/Betts
Allman Brothers Band -
87
Cult Of Personality
Vernon Reid
Living Color -
88
Kid Charlemagne
Larry Carlton
Steely Dan -
89
Killing In The Name
Tom Morello
Rage Against the Machine -
90
Let It Rain
Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton -
91
Heard It Thu Grapevine
John Fogerty
Creedence Clearwater Revival – 1970
92
Stray Cat Strut
Brian Setzer
Stray Cats -
93
The End
Robby Krieger
The Doors -
94
Working Man
Alex Lifeson
Rush -
95
Yellow Ledbetter
Mike McCready
Pearl Jam -
96
Honky Tonk Women
Keith Richards
Rolling Stones -
97
Cherub Rock
Billy Corgan
Smashing Pumpkins -
98
Under A Glass Moon
John Petrucci
Dream Theater - 1992
99
Cause We've Ended As..
Jeff Beck
Jeff Beck -
100
Three Days
Dave Navarro
2/15/2009
Songbeat VS Spotify
In short, you can do more or less the same things with both sites, and you can obviously listen to full length tracks in any case. However when it comes to browse differences arise, Spotify is a much more "visual", album portraits are on display and songs are organized by decades and genders on the same window. Songbeat looks much more spartan but it is a powerfull tool that allows you to download up to 25 songs for free or burn CDs.
Ops I forgot something. remember that it is required an invite to join Spotify, you can either ask for it or tell a friend to send you an invitation directly (it is much faster) and also remember that Songbeat is a german based company and therefore they are subjected to the german laws related to music downloads.
For further information click here for Spotify and here for Songbeat.
2/11/2009
The Freesound Project: A Huge database of sounds
All the files are free and can be downloaded and used under Creative Commons Sampling Plus License. You can either search for sounds or browse tags, packs and users.
Don't forget the forum, there are more than 820000 registered users and it is very active, I am sure you will find anything related to audio snippets, samples, recordings, bleeps... Besides, they also have a blog, which is the ideal option to get updated.
PS. For further info and details click HERE
2/06/2009
The RS 500 Greatest songs of all time: Complete Playlist
I have also included a widget with all the titles of the songs, just click your track and you will get more info on the RS website. Not enough for you? ok my friend, I also have found the lyrics for you on metrolyrics, I could find more links for you but that would be illegal and I should respect the law.
By the way, there is a forum on RS website, it is pretty interesting if you really like music.
The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time