Podcast 10 We're back! (again) Jim was in England and Brexit happened. Will English amps like Marshall, Orange, Victory and Vox be less expensive? Squirrel! Led Zeppelin was found to be not guilty of stealing Spirit's song Tarus. Who cares what the court says, Jim and Matt have opinions. Not being lawyers does not deter them from talking about the descending chromatic fourth. Is this like Vanilla Ice and Queen's “Under Pressure”? The do-woop cord progression? Could Metallica sue for other bands writing a song in E minor? Where does influence end a ripping off begin? Matt retells his Eric Johnson story. Cellphones and concerts. Jag-offs. What is the issue here? Seriously. Jim says, “get over it, artists! Let people take some pictures” Matt agrees. Blah, blah, blah, politics, blah, blah. Back to music. It's always a good time to talk about Steve Vai. The 25th anniversary of “Passion and Warfare” along with a new release of “Modern Primitive” The two-for-one release is a great deal, maybe even a steal, on physical media but why the heck is it so expensive to get a high resolution download?! Jim gives a callout to Jason Becker and his re-issued “numbers” guitar. Matt going on some bizarre Facebook rant about how they are changing the meaning of friend. Are “real fans” paying the price for casual fans? Physical media, streaming, you tube... What is the music industry's new business model? Jim concludes that Zeppelin was influenced by other music: they heard some music and wrote some music. Premiere Guitar's Steve Vai studio tour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raxhgWqS2eU Jason Becker: “Not dead yet” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Becker%3A_Not_Dead_Yet Jason Becker's Number Guitar (link) http://www.kieselguitars.com/catalog/guitars/jb24 Intro: “Stairway to Jazz-man” by Jim Epiphone SG → Way Huge Aqua-Puss analog delay → Fender Champ 15G recorded on iPhone using Shure MOTIV Outro: “Whole lotta Horsemen” in E minor by Jim Epiphone SG → Zvex Fat Fuzz → Fender Champ 15G drums by Apple Garage Band Shure MOTIV http://www.shure.com/americas/motiv/ Way Huge Aqua-Puss analog delay http://www.jimdunlop.com/product/aqua-puss

Intensify! Music Talk

Matthew Korbanic

Episode 10

SEP 25, 201660 MIN
Intensify! Music Talk

Episode 10

SEP 25, 201660 MIN

Description

Podcast 10 We're back! (again) Jim was in England and Brexit happened. Will English amps like Marshall, Orange, Victory and Vox be less expensive? Squirrel! Led Zeppelin was found to be not guilty of stealing Spirit's song Tarus. Who cares what the court says, Jim and Matt have opinions. Not being lawyers does not deter them from talking about the descending chromatic fourth. Is this like Vanilla Ice and Queen's “Under Pressure”? The do-woop cord progression? Could Metallica sue for other bands writing a song in E minor? Where does influence end a ripping off begin? Matt retells his Eric Johnson story. Cellphones and concerts. Jag-offs. What is the issue here? Seriously. Jim says, “get over it, artists! Let people take some pictures” Matt agrees. Blah, blah, blah, politics, blah, blah. Back to music. It's always a good time to talk about Steve Vai. The 25th anniversary of “Passion and Warfare” along with a new release of “Modern Primitive” The two-for-one release is a great deal, maybe even a steal, on physical media but why the heck is it so expensive to get a high resolution download?! Jim gives a callout to Jason Becker and his re-issued “numbers” guitar. Matt going on some bizarre Facebook rant about how they are changing the meaning of friend. Are “real fans” paying the price for casual fans? Physical media, streaming, you tube... What is the music industry's new business model? Jim concludes that Zeppelin was influenced by other music: they heard some music and wrote some music. Premiere Guitar's Steve Vai studio tour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raxhgWqS2eU Jason Becker: “Not dead yet” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Becker%3A_Not_Dead_Yet Jason Becker's Number Guitar (link) http://www.kieselguitars.com/catalog/guitars/jb24 Intro: “Stairway to Jazz-man” by Jim Epiphone SG → Way Huge Aqua-Puss analog delay → Fender Champ 15G recorded on iPhone using Shure MOTIV Outro: “Whole lotta Horsemen” in E minor by Jim Epiphone SG → Zvex Fat Fuzz → Fender Champ 15G drums by Apple Garage Band Shure MOTIV http://www.shure.com/americas/motiv/ Way Huge Aqua-Puss analog delay http://www.jimdunlop.com/product/aqua-puss