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In 1965 The Byrds had a worldwide smash with Bob Dylan's Mr. Tambourine Man, opened for The Rolling Stones in the US, hung out with The Beatles, undertook a disastrous tour of Great Britain, and capped the year with a second US chart-topper Turn! Turn! Turn!.Over the next few years they released the groundbreaking Eight Miles High single and a clutch of classic albums, enduring regular line-up changes that would have been the end of most bands but in The Byrds case, fuelled leader Roger McGuinn's innate capacity for reinvention. With hindsight, The Byrds were one of the 60s most influential bands. After virtually inventing folk-rock they pioneered psychedelia and country-rock, and were also the first guitar rock band to use synthesizers. Their influence endures in the mainstream rock of R.E.M. and Tom Petty, a multitude of jangly indie bands from the last 25 years, and just about every alt.country and Americana act on the scene.Now, The Byrds story is unravelled, as it happened, day-by-day, in So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star. From the band's formation and breakthrough hit in 1965 to the brief reunion of the original line-up in 1972/1973, this book is the most compelling and complete account of The Byrds ever published. Drawing on hundreds of lost and previously undiscovered sources, not to mention a wealth of previously unseen photos, it is a gripping chronicle of the life and times of this seminal band.Christopher Hjort is a rock historian who combines a love for popular music with an interest in typography and graphic design. In 2000, together with noted American researcher Doug Hinman, he published an acclaimed chronology of Jeff Beck's career, Jeff's Book. In 2007 Hjort wrote the acclaimed Strange Brew: Eric Clapton & The British Blues Boom 1965-1970.

In his first-ever instructional program, Gary Hoey reveals the secrets that have helped him amass 16 albums, five top 20 Billboard® hits and a spot on the list of top 100 greatest guitar players of all time. Learn his favourite scales, patterns, blues scales and the modes he uses to create soulful leads that grab the audience. Gary shows how he uses bends, hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides and reveals how he developed his signature vibrato. He covers his tricks for fretboard visualization, syncopated timings, melodic phrasing, string skipping intervals and the elements that give him command of a variety of musical genres. Gary digs deep to reveal his closest-kept secret weapons. You'll even learn to play many of his complete signature leads with full band backing tracks right from his CD recordings!Each Rock House product includes free lifetime membership to Rock House's online lesson support system. Enhance your learning experience, links with instructors, download backing tracks, access message boards, and much more. You'll connect with a community of musicians around the world learning to play music using The Rock House Method. Authored for Zone 0.Includes: 2 hours on 2 DVDs in 25mm Amaray case, iPod-ready video, more than 40 lessons, 36-page interactive tab booklet, behind-the-scenes photos and video, interview and live performances.

Here's your chance to master the melodic punk guitar playing of Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong with nine of their hottest anthems in Guitar Tab, and with superb soundalike backing tracks.From the unstoppable, genre-defining classic Basket Case to the political ranting of American Idiot, these eight Green Day favourites span the breadth of their awesome career. A specially recorded CD gives you the opportunity to take Billie's place within the songs, and full performance demonstrations have been provided by Tom Fleming. Every song is presented with Tab, melody line and guitar chord symbols.

Here's your chance to master the melodic punk guitar playing of Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt, with eight of their hottest anthems in Bass Tab, and with superb soundalike backing tracks.From the unstoppable, genre-defining classic Basket Case to the political ranting of American Idiot, these eight Green Day favourites span the breadth of their awesome career. A specially recorded CD gives you the opportunity to take Mike's place within the songs, and full performance demonstrations have been provided by Neil Williams. Every song is presented with Tab, melody line and guitar chord symbols.

Here's your chance to master the powerhouse punk drumming of Green Day tub-thumper Tre Cool (Frank E. Wright III) with eight of their hottest anthems in full drum notation, and with superb soundalike backing tracks.From the unstoppable, genre-defining classic Basket Case to the political ranting of American Idiot, these eight Green Day favourites span the breadth of their awesome career. A specially recorded CD gives you the opportunity to take Tre's place within the songs, and full performance demonstrations have been provided by Darrin Mooney. Every song is presented with drum charts, melody line and guitar chord symbols.

Guitar Play-Along Volume 133: Taylor Swift will help you play your favourite Taylor Swift quickly and easily! Just follow the tab, listen to the CD to hear how the Guitar should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics are also included in the book in case you want to sing, or to simply help you follow along. The audio CD is playable on any CD player, and also enhanced so PC & Mac users can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing pitch!8 songs: Better Than Revenge * Fifteen * Love Story * Mine * Our Song * Teardrops on My Guitar * White Horse * You Belong with Me.

The Guitar Play-Along series will help you play your favourite songs quickly and easily! Just follow the tab, listen to the CD to hear how the Guitar should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics are also included in the book in case you want to sing, or to simply help you follow along. The audio CD is playable on any CD player, and also enhanced so PC & Mac users can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing pitch!8 songs: Could You Be Loved * Get Up Stand Up * Is This Love * Jamming * No Woman No Cry * Stir It Up * Three Little Birds * Waiting in Vain. Pick up the corresponding Drum and Bass Play-Along volumes so your whole band can jam together.

A step-by-step breakdown of the guitar styles and techniques of Joe Satriani, indisputably one of the best rock guitarists in the world. In the words of guitar heavyweight champion Steve Vai, He is my favourite rock and fusion type player. He has class and real musicality. He can take a pop bottle and make it sound great.What is presented in this book is an extensive examination of Satriani's fretboard feats, from his single-note riffs and crunching power chords to his tapping tricks and split legato licks - even his trademark squeaks and extraterrestial sounds. All have been transcribed and fully annotated.Each of the musical examples in the book can be heard on the accompanying CD which features all the original guitar parts performed at regular speed with a full rhythm section and, in the case of guitar solos, an additional track performed at half speed.

Twenty-one geat hits from the band that reinvented the punk sound for the nineties, including Basket Case, Good Riddance and Welcome To Paradise arranged in guitar tablature and standard notation for intermediate players.

The Guitar Play-Along Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily! Just follow the tab, listen to the CD to hear how the guitar should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics are also included in the book in case you want to sing, or to simply help you follow along. The audio CD is playable on any CD player, and also enhanced so PC & Mac users can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing pitch!8 songs: Can't Stand Losing You * De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da * Every Breath You Take * Message in a Bottle * Roxanne * Spirits in the Material World * Synchronicity II * Walking on the Moon.

Designed for someone with little or no experience, this beginner drum program with world renowned instructor Mark Manzcuk begins by teaching you parts of the drums, correct posture, proper stick grip and coordination exercises. Have fun learning to keep time, count beats and understanding rhythm. You will build grooves, place fills and play along with the Guitar and Bass backing tracks so you can feel what it's like to drive the band! Included free with this program: Membership to The Rock House Method lesson support system on the web. Go to www.rockhousemethod.com and use the member number found inside your DVD case to register. Get helpful tips. Take quizzes. Download sheet music. Download backing tracks to play over. Use the student Message Boards. Additional information. And much more to make your learning fun, easy and complete.

The amazing new live DVD from Norways top avant garde black metallers Arcturus. After the worldwide acclaimed Sideshow Symphonies album the space ship has toured Europe extensively and gives you the opportunity to join its company. Filmed in 2005 during the Sonic Solstice Festival at the Rockefeller music hall in Atcturus' hometown Oslo. Enjoy Vortex's histrionic vocal performance backed up by Hellhammer's mind blowing drum abilities and Tore Moren's and Knut Valle's massive guitar work. Step into Arcturus' very own world with out of space music and odd characters...