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Who Needs Electric Guitars?

May 9, 2007 6:02 PM

've been looking for some new music for a little while. After I burned myself out on "Neon Bible," which was the only album I listened to for about two weeks straight, I decided that it was time to add some new blood to my usual music mix.

I've had the Soundgarden best of on my computer for a while but never really listened to it. So I called that up and got hooked on "The Day I Tried to Live" for a few days. Now I'm sort of leaving that phase. And where I've ended up at a new place, at least for me.

First, while trolling around on Youtube, I found this due of Mexican classical guitarists that's pretty cool. They're called Rodrigo y Gabriela. Here's "Diablo Rojo" from their epoymous album:

And here's their live version of Stairway to Heaven:

I think I actually prefer the version on the album. In general, I really like the mellow-yet-upbeat flavor some of their music has, and I really did the classical and Spanish influences. And I have to admit that, while racial pride is stupid, I think it's cool that they're Mexican.

Even though Rodrigo y Gabriela isn't the kind of stuff that I might typically listen to, it still involves relatively awesome guitar playing, even if they do use classical guitars. So, it's still somewhat in my comfort zone. What might be suprising is my new-found openness to electronic music. Based on the recommendation of Mr. Precious Curls himself, I just downloaded the album "Around the House" by an artist calling himself Herbert. I'll report back when I've had more time to listen to it.

Lest you think that I have completely changed my musical tastes, here's a video of the Smashing Pumpkins performing one of my favorite songs, "To Forgive." This was made during the Infinite Sadness tour and features all four original Pumpkins: Billy, James, D'arcy, and Jimmy. Enjoy.



1 Comments


TheExpat said:

I'm with you here, Ismael, these two rock. I will however part ways on the whole 'mellow yet upbeat flavor' thing. They are not Miracle Whip, Ismael - oh no - they are something entirely more satisfying.

May 10, 2007 8:47 AM



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