The Song That Made You Wanna Play Guitar

[LoungeMachine]

25 or 6 to 4

Chicago.



That, and the Temptation's opening riff to My Girl

Robert White, may he Rest In Peace.

The Funk Brothers fucking rocked.

What can I say? I'm 46

It was 1974 and I was all of 12.

Then I discovered pot and the Revolver and Rubber Soul Albums

It's been all down hill since then.




Grate thread Idea, HYS

[Nickdfresh]

Originally posted by hideyoursheep
Fuckin' A!

My mom's old 45 of "Maybelline" got some abuse.
That opening riff.....


I'd get my ass beat when I got caught with those old
ORIGINAL Buddy Holly and Chuck 45's out of their sleeves.




She still has that shit.

Yeah, Buddy Holly. he was an innovator and really the arranger of the basic modern day rock instrumental trio...

I have to throw Bill Haley and the Comets in there too. I listened to the "American Graffiti Soundtrack" and another 50's retrospective collection: "At the Hop!" (I think) over an over on vinyl when I was like seven or eight...

[hideyoursheep]

Originally posted by Mr. Vengeance
Rock Bottom. And I still can barely play, but I'm working on it. Got a late start in life, but from the time I heard Rock Bottom, I wanted to play like Ace. Only been 30 + years. I still have time.

It's never too late to do what you love to do, man.

Follow the advice that was given to me a long time ago-

"Don't ever quit".

[hideyoursheep]

Ok, ok......




The theme to "Bonanza".

[Dave2007]

Prince Purple Rian

[Dave2007]

I teach guitar,and I have a seventeen year old student who really kicks ass He can play all the really crazy Vai and Eddie stuff,and just for shits and giggles tonight I played him the end of the prince song computer blue, the guitar solo with the crazy ass wha wha and phaser he was surprised to say the least. Also showed him youtube of eds solo from US festival 83.

[Panamark]

Originally posted by hideyoursheep
Ok, ok......




The theme to "Bonanza".

LMAO !

I actually think I was equally inspired by that riff,
but I was about 7 at the time...
Thats funny dude !

Almost up there with the James Bond theme.....

[LoungeMachine]

If ya wanna talk great TV Themes, think The Rockford Files.

I still have my 45 of it somewhere.

[SparkieD]

Rick Derringer's "Rock 'n' Roll Hoochie Koo" was the first song that made me take notice of the guitar, but I was only five. Not too much later, I got into Kiss and knew I wanted to play. I started when I was nine. I kept playing till my mid to late twenties. I got involved in my career and my guitar just started collecting more and more dust. I still noodle around occasionally, but there are times that I really miss actually playing.

[ace diamond]

johnny b. goode by chuck berry made me want to be a rock musician.
ace frehley's solos on kiss alive 1 made me want to play guitar.
eddie van halen's playing on the intro to mean streets was the first time i asked my self "how the fuck does he do that?"