The LivingRoomRockGods

NEW WEBSITE!

2009-06-07T11:15:00.000-07:00

The Living Room Rock Gods have a new and improved website! All the old functionality is there, and new great stuff coming too! Go check it out at: www.LRRG.net

Apologies

2009-06-01T10:09:00.000-07:00

Dear LRRGs,

I know this site has not been updated as often as before. This is because I'm working on a surprise at the moment, which you'll find out about soon enough. The posts will resume once the surprise is complete! Keep checking the site for updates on that!

Thank you for your patience!

--Pook

Are you ready for Lamb of God!?!?!

2009-05-28T15:43:00.000-07:00

Greetings, metalheads!

For this installment of the Metal Menagerie, we turn to one of the very first LRRGs ever to grace this site. He is our Icelandic bass lord, Olralph. If one has been following this site since its inception, you may remember Olralph's performance of Iron Maiden's "Hallowed Be Thy Name", a fairly difficult tune to be sure. Well, now it is a couple of years later, and our hero from the Northern Atlantic has developed his skills far beyond your run-of-the-mill Maiden tune. Here is Olralph from a about a year ago playing Lamb of God's, "Laid to Rest", a very, very difficult tune.

Watch that left hand fly, and pay close attention to the fingering. This is a man who knows what he is doing behind a four-string. And yes, he plays with a pick on this tune, and does it very well. But we are not the only one who benefits from Olralph's bass noodlings. He also plays bass for a band, which I hope someday will become the premiere flavor of Icelandic death metal. I know it will have good bass.

Rock on Olralph!

SUB: Mymassivehead's Alter-Ego

2009-05-25T11:21:00.000-07:00

What's better than one mymassivehead? two mymassiveheads! The aforementioned LivingRoom Rock God whips out his guitars and his alter ego to show off a demo his band, Alter Ego, recorded back in 1993 called "Colors Of Autum." Sounds simple enough, but reading through his video description I discovered it's pretty much a technical marvel, since he had to do a lot to fix the original recording, which was on tape. Here's what he had to do to it:

Phew! Talk about hard work, man. Kudos to you, our megaencephalonic friend. It's nice to know this one simply cannot be touched by those record label morons.

OI!

2009-05-20T10:21:00.000-07:00

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If you're a guitarist and slap the name "Vai" to your YouTube name, you better be good if you don't want to get harassed every 5 minutes by abusive comments by fanboys telling you how much you don't deserve to be bearing that name. I don't think Mexican LRRG brianvai would get many comments of the sort, however, considering he simply rocks, as clearly demonstrated in this rendition of John Petrucci's "Glasgow Kiss."After watching all 8 minutes of it, you'll have no choice but to stop on your tracks and say: "Caramba!"

BASS TUTORIAL: Laquerhead

2009-05-19T11:06:00.000-07:00

If you're anything like me, when Les Claypool goes nuts on his songs (which happens often) you need some help to learn them; makibajo2 is the man to go to for complicated bass lines. Here, he breaks down Primus' "Lacquerhead" into three easy-to-follow videos explaining each part of the song:

Part 1

Main riff and solo

Part 2

Bridge

Part 3

Bridge 2 and chorus

SUB: Jackyl Or Pennywise?... Jackyl Or Pennywise?

2009-05-18T09:08:00.000-07:00

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I have a bone to pick with sageguitar70: he usually sends more than one video per submission, which would be just fine... IF NOT EVERY SINGLE ONE KICKED ASS! which makes it nearly impossible to choose between one or the other. This time, literally, I was so torn, that I picked his rendition of Jackyl's "Down on Me" because I like the Les Paul better than the Ibanez he uses for the other video in his submission: Pennywise's "Western World." So, Mr. sageguitar70, I tip my hat to you for kicking ass.

Next Week: mymassivehead collaborates with himself: a 1993 original!

A FANBOY WORST NIGHTMARE

2009-05-05T09:24:00.000-07:00

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This one is a first for the LRRG blog: a U2 rendition on the congas. Canadian LivingRoom Rock God TomBeltrame gives a new feel to "Get On Your Boots" while showing off his skill for percussion instruments, making some U2 fanboys get all red in the face and white knuckles on their fisties, which is exactly what we like!

SUB: Sing On

2009-05-04T08:21:00.000-07:00

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It's not every day someone sends a vocal cover submission, and not every day someone has the guts to attempt a song originally sung by Steven Tyler. LRRG mwhitm1 did both with Aerosmith's classic "Dream On."

This is one of those videos in which the video and the audio were recorded at different times, so he had to lip sync it, but it's him singing for sure... and doing a great job at it. I used to think singing to Aerosmith would be health hazardous; losing your voice at the end of one song, not to mention your consciousness and ability to carry on with life itself, but he seems fine at the end.

Inexplicably, this is mwhitm1's only video on his channel, so please rate it and comment on it, encouraging him to make more!

POTW: Woof!

2009-05-01T10:28:00.000-07:00

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I remember a few months ago I posted a video by Vanhalen1014 and the negative comments he got like "fake" and so forth, because he had recorded sound and video at different times, and ignorant douchebags saw this as a forgery. He really showed them with this rendition of Ozzy Osbourne's "Bark at the Moon" in which it is clear that's him playing and kicking ass. Not happy with just displaying his skills with covering the song, Vanhalen1014 went ahead and improvised a solo as well. I wish I could see the look on those morons' faces who called him a "fake" now.

JEREMINHO

2009-04-30T11:01:00.000-07:00

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Two facts we know to be true no matter the circumstances: Brazilians seem to have a natural talent for music, and Pearl Jam's "Jeremy" is awesome; and when you mix those two in an acoustic cover, the result is nothing short of amazing. Time and time again I've said I love it when LRRG's put something of their own into the covers they play, and our carioca friend andrellsv here is no exception. Instead of trying to imitate Eddie Vedder's voice, he uses his own tone with fantastic results.

WEKASTAR

2009-04-28T09:21:00.000-07:00

Ever since the video removal by the record companies started on YouTube, the LivingRoom Rock Gods have been looking for an alternate site for uploading their material. A few months ago, I wrote a post about blip.tv being a good choice for it's good quality in both video and audio, but there's something missing from that alternative: the musician community.

However, Wekastar.com has that, since the whole site is a musician community. The video and audio are not as good as blip.tv, and it has some synch issues (as you'll be able to see with this video of myself), but I'm guessing this site is less likely to get hit by the copyright holders as hard as YouTube has. Some LRRG's are posting their stuff there as well as YouTube, such as zodiakironfist (his Primus covers are available there) and Spector2112.

Wekastar advertises itself as an online "American Idol" (ew) because it offers competitions and apparently record deals to those who win them. I cannot say for sure weather that's true or not, so please check that out before you enter any competition. As a "storage" for your videos and sharing them with other musicians, I think it can be a nice alternative.

SUB: Just What The Doctor Ordered

2009-04-27T10:45:00.000-07:00

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LRRG sageguitar70 submitted three videos, giving me the chance and freedom to choose from three renditions of three songs... thanks, sage! So, why Ted Nugent's "Just What the Doctor Ordered"? Like always, it reflects sage's LivingRoom-Rock-Godness the best, in my own and humble opinion, even though it cuts off mid-solo.

That epiphone is crazy! I've never seen one like that. According to the video description box, it's a 1976 Epiphone Crestwood Model ET290. I don't know much about guitars and gear and such, but this one really gives that solo that "classic" sound, and makes it fly.

Other submissions by sageguitar70: Foo Fighters' "Everlong" and Judas Priest's "Green Manalishi," both on guitar. Click on the links to check them out.

POTW: Duel!

2009-04-24T09:33:00.000-07:00

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We all know what LivingRoom Rock God quaz18 is capable of, either with a 4-string, or a 6-string. This time he joins forces with a guitarist and singer simply known as "Joe" (and that's what I can gather from this video's key words) to play an original tune: "A Duel on Tundra."These guys sure have a knack for composition, which shows from the first few seconds of the intro, and stays throughout the entire song. A very nice choice for this week's "Pick of the Week."

SANTEI'S NEW FOUND GLORY

2009-04-23T10:58:00.000-07:00

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Risking having to withstand mockery from other LRRG's, I have to admit it: I do like that New Found Glory's hit song from a few years back "My Friends Over You,"I think it's a fun song. But I swear I was not looking for that specific song when I found this! Really!

Anyway, meet Japanese LivingRoom Rock God and guitarist santei0823 who appears to be having a great time playing this. And why shouldn't he? It's fun I tell you! I know secretly you're going to try play it for yourself, so click here for the song's tabs, which I found in this video's info box. Shhhh!

MESSIN' WITH THE CLASSICS

2009-04-22T10:42:00.000-07:00

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Once again, a rebel LivingRoom Rock God messes with a classic song, adding a drum beat to The Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby." Even if it would have existed in the original version of the song, my guess is Ringo would have played it in a completely different fashion, making alexm141's version really interesting to listen to.

Considering the amount of fanboys lurking around the YouTube cyber-space just looking for videos to piss on, we also have to admire his courage. Great job, brother LRRG!

SUB: Paperkutnication

2009-04-21T09:27:00.000-07:00

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Remembering times when one could freely play Red Hot Chili Peppers' songs on YouTube, paperkut69 submitted this rendition of the MTV massively overplayed (but still great song) "Californication" on bass. As a good LRRG should always do, other than playing a perfect carbon copy of the original, he adds little arrangements and diddys here and there, making it quite unique and his own.

Next Week: Nudgent? Foo? Judas?

POTW: "Schoolyard Bully" is finally up!

2009-04-17T11:13:00.000-07:00

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It's finally up! zodiakironfist has finished his video for his original song "Schoolyard Bully,"originally written with his band Mojo Barefoot, circa 1994, and is currently gracing the hallways of YouTube's music material (or what's left of it).

Like his previous video, "The Vowel Song,""Schoolyard Bully"'s animation is done in a style very reminiscent of South Park, and it's humor is very characteristic of the LRRG entomologist we've come to know so well; it even has a moral to the whole thing. You'll have to watch 'till the end to see what I'm talking about.

LRRGs do "Blood is on Your Hands" by Arch Enemy

2009-04-15T10:12:00.000-07:00

Greetings metal fans!

This is the first installment of Zodiak's Metal Menagerie, a semi-regular posting that features the heavier elements of the LRRG world. In here you will find your basic metal, your thrash metal, your power metal, your death metal, and everything in between and beyond these descriptors. If it features long hair, tattoos, head-banging, distorted guitar, and powerful drums, you will find it under this heading. So kick back and enjoy the face-melting power of the metal LRRGs!

The first featured video installment is a cover tune from one of my favorite bands, Arch Enemy. What makes this band so great? Well, for one they have an excellent vocalist, a female named Angela Gossow. What makes her impressive is not that she is female, but that she is a great growler. Metalheads do not make distinctions due to sex, or at least should not. This band also features one of the best guitarists in the metal world, Michael Amott of Carcass fame.

In the spirit of Arch Enemy, I chose this awesome video from TheZer0Hour of Blood is on Your Hands, the opening track off of Arch enemy's latest album. This is a collaborative effort between TheZer0Hour and his guitarplayer, wrathchild368. Zerohour really powers out these vocals, and what can one say about wrathchild368 other than the fact that he is awesome at rhythm and lead (plus he has cool hair). These two play in a band together called Malevolent Awakening, which has a few originals of their own. Both of these gentlemen show you exactly what the sprit of metal is....high intensity, difficult fretwork, and sheer badass-ness.

SUB: La Villa Spector

2009-04-13T10:16:00.000-07:00

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Once again Brad, or Spector2112 graces the LRRG website with one more of his videos. This time however, he does so with a couple of buddies of his. They get together every so often to rock it out together; in this case, with Rush's "La Villa Strangiato," filmed around Christmas, 2006. It's 8 minutes of pure LivingRoom-Rock-Godness, as it usually is when old friends get together to just play.

Next Time: Careful. You don't want to get a paperkut.

FANCY A GRUDGE?

2009-04-08T09:23:00.000-07:00

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Wal basses have a very distinct metallic-agressive sound, and is most often associated with Tool. Other than TOOLbassplayer, Justin Chancellor and Paul McCartney (at Knebworth, 1989), I've never seen anyone work one, but now we can add Toolmybass to the list of Wal Bass users with this rendition of the 8-minute "The Grudge" complete with effects and awesomeness.

ERICSES IS THE WINNER

2009-04-06T09:18:00.000-07:00

EricSes - 1st place (5 votes)

As you've probably guessed by now by the enormous banner now displayed in the title, the winner of the LRRG Banner contest is none other than EricSes, and it all was by a single vote... of the whole 15, with zodiakironfist's as the runner-up.

Thanks to the people who voted and those who submitted their work!

Coming Soon: T-Shirt design contest.

zodiakironfist - 2nd place (4 votes)

LouddrummerO -3rd place (3 votes)

girgen - 3rd place (3 votes)

...THOM?

2009-04-02T10:14:00.000-07:00

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Thom Yorke is Canadian? Here I was thinking all this time he's English. Wait, that's not him is it? Well, if you give the "play" button a go, you'll see it's easy to make that mistake.

Singer/Guitarist ooOantonOoo from Canada sings mostly Radiohead covers --although recently he has been uploading some originals-- and he sounds just like Thom Yorke. Having said that, it's pointless to mention (but I'll do that anyway) that he's awesome. After watching a few of his videos I was torn over which one to upload. I chose "Paranoid Android" because, besides showing off his vocal abilities, it also displays his skill on the acoustic guitar. The rest of his videos, however, are very much worth a look, as well.

ZAK WASTES HIS PRIZE ON CRAP

2009-04-01T11:39:00.000-07:00

A few days ago, I wrote a post asking people to vote for zakryan79's rendition of "Master Of Puppets" on bass for a contest in RockItOutBlog so he could win two free CD's, and I guess it worked, because he won. What I'm not too happy about is his choice of CD's. He chose Britney Spears' "Circus" and Christina Aguilera's "Back To Basics." Honestly, if I had known he was going to waste his prize in that crap, I would've never helped him...

...Happy April's Fool's Day! Zak's actually asking for Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" and Bob Marley's "Catch a Fire;"even though he would've asked for "Circus" and "Back To Basics,"I would've been happy to help him.

Thanks a lot for voting for him!

LRRG BANNER CONTEST: VOTE!

2009-03-30T11:25:00.000-07:00

Time is up for the contest entries, and now it's time to vote! The voting is being held in this thread in the LRRG Forums, and will last for one week untill next Sunday, April 4th.

Remember the winner will be displayed as this blog's title banner and you will see it each time you enter to read the daily updates, every day, for the rest of your life (or something less dramatic), so make your votes count! You can vote as many times as you wish.

Thank you to everyone who submitted an entry.

Entries:by EricSes

by LouddrummerO

by zodiakironfist

by girhen

LRRG SUBMISSION: Brad Plays Nothing

2009-03-30T09:53:00.000-07:00

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What's the five percent of nothing? If my very limited knowledge does not fail me, then it's nothing, zero, nada; however that does not stop Spector2112 from making it sound great. One of the shortest submissions ever, he has a go at Yes' dissonant, random tune: "Five Per Cent For Nothing" in his first ever direct audio attempt. Suffice to say, it was successful.

Next Week: More Spector2112, yay!

LRRG PICK: Three LRRG's For The Price Of One

2009-03-27T09:39:00.000-07:00

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That's right. This week, you get 3 Awesome LRRG's for the price of one thanks to Adje1960's super-human ability of putting out collaborations.

As per usual when it comes to Adje's collabs, korgrandi is on bass, and Hannah, or drumplayher, re-appears on drums in her second collab with these guys. These three amazing Living Room Rock Gods come together to play The Sonics' "Strychnine."

This collab makes a great start for the new LRRG Pick Playlist!

A VISIONARY DOUCHEBAG

2009-03-26T10:21:00.000-07:00

We've all gotten our fair share of douchie comments on our videos. They usually are from people who: a) are losers who can't play an instrument and feel the need they have to prove something to someone (what to who is impossible to determine at this point); or b) those who do play instrument and believe they are the shit.

One visionary douchebag broke away from the usual douchie practices and decided he alone will end the "shitty covers" from the 'tubes with his 10-year drummer experience backing him up (he's 18). Dusty here, doesn't like others "destroying" the songs he likes and the way others decide to look or comb their hair. He would like you to know he's never attempted to be someone else...

...in his case he should at least give it a go, because being himself is obviously not working.

LET'S HELP ZAK WIN!

2009-03-24T16:58:00.000-07:00

zakryan79, that handsome chap in the picture, is currently running in a contest, and he needs the vote of the Living-Room Rock Gods so he can win... TWO CD'S!

All you have to do is go to this guy's channel (RockItOutBlog in YouTube) and post a comment before this Friday (the 27th), saying you vote for Zak's "Master of Puppets" video (that one just above this text), and that's it.

Help a fellow LRRG... who knows when you'll need his vote?... what if you run for president one day?

LEAVE THE GUITAR. GET THE CANNOLI.

2009-03-24T09:43:00.000-07:00

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"Leave the gun. Get the cannoli.""Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes.""I'll make him an offer he can't refuse."If the reader doesn't know what I'm talking about by now, then you should check your surroundings, because you might be living under a rock.

Who doesn't recognize "The Godfather Suite" from the first 4 or 5 notes? Its a timeless piece originally written by Italian composer Nino Rota for the film The Godfather, which has spawned many alternate versions and covers, one of which was Slash, making it a very popular piece to play among rock guitarists.

Italian guitarist maxguzzo makes us an offer we cannot refuse with his video: he dresses his best clothes, gave it an old movie feel, and nails the tune to boot, leaving us with no choice but to stand up and say: bravísimo!

LRRG BANNER CONTEST: Last Days!

2009-03-23T13:45:00.000-07:00

This is the last week to submit your entries to the LRRG Banner Contest in which the winner's design will be posted as the main title for this blog, for the world to see! (or the people who read this blog, at least). Hurry up and submit your designs before Sunday, March 29th!

Restrictions (or lack there of):

.GIF, .JPEG, or .PNG formats.
750 pixels wide; the height is up to you.
You can submit as many designs as you want.
No deadline (as of yet).

Submit your entries to either the LRRG e-mail address: LRRGods@gmail.com (please include "LRRG banner contest" as a subject), or this thread in the LRRG Forums.

Entries so far:by EricSes

by LouddrummerO

by zodiakironfist

by girhen

LRRG SUBMISSION: Look, ma! No backing track!

2009-03-23T09:42:00.000-07:00

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There's a couple of unusual characteristics to this submission: I don't get a lot of bass player submissions who also sing (or who actually can sing, for that matter), and certainly there's not many submissions done "a capella."LRRG KROMLIVES seems to be something of an expert at it, though, and this rendition of Black Sabbath's "Warning" is clear proof of that. However, if you still need proof, swing by his youtube channel and have a lookise at the rest of his stuff. Personally, I recommend Donovan's "Sunshine Superman."

Next Week: YES, yet another Spector submission.

LRRG PICK: DAS SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION

2009-03-20T10:22:00.000-07:00

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When it comes to collaborations, it rarely gets any better than this: 5 awesome Living-Room Rock Gods joining forces to deliver an awesome rendition of Rammstein's "Zwitter." They are: Adje1960 on guitar and vocals; korgrandi on bass; mymassivehead on guitar; stoptherobot on guitar; and the newest member of the LRRG community, Schneider1988 on drums.

Audio mix was done by Adje1960, which should say a lot since we all know what the punkest of LRRG's is capable of with a computer. All instruments are synched up perfectly with great quality which makes it sound like it was ripped right out of a CD.

And the video editing... well, it was also done by Adje1960, and we all know what that means: spontaneous combustion everywhere you look! Also done with great care and dedication and pure love towards the nature of the true LRRG.

Check this one out even if you hate Rammstein (as I do), if anything, just to see Adje sing in german.

VIRTUAL 311

2009-03-17T10:25:00.000-07:00

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It's time for a little shameless self promotion.

Justin -metallicat511- and I have been planning this little project for some months now, and just could not get it to work. Our search for a drummer was quite easy: we found zildpais; asked him if he wanted to be in our virtual band; he said yes; done. However, finding singers/rappers was another story, since 311 has two vocal parts in almost every song, very different in style and tone. So we decided "screw it. We'll use the original vocals,"and so we did.

After some months of working on it, we finally got our Virtual 311 project going with out first rendition "Feels So Good."We did two versions: this one with the vocals, and another without them, just the three of us playing without any kind of backing track. You can check both out in the Virtual 311 YouTube channel.

LRRG SUBMISSION: Got milk?

2009-03-16T10:39:00.000-07:00

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By now, I think we all know Spector2112 and mymassivehead; we also know they kick some ass. They've now decided to get their ass-kickin' together to form an even bigger ass-kickin' machine called Head 'n Spector.

Here they take on S.O.D's "Milk." Spector starts everything with his powerful bass, just to be joined a few seconds later by Head (right after he throws the horns) to complete the experience of blowing your head off with pure metal.

A great one to kick off the week. It'll give you the guts you need to go and tell your boss off. I wouldn't recommend doing that, though.

Next week: KROM LIIIIIIIIIIVEEEEEESSSSSS!... so does Black Sabbath.

LRRGODDESS WEEK: Oh, Lord

2009-03-13T13:21:00.000-07:00

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Finally, to end LRRGoddess Week with a bang, here's madmoiselle chewwinggum from France doing a song with the most difficult instrument: the human voice. No track, no acoustic or electric instrument of any kind, just her voice. And she didn't choose an easy little tune either, but Janis Joplin's "Mercedes Benz,"bringing the all-women week posts to an end... more ugly-ass guys coming next week!

LRRGODDESS WEEK: Zombie Rockstar

2009-03-13T12:46:00.000-07:00

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Opposite to the other kind of covers in YouTube, acoustic songs have to be made by predominantly women. Apparently they're less embarrassed to pick up a guitar and sing than men, and thank god for that. I've run across some great talents.

Rockstar122083's rendition of The Beatles' "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away"was one of the first acoustic covers I favorited back when I had my old channel. I looked for her videos again with my more recent channel, and was glad to find she has continued to post acoustic covers, and, once again, I immediately subscribed.

However, I decided to post a more recent video of hers, instead of the Beatles one, so here she is doing her rendition of one of the most acoustically covered songs in YouTube: The Cranberries' "Zombie."

LRRGODDESS WEEK: Don't you wish you played like this when you were 16?

2009-03-12T10:34:00.000-07:00

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"Awww, look: a 16 year old girl is trying to play-- holy shit!"

Yup, that's what I was thinking when this video started to load. When a 16-year-old is having a go at drums, it's usually very painful for the viewer. Then, I pressed "play."It took toastedmuffin (or Katie) exactly .0001 seconds to shut me up. I kid you not, she displays awesome skill from the first note of Blink 182's "First Date."

It must be a fluke, right? Check out the rest of her videos (I recommend her rendition of The Foo Fighters' "All My Life") -- you, and the people around you, will be blown away by this young LRRG.

WARNING: Be sure your jaw is well strapped to your head before you press play... it might drop.

LRRGODDESS WEEK: All in one: bassist, biker, and LRRG

2009-03-12T09:45:00.000-07:00

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What would you do if you loved both motorcycles and bass? play bass with your bike helmet on, of course; and which song to play while wearing your helmet? none other than Steppenwolf's "Born to be Wild,"obviously.

Continuing with LRRGoddess Week, we come across bassist and Living Room Rock Goddess (and biker) Honda599Girl. I chose to show this video, because I liked her wearing her helmet (even if it meant to sacrifice her ability to hear!) while rockin' out to her bass. However, even though she has just a few videos, they are all worth a look. Her profile doesn't say much about her, so I couldn't assure how long she's been going at the good ol' low end, but it sure seems like it's quite a bit.

In short, Honda599Girl is living proof that anybody who considers both bass and bikes "a man's thing,"is missing out big time.

LRRGODDESS WEEK: Anissa's Disturbed

2009-03-10T10:42:00.000-07:00

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Last Sunday we celebrated the 2009 International Women's Day, so this week I decided to celebrate those LRRG women (or Living Room Rock Goddesses) out there. So John's submission yesterday will be sharing the week with nothing but hard-ass rock girls... lucky him.

So lets start with one of the toughest LRRG's I know -and one I can proudly call a friend-, AnissaAcoff. One that the negative and ignorant comments on her videos (and trust me, she gets a lot!) hasn't stopped her to continue to kick some serious ass with both her guitar and bass covers (she plays trumpet too, just no videos of that). Now with her new gear she's kicking more ass than ever.

Proof? How 'bout this rendition of Disturbed's "Liberate"? But her awesomeness doesn't stop there. Take a while to check her videos. Much, much worth it.

LRRG SUBMISSION: Recipe for Canadian Chop Suey

2009-03-09T10:27:00.000-07:00

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Ingredients:

Two drum sticks
Electronic Roland drums
One Canadian drummer

1. Put the drum sticks in the Canadian drummer's hands.
2. Sit the Canadian drummer on the drums' stool.
3. Unleash him to System of a Down's "Chop Suey."

Kick-ass LouddrummerO rendition... done.

Got a video you'd like to submit? Send it over to LRRGods@gmail.com, or the LRRG YouTube Channel with the title "LRRG Submission" or something other to that effect!

Next week's LRRG Submission: a Spector2112 - mymassivehead collaboration.

LRRG PICK: Welcome back, Bill!

2009-03-06T10:50:00.000-08:00

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Thanks to the hunger for monopoly of music by the big record labels, a very important LRRG account was recently blocked from YouTube: munkybarz (story here and here). The heroic labels stopped Bill's evil plan to cover tunes from his favorite artists and bands, while serving pretty much as an advertisement for them as well as the many basses in his collection... and did not make a dime.

Well, you cannot keep a natural-born LRRG from doing what he loves. Here he is again, now under the nickname ohforfuxache, doing what he does best: paying tribute to his favorite music with his bass guitar. The honored song: Motorhead's "Ace of Spades."

It's damn great to have you back, Bill!

Send your friend request to the LRRG YouTube channel so your videos can be considered in LRRG Picks!

THAT1BLKGUY GOES 80's

2009-03-05T09:47:00.000-08:00

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Back when jazzysaxe had his finds posted here, this guy was featured in one of them playing a very jazzy version of a Michael Jackson's tune. He usually does that kind of stuff, but he surprised the hell out of me today when I discovered his rendition of a Billy Idol song: "Rebel Yell."

That1BlkGuy's playing is awesome, of course, but that's not the only reason this video is worth almost 5 minutes of your time, but also to see him go wild and -at the risk of using a term not used since the 50's- very rock 'n roll. At one point his dreads swing at such speed and force, that you pray no one will walk by him and get hurt.

Be warned: this is hard core LRRGness.

TALENT RUNS IN THE FAMILY

2009-03-03T08:12:00.000-08:00

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This one is really something. A father-daughter collaboration for Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb,"which is just perfect, since it has two singing parts; a high one and a low one. The dad, felsberg2 (or Brend) takes on the lows, sang originally by Roger Waters, while his daughter, 17-year-old Melissa, tackles the Gilmour vocals. Brend also takes on guitar duties during the solos, giving them his own spin, without losing that Gilmouresque melody to them.

One look and listen to this video makes it obvious great time and effort went to it (That click on the Stereo link is really worth it). Along with their footage singing and playing, several insterts of Pink Floyd images are throwin into the mix, making it a hell of a tribute video.

LRRG SUBMISSION: Daniel goes The Distance

2009-03-02T10:23:00.000-08:00

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LRRG CosaNostraDeSantis5 has discovered CAKE, and could not help it. He picked up his Geddy Lee Fender Jazz Bass and learned "The Distance,"and here we have the result: groovness everywhere -- the bass line, the song, the relaxed playing... even the small choreography.

Got a video you'd like to submit? Send it over to LRRGods@gmail.com, or the LRRG YouTube Channel with the title "LRRG Submission" or something other to that effect!

ow... Ow... OW!

2009-02-26T10:21:00.000-08:00

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Have you ever tried to sing along to The Offspring? After how many days did you get your voice back? I don't know where Dexter Holland gets his tone of voice. Very tight jeans come to mind. MickeRamone picks up his acoustic guitar and ventures into the world of very high-pitched Dexter-Holland style voices and does The Offspring's "Defy You." Then, he's kind enough to tell us how he feels after that beating. He's a very brave man.

MUCHO GUSTO, ME LLAMO BRADLEY

2009-02-24T09:06:00.000-08:00

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Live is not a band of who you see many bass covers of, so getting this submission from Spector2112 will make a nice addition to this page's solo videos section. His bass tone and playing are really sweet on this one; mixing into the original, "Heaven Wore A Shirt,"quite nicely, with a very 90's grunge-era quality to it. Great laid-back, relaxing playing by Ro... Brad.

NOTE: Like in many messages I get from LRRG's, this video was not the only one in Brad's submission, the other one being a rendition of Metallica's "The Prince"bass cover. You can check that out by clicking here.

Got a video you'd like to submit? Send it over to LRRGods@gmail.com, or the LRRG YouTube Channel with the title "LRRG Submission" or something other to that effect!

THE JAPANESE DEMON IS AWAKE

2009-02-19T09:51:00.000-08:00

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When you spend time each morning looking and posting LRRG videos almost every day like myself, you start noticing things that otherwise would blow right past you, such as the subtle differences between the Living-Room Rock Gods from each country, and Japan's have two very specific characteristics about them: they rarely show their face (don't know why), and they're really friggin good. My guess is because the importance music has in their educational system.

Enter MasanoriGT17. Immediately, he takes control of Bullet For My Valentine's "Waking the Demon"and rocks it with extreme accuracy -even having a go at the solo- displaying a very nice technique (to my untrained guitar-technique eye) which makes this song appear effortless to him; one good look at the rest of his videos is much recommended.

EL-E-VA-TION!

2009-02-18T08:51:00.000-08:00

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I've said it before, and I'll say it again: there's not enough girl drummers out there, so I get all giddy when I stumble upon one who can rock and cannot help but to post her.

Drummer Britt (B2U2) takes Larry Mullen Jr.'s seat and covers U2's "Elevation", making it awesome once again after it got ruined for me a few years back (thanks, Lara Croft: Tomb Rider). The title is accurate: after the intro this song just takes off!

Halfway through the song, one of the annotations says her ipod died and she does the rest by memory. I don't know if this means she played the last part without listening to a backing track, but if that's the case, that's friggin impressive (at least for me), although I'm guessing she just meant the click.

Info Update: After trading a message with Britt, it turns out she was indeed listening to the backing track on her ipod; she played the last part of the song with no backing track or click what so ever... as I said: friggin impressive!

DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME (you might hurt yourself)

2009-02-17T09:17:00.000-08:00

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Before watching this video do yourself a favor and go get a bowl and place it on your lap (if you're sitting down), so you can put your face back together after it melts at from the pure awesomeness that is this video by RushZappa2112.

Playing Rush is not easy. Playing "YYZ" is even harder. Playing all the instruments in "YYZ" is insane. Playing all the instruments in "YYZ" accurately was thought to be impossible, but here it's proof that there's at least one person out there who can do it. However, it is now clear that to do that you'll need God-like talent and precision which comes once every five hundred years or so. You know, like Neo in "The Matrix."

A RAMONE SUBMISSION

2009-02-16T09:36:00.000-08:00

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Playing bass and singing is like typing an e-mail about your summer vacations while singing "The Twelve Days of Christmas" out loud. Not easy. And yet, misfitfiend55 pulls it off in at least three videos which he submitted: Rush's "Tom Sawyer," Metallica's "From Whom the Bell Tolls" and this one here: The Ramones' classic "The Blitzkrieg Bop."

Got a video you'd like to submit? Send it over to LRRGods@gmail.com, or the LRRG YouTube Channel with the title "LRRG Submission" or something other to that effect!

AVAST, MATEYS!

2009-02-13T11:17:00.000-08:00

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Hmmm... I posted LRRG Friday a day early. After reviewing my knowledge of how many days a week has and their names, I set off to find a keyboard/piano cover to post since I have been neglecting it lately.

After endless Evanescence covers by 13-year-olds, I stumbled upon this collaboration. Just a piano, played by the video's host Paul Wells (paulwwells); and a very high-pitched, Sting-like voice by a Danish singer named Jimmy Skotte. They put together this rendition of Sting's "Pirate's Bride;"an unusual change of pace, being a jazzy kind of tune, and very much worth the look. There's only one drawback: Jimmy doesn't appear to have a YouTube channel. I'd definitively would like to see more of his singing.

LRRG FRIDAY: Toby's got somewhat better at drums

2009-02-12T08:17:00.000-08:00

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OBdrummer has been away from making videos for a little while. Then he decided to upload once again... with this. You will muster the title of this Strapping Young Lad song as soon as he starts playing it: "Oh, My Fucking God"!

I have something of encountered feelings towards this video: I love watching him play and, at the same time, I'm terribly glad I don't live next to him.

Send your friend request to the LRRG YouTube channel so your videos can be considered in LRRG Fridays!

LRRG VIDEO RESOURCES

2009-02-11T11:32:00.000-08:00

Video resources for LRRG videos.

LRRG Video Intro
Download at 16:9 ratio: AVI MP4
Download at 4:3 ratio: AVI MOV

LRRG Video Outro
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LRRG Video Disclaimer
Download at 16:9 ratio: AVI MP4
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Tribute IS NOT theft outro
Download: GIF JPG

HOLY MACKEREL!

2009-02-10T09:02:00.000-08:00

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What's with kids now-a-days? When I was 17 years old, I could only think about girls and video games. That was my whole life. Sure, I played a little guitar, but everyone was sick of hearing my version of "Wish You Were Here." Now here's 17-year-old Steve9842007 doing a near-perfect rendition on bass of Les Claypool and the Holy Mackerel's "Highball With the Devil."

Surfing the may YouTube renditions, I've seen very young people who are already experts on their different musical instruments. I'm pretty sure the kids today are genetically enhanced or something. Soon they'll be like that pianist in Gattaca.

DEJA VU, ANYONE?

2009-02-09T09:05:00.000-08:00

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A couple of weeks ago I posted a rendition of Tomoyasu Hotei's "Battle Without Honor or Humanity" by jsd1982. This time, Canadian drummer LouddrummerO joins in for a kick-ass collaboration. Instead of doing a carbon copy of the original drum track, he improvised most of it, making it quite original. Needless to say, jsd1982 is awesome as always, going a bit nuts at the end with a noisy (but cool) outro.

Got a video you'd like to submit? Send it over to LRRGods@gmail.com, or the LRRG YouTube Channel with the title "LRRG Submission" or something other to that effect!

LRRG FRI-- err, SUNDAY: The devil went down to Leicestershire

2009-02-08T09:41:00.000-08:00

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One of our most recent members, jouxplan could very much take the devil on a drumming competition with his rendition of "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" by The Charlie Daniels Band. Even though he himself says he screws up, even laughing it up when the song ends, I think if the prince of darkness ever appears and challenges him to a duel, his soul is very much safe.

Send your friend request to the LRRG YouTube channel so your videos can be considered in LRRG Fridays!

ANGRY VIDEO GAME NERD IS LOOKING FOR ORIGINAL MUSIC

2009-02-05T10:09:00.001-08:00

Even the Angry Video Game Nerd is getting hit by the WMG iron-fist and has gotten a few of his movies removed because of the soundtrack, so he is now looking for original music to use as a soundtrack. As you may know, the AVGN gets quite the exposure for being somewhat of a YouTube celebrity, plus getting his videos featured in the MTV-owned video website Gametrilers.com and the famous ScrewAttack.com. So if you're looking for exposure, send James an e-mail with the subject "Music" to James@Cinemassacre.com. Full information here.

Films James is looking music for. Quotes taken from this Cinemassacre.com article.

Beer Man
"The music problem was over the ZZ Top song in the beginning. I’m thinking to replace it with the original “beer man” song heard at the end. But it may be a good idea for you to watch over the video and redo any other parts that have music in them. All I’m looking for is original compositions. Nothing specific. I don’t really care too much about these movies."

Kung-Fu Werewolf From Outer Space
"The dispute was over the Black Sabbath song during the end credits. Most of this movie was all royalty free library music anyway. But there’s some Pink Floyd in there and other stuff, so just be creative and wherever you hear music, feel free to compose something original that complements the scene. Re-score the whole thing if you want. Fuck that library music, who cares."

Backyard Horror Film
"This one should be self explanatory. Just one good upbeat track."

Art School Project
"I hate to see White Zombie & Type O Negative go, but oh well. Just check out the video and lay down a fresh track for me. Oh and that beginning classical theme is just stock music, so yeah, I’d like to hear something new."

Generation TMNT
"For this, I just need a cover of the TMNT theme song. I’m not 100% sure if a cover version will help with YouTube’s copyright policy, but it’s worth a try. Please try to keep it in time with the original song. There’s specific edits made to the music and lip-syncing, so it should match up."

Welcome to This World (Primus music video)
"Again, I think we need to go with a cover version. There’s some lip syncing, so I see no other way than the song being “Welcome to this World” by Primus. You’ll either have to be familiar with the song or find it somewhere. See what you can do."

All videos are in Quicktime format, except for "Art School Project," which is in .MPG.

Please remember he's not looking for music for his video game reviews. Those, for the time being, are fine. So go rescue "The Nerd," LRRG's!

Cinemassacre's website.

LRRG TITLE BANNER CONTEST

2009-02-04T10:25:00.001-08:00

As you can see, the main title banner in this blog is gone. I thought it looked a little bland. So, instead of working my ass off creating a new one, I decided I'll use the many talents of you readers out there to create a new one! (teehee).

Restrictions (or lack there of):

.GIF, .JPEG, or .PNG formats.
750 pixels wide; the height is up to you.
You can submit as many designs as you want.
No deadline (as of yet).

These restrictions are subject to change.

The winner will become the new title banner, as well as the link banner.

Please do not worry about the deadline since there's not one yet, so take your time. I'll post one after I received a few entries, and, after that, we'll vote on the entry we like best, and that will become the new main title banner for this blog.

Submit your entries to either the LRRG e-mail address: LRRGods@gmail.com (please include "LRRG banner contest" as a subject), or this thread in the LRRG Forums.

Entries so far:by EricSes

by LouddrummerO

by zodiakironfist

by girhen

Get crackin'! And remember, take your time, no rush!

INSTRUMENTAL SUPERSTITION

2009-02-03T08:56:00.000-08:00

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LRRG doghousedave made a multi-video submission with a lot of LRRG greatness which made choosing only one video to show here very difficult. I went with his instrumental renditon of Stevie Wonder's "Superstition," however he submitted may more (which will be listed at the end of this post). In it, he shares credits with bassist prboyd, who also edited the video, and drummer governedbyneptune.

WARNING: guitarists may experience dangerous ammounts of jelousy upon watching doghousedave playing a Gibson Les Paul and a Fender Stratocaster at the beginning. Then, later on, during the solo, he whips out a gorgeous blue PRS.

For more awesomeness by doghousedave, please visit his channel. For a taste of what he's capable of, have a looksie at the other videos he submitted:
Gary Moore - still got the blues
Jeff Beck - 'cause we've ended as lovers
Carlos Santana - samba pa' ti
Billy Gibbons - sharp dressed man
Dire Straits - sultans of swing

Got a video you'd like to submit? Send it over to LRRGods@gmail.com, or the LRRG YouTube Channel with the title "LRRG Submission" or something other to that effect!

DOUBLE UPDATE, part 2: LRRG Friday

2009-01-30T08:27:00.000-08:00

Who missed Spector2112's bass/keyboards rendition of Rush's "Circumstances"? Well, here it is again! Now lets see how much it lasts before it -and if- lands in the evil clutches of corporate bastards who think music is a product they can claim copyright under any circumstance (pun intended).

DOUBLE UPDATE part 1

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Fight... for your right... to PAAAAAAAAAR-TAAAY!

Drum cover by jakamake.

ALL IN TUNE INDEED

2009-01-27T09:33:00.000-08:00

Meet Stan and his band The Silverfish. He recently joined the LRRG realm -and can be found with the screen name thesilverfish- and immediately submitted two videos: the first one was a cover, which I added to the usual LRRG Submission queue, which is getting quite long (thanks for that, LRRG's) and will be appearing in a few weeks.

This is the second video he submitted: an original song titled "All In Tune." He did everything in this one: wrote the music, wrote the lyrics, played all the instruments, recorded them all, videotaped it, edited the video... who says being a LRRG is easy?!

"All In Tune" is not the only original song this guy has. In fact, there's a whole CD worth of original The Silverfish tunes. Check out both his website at www.thesilverfishband.com and his MySpace for more info on him, his band and to listen more of his stuff.

Got some original material you'd like to submit? Send it over to LRRGods@gmail.com, or the LRRG YouTube Channel with the title "Original Material" or something to that effect!

jsd1982 WILL KILL BILL

2009-01-26T09:13:00.000-08:00

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Who does not remember this song's intro from the Kill Bill preview? I remember I was so hyped. I was a big Tarantino fan then and I've loved his 3 previous films. Then the Kill Bill time came and it disappointed the crap out of me.

Now comes the non-disappointment part of this post: jsd1982's rendition of Tomoyasu Hotei's "Battle Without Honor or Humanity." This guy is damn skilled. Without effort, he delievers the song without error or arrogance. The only way he could've get any closer to the original material is if he had worn a yellow jumpsuit with a black stripe and a blonde wig.

Now here's a acouple of treats: he's made an MP3 available of his own recording which you can download here, or, if you're more into playing an instrument like he does, he also recorded a very complete video tutorial.

BLIP.TV

2009-01-21T10:20:00.001-08:00

As you may know, some of us are looking for an alternate video site to host our covers in with less troubles than YouTube provides with the big record companies and music groups. There's only a few that's worth checking out.

Recently I uploaded a Limp Bizkit cover to YouTube and decided to do the same to a video site I discovered from watching videos from the that guy with the glasses website, called blip.tv. Sadly, I can't really say what's the copyright issue there. For sure, it's a smaller site than YouTube, so it doesn't get as much attention, and one of the upload options refers directly to copyright info. It actually gives you the option to drop any copyright claims on it.

What I can tell you, is that the video and audio quality is sweet (as you can see), and the upload time is kind of the same as in YouTube. Maybe a bit longer since it actually tells you that the "processing" part is actually the site converting your video to flash.

My next experiment is try to upload a cover tune from a band that usually gets blocked in YouTube. I'll let you faithful readers know.

YOU. MADE. ME. LIKE. A. PARAMORE. SONG.

2009-01-20T09:19:00.000-08:00

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I don't like Paramore one bit. In fact, you can say I hate Paramore. And this is why I absolutely love you LRRG's out there. The only way I could hear a Paramore song without bitching is in a kickass RAW video like this one put together by scbene (guitars), wisa89 (vocals), EricSes (drums) and t0ko (bass) with the song "Pressure."

In addition to playing guitars, I think it was scbene who did the mixing and editing, which is just beautiful. These guys really raise the bar when it comes to Rock Around the Web videos in every aspect. Eric even raised the bar in playing-attire!

If you like their version of the song, you can download a free MP3 file from HERE.

THE LRRG THEME

2009-01-19T09:48:00.000-08:00

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Sorry about skipping the LRRG Submission section, specially to jsd1982 who's video is next in line, it will return next week as usual. This just could not wait to get posted and shown off in every LRRG community blog, channel or site out there.

Proud LRRG Adje1960 -known in the LRRG forums as Ace38- put together a song with help from korgrandi, and mymassivehead, about being a Living-Room Rock God.

Ace does a great job on rhythm guitar, vocals, programming, mixing and editing (I'm guessing all of that took a while!); korgrandi's bass line could not be tighter, and, last but not least, the one with the big cranium, mymassivehead, pulls out a guitar solo that's going to be the envy of many. Personally, it made me proud to be a member of this awesome community we have going on and inspired me to keep posting videos.

Oh, but wait, it gets better. You like the song? You can download the MP3 right HERE!

LRRG FRIDAY: "Surprise! You're Dead!" by Brad

2009-01-16T11:01:00.000-08:00

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"What!? You posted Rob twice in a row for LRRG Friday!" No. I did not. This is Brad, or Spector2112 in the realm of YouTube. But I get your point. It's freaky how much they look like each other. They both play the same way, they move the same, and they even have the same age! I think the only way you can tell them apart is by noticing that Brad plays a Spector bass, while Rob plays a Rick and a Schecter.

Anyway, enough about the long-lost rock brothers. Let's focus on the one with the beard. Brad here does a bass line of a band I have not seen many covers of: Faith No More. He makes his Spector sound really "metally" on this one, really incorportaing it into the song, and "Surprise! You're Dead!" makes a nice tune to kick off the weekend with.

Send your friend request to the LRRG YouTube channel so your videos can be considered in LRRG Fridays!

SPARROWHAWK OR PIGEON RAW

2009-01-15T09:14:00.000-08:00

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OK, this is going to need a bit of an explanation: José José is a Mexican singer who's had a lot of hits throughout the years. It's one of those people who's career has lasted more than one decade. Personally I don't like him one bit, but everybody knows who he is.

Some years ago, one of those tribute albums was released in which several rock bands recorded one oe of his songs each and "updated" them to their own style and liking. One of them was rock band La Lupita, who remade his hit song "Gavilán o Paloma" ("Sparrowhawk or Pigeon"), making it a hit all over again.

In this RAW video, two great YouTube guitarists: kdc300z and newly-incorporated LRRG achcautli have a go at the song with great playing, great sound, great editing (it looks like they're standing next to each other in one room!), and last, but not least, a great achcautli outfit!

VIRTUALLY RUSH

2009-01-14T08:13:00.000-08:00

Have a Virtual Band? Submit it to LRRGods@gmail.com

Band members:
hubAndre - Keyboards (Holland)
snowdoguk - Guitars (UK)
pauliewanna - Drums (Canada)
vineyardedge - Bass (US)
CoolBear777 - Vocals (US)

Playlist

ALL HAIL THE MIGHTY PDXGUITARLEGEND

2009-01-12T09:55:00.000-08:00

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Ahhh, who does not enjoy a video from the all-mighty PDXguitarlegend, otherwise known as Dave, from time to time? And what can I write about him that it has not already been said, or that you don't already know? He kicks ass!, but again, you already knew that.

This time, Dave shows off his master skills on Led Zeppelin's "Out on the Tiles" in his usual Dave-like way, grooving to the music, jumping around and adding little diddys here and there which makes his playing even more awesome. It's no wonder this video has over 6,000 views, almost 100 ratings and over 100 comments on it.

All hail the mighty PDXguitarlegend!

GRAMMAR SCHOOL, ANYONE?

2009-01-08T10:19:00.000-08:00

If we held an award for funniest Douchebag Comment, this next one would be a great contender. As always, it all starts in the usual douchebag way: a bored moron with nothing to do who decides to lash out at an innocent LRRG instead of going out and getting a girlfriend:

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You probably noticed it. Sure as hell CosaNostraDeSantis5 noticed it: he spelled it "masterbate." Before continue reading try and guess what his reaction to that reply was. Have you settled for one? Continue reading and be amazed:

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I can't say anything to top that. It's just too precious. I just can't stop reading it.

Got a douchebag comment you'd like to share with the world? Submit it to: LRRGods@gmail.com. Please include "Douchebag Comment" as a subject.

TOGETHER WE STAND

2009-01-06T08:38:00.000-08:00

Last night, Rob -the mighty zodiakironfist- posted this video on his channel addressing the now common problem of video removals in YouTube of cover songs. I can't speak for the entire LRRG community, but I could not agree more with him. This is a problem that has been affecting us all, and that's getting worse and worse. I ask of you to check this video out and post it wherever: Myspace profiles, blogs, personal websites, etc, and spread the word. Maybe, just maybe, someone who sees it knows someone, who knows someone, who knows someone who can do something about this.

Tribute IS NOT theft!

ICELAND ON FIRE, part 2

2009-01-05T08:28:00.000-08:00

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Not having enough showing off his skills with a pick, and for those who think playing with a pick means not knowing how to slap, here is Olralph doing an amazing job with the Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Blackeyed Blonde," and again, he makes it look so easy, and I know for a fact this tune is anything but easy. This guy is becoming a master on bass at a demonic pace. Pretty soon very few LRRG's will be able to keep up with Young Master Samuel.

Don't believe that's really him playing? I recommend you click on the stereo link. His bass is on the left channel.

Got a video you'd like to submit? Send it over to LRRGods@gmail.com, or the LRRG YouTube Channel with the title "LRRG Submission" or something other to that effect!

ICELAND ON FIRE, part 1

2009-01-05T08:07:00.000-08:00

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After a few days off from posting, I am back and taking care of business in the good ol' LRRG blog. And what a better way to start off the year with a submission by Björk's fellow country man, our very own Samuel, A.K.A. Olralph setting Iceland on fire?

This was a double submission, so it will be posted in two parts. In this first one, Samuel shows his little-known skills with a pick (I had no idea) by doing the Kings of Leon's "Sex on Fire." If you've followed this blog for a while, you'll be as amazed as me on how good Samuel is getting on bass. Each time he gets more accurate and he makes it look so easy.

Oh, but it's not over yet. Impressed by his pick ability? Wait for part two, in which he slaps.

Got a video you'd like to submit? Send it over to LRRGods@gmail.com, or the LRRG YouTube Channel with the title "LRRG Submission" or something other to that effect!

ORIGINAL VERSION OF A CLASSIC

2008-12-23T09:42:00.000-08:00

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"Knocking on Heaven's Door" has to be one of Guns 'N Roses' biggest classics, and one of the most covered songs in the realm of YouTube. LRRG jdachiardi's cover however it's a bit different than the rest. Instead of just playing the chords at a similar speed than the original, he slows it down quite a bit, and using his own tone of voice, instead of trying to match that of Axl Rose's (thank God), he ends up with a nice and relaxed version of the song. This one is really worth a listen.

MMH NAILS THE LIVING LOVING MAID

2008-12-22T08:55:00.000-08:00

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The last LRRG Submission before Christmas comes to us from the Living-Room Rock God with the biggest head: mymassivehead shows off his abilities on a guitar by doing Led Zeppelin's "Living Loving Maid," and does a perfect job.

In his info he says this one might be his last Zeppelin cover, and a quick browse through his videos tells me it has been so far. However, I do hope he reconsiders this, 'cause he kicks ass at it. (Does not mean he stopped doing videos. Just not doing any Zeppelin).

You guys should stop by his channel and request some Zeppelin from the great mega-cranium one!

Got a video you'd like to submit? Send it over to LRRGods@gmail.com, or the LRRG YouTube Channel with the title "LRRG Submission" or something other to that effect!

LRRG FRIDAY: "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Rob

2008-12-19T11:35:00.000-08:00

In addition to the LRRG Submissions on Mondays, I've decided to use Fridays to post videos found among the LRRG's in the LRRG YouTube channel's friend list from now on. If you're not among the friends list there, send your request! Your video could be posted next!

And what better way to start this semi-new thing than with an epic rendition from one of the most looked up bassists in our LRRG community, not to mention the coiner of the term "Living-Room Rock God"? In two parts, zodiakironfist gives us Iron Maiden's "Rime Of The Ancient Marier" in his usual very rock-and-roll way. All hail the mighty zodiakironfist!

Part 1

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Part 2

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Send your friend request to the LRRG YouTube channel so your videos can be considered in LRRG Fridays!

BOY, CAN HE PLAY GUITAR

2008-12-18T09:43:00.000-08:00

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I'm pretty sure David Bowie would be proud as hell if he was to see and hear this great acoustic rendition from fellow UK musician, and LRRG, amazongift of his classic "Ziggy Stardust." He's got a great voice for this particular song. It does not sound like Bowie's himself, but still fits perfectly.

I do not like, however, his hat. Boston Red Sox, baby!

PATRIOTIC POST

2008-12-16T09:32:00.000-08:00

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Looking for a drum cover to post today, I found chichothedrummer here doing a great rendition of Aerosmith's classic "Walk This Way." I was also glad to find he's a Mexican, so I posted him out of patriotism! Not that it would have made ay difference, because he nails the song. His recording room is awesome. If I had one of those, people would finally stop commenting on my dirty laundry.

JUNKIE REFLECTION

2008-12-15T10:02:00.000-08:00

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After a very lazy week with just two updates, it's time to get back to work. How about some Tool for the week's starter played by Junkie825 (or "his Junkieness")? Our young bible-researcher-bassist friend picks up his lovely Rockbass and nails "Reflection" with a nice rock-and-roll metallic sound.

His cat is not a fan of Tool, however, since as you can see at the beginning of the video, it tries to stop the camera from rolling. Then loses interest, like cats do, with an attitude of "uh, whatever."

Got a video you'd like to submit? Send it over to LRRGods@gmail.com, or the LRRG YouTube Channel with the title "LRRG Submission" or something other to that effect!

ROMANIAN COVER BAND: ANTIPOP

2008-12-09T10:29:00.000-08:00

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Romanian cover band, Antipop, have only 6 videos in their channel -found under the account name lesclaypoolMESE, the bassist's account- and they're all worth it. My own personal favorite is their rendition of Primus' "Electric Uncle Sam."

I don't know where they're playing at, but they make the small number of people there go wild! I also recommend their renditions of the Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Aeroplane" and Incubus' "The Warmth."

These people sure know how to have a good time. No wonder why Count Dracula lives there.

WHO WANTS CAKE?

2008-12-08T09:23:00.000-08:00

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Once again, the creator of the RAW (Rock Around the Web) concept, the talented kdc300z submitted a great rendition of a great band: CAKE's "Short Skirt, Long Jacket." The sound on this one is great. It was a great choice to go with that guitar. It provides that Brian Setzer-like sound and fits the song perfectly. I encourage you to click that "Stereo" link on this one. It's really worth it.

I am also glad he didn't chose to appear wearing a short skirt and long jacket on the video.

Got a video you'd like to submit? Send it over to LRRGods@gmail.com, or the LRRG YouTube Channel with the title "LRRG Submission" or something other to that effect!

ENTER PIANOMAN

2008-12-05T10:45:00.000-08:00

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All I can say about this one is "WOW!" This is a full rendition of Metallica's "Enter Sandman" played by vkgoeswild... ON PIANO! With the solo and everything! Eat your heart out, Apocalyptica.

HARDER, BETTER, FASTER, LRRG-ER

2008-12-04T09:01:00.000-08:00

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Ever since those Daft Hands and Daft Bodies videos, everybody started doing crazy stuff with Daft Punk's "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger," -specially after making it to the Weezer "Pork and Beans" video- and guitar covers are not the exception.

In a little over two minutes, guitarist LRRG catamuda delivers his rendition with great accuracy playing to the voice track of the original, making it tough as hell, since he has to jump from very high notes to very low ones in what would be an olympic record time.

In short, he plays it harder, better, faster*, stronger**.

*Not really faster, he stays in tempo.
**Not really stronger, but for the sake of the song's title...

DBC: It Finally Happened

2008-12-02T07:29:00.000-08:00

Some DBC articles ago (the one about Tarzanism) I said that Douchebag Comments were not far from turning into caveman talk. I have to be honest with you. I didn't really believed it myself. But, it finally happened.

I remember my guitarist asking me not to post our "Pistola" rendition on YouTube because it wasn't our best rendition of the song. In fact, we screwed up a lot. There's even a moment in it -starting the second verse- where the singer looks at him with a look in his eyes of "what the hell are you doing?!" However, it was rehearsal ad we were just having fun so "no harm done," I thought.

I knew we were going to get some criticism, and even some straight-forward Douchebag Comments. But nothing would've prepared me for someone actually having a regression to the actual beginnings of the Human race:

Isn't that amazing? This person actually lost the ability to articulate! Out of all he could have said about this not-so-good rendition of Incubus' "Pistola," he went with this one: "ahghgrhaghrgah." I really don't know what to say in response. I'm afraid if I actually reply, he'll hurl a spear at me. Or maybe some rocks.

One look at this guy's profile was enough to find out this regression to the beginning of time itself was not a coincidence:

If he would've kept on writing, it would've sounded like this: "...so, aside from cheesey cliche'd comments, I like doing stuff. Lotsa stuff. Most of said "stuff" is reflected in my videos. Stuff is what me likes. Me likey stuff. ME. STUFF. GAH! UGH! AHGHGRHAGHRGAH!"

He's right about something, though. He says he likes to be funny. He is. What a funny Neanderthal he is.

Got a douchebag comment? Submit it to: LRRGods@gmail.com. Please include "Douchebag Comment" as a subject. Thank you!

UNJUSTIFIED LOW RATINGS

2008-12-01T09:26:00.000-08:00

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Here's one video that's getting a lot of that "it's fake" crap, and also serves as living proof that douchebags usually don't read video descriptions and they know crap about playing an instrument or recording sound.

In this rendition of Metallica's "Enter Sandman,"LRRG Vanhalen1014 clearly states in his description that this was prerecorded. This means the sound take and the video take are two different takes alltogether, which, as a result, presents some video/audio insonsitencies, making the morons who spend their days negativelly comenting in YouTube videos automatically think it's fake. You know who also records their video and audio in different takes? most Holywood movies.

What really grinds my gears (please don't sue, Seth McFarlane) is people calling this guy a fake when one listen to the audio track makes it obvious that there's a guitar recorded. It even has boo-boo's on it.

So, according to the douchebags who call this guy a fake, he somehow equalized the original recording to bring the original guitar track forward, change the effect on it, and added some mistakes to it (digitally, I'm guessing) and the tried to synch it to the way he plays the song... so, by saying this guy is a fake, they're practically calling him a sound-edting genius.

Please stop by this tune and give it a bigger rating than it's 2-and-a-half stars, which it really doesn't deserve.

Got a video you'd like to submit? Send it over to LRRGods@gmail.com, or the LRRG YouTube Channel with the title "LRRG Submission" or something other to that effect!

THE YETI TAKES THE PLUNGE

2008-11-28T11:12:00.000-08:00

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Joshua, also known as AjaxTheYeti finally took the plunge and decided to post a couple of vocal covers on his YouTube channel. Out of the two, this one is my favorite: PUSA's "Twig." Please watch his videos and comment on them to encourage him to post more and we can see more of the coolest beard in YouTube!

GROTESQUELY COOL

2008-11-27T12:22:00.000-08:00

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I found this one among Rob's favorites, which is where I go when I want to post something of Death Metal, or Speed Metal, or Heavy Metal, or any other branch of Metal with another adjective altogether. I can always trust in finding something cool in there, like this one.

You just know it has to be a metal song when it's title is something like "Dead and Grotesque," and if you consider the band's name is Spawn Of Possession, then there's no doubt left... and if, on top of it, we take a look at the name of the guy playing, then even the tiniest shred of doubt of "hmm... well, maybe it's a jazz band" gets blown to smithereens: RiversofGore.

I don't know how guitarists who write riffs like this one can play 2-hour concerts, in all honesty. But it sure is entertaining to watch!

LETS TWIRRRLL

2008-11-26T10:27:00.000-08:00

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Something every drummer should know is how to twirl a drum stick. For sure it's a tough thing to do, so let an expert such as lady LRRG LBird44 show you how it's done. In a little over 2 minutes, she breaks it down in a tutorial that's so easy to understand that even I could do it, and I can barely walk and chew gum at the same time. Now every drummer out there can show off like it's 1985!

STONEAGEARCHER PULLS A BULL'S EYE

2008-11-25T10:54:00.000-08:00

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The info on this video by stoneagearcher says "my attempt at Rush's "Circumstances." I think it's safe to say: attempt successful. This American LRRG bangs on his lovely Rick bass nailing Geddy Lee's bass line with the calm and peaceful attitude of a blue whale. Anyone who's ever tried playing Rush knows playing a Geddy Lee-written bass line without a look of terror on one's face, or suffering serious finger-injury, is quite a achievement.

Got a video you'd like to submit? Send it over to LRRGods@gmail.com, or the LRRG YouTube Channel with the title "LRRG Submission" or something other to that effect!

BEAUTIFUL THUMB

2008-11-21T10:41:00.000-08:00

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My buddy kdc300z has been making a lot of RAW videos recently. For those of you who don't remember, RAW stand for "Rock Around the Web" and you can get the intro for it in the LRRG YouTube Channel.

Thanks to him, I discovered HouseFunk here. They did a 311 collaboration together for "Purpose" [which you can see here] and I immediately subscribed to this talented bassist's channel. Yes, he's very good, and hardly ever misses a note, but I got to admit that was not my main motivaton. Despite our current campaign's slogan, this time my motivation is theft. He doesn't know I'm just measuring his room's dimentions, and when he least expects it, I'm going to climb off from the roof like Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible and steal that beautiful 5-string Thumb BO from him... SHHH!...

...Oh, he's playing 311's "Uncalm."

BAND REVIEW: MEDIEVAL

2008-11-20T09:00:00.000-08:00

Not long ago, I got an e-mail from some guy thanking me for introducing him to Coroner thanks to my YouTube videos. After the results from the lab came back, which said I do not suffer from amnesia, I messaged him back and told him thank you, but I've never played Coroner. It did not take long for us to realize he was intending to contact Rob (zodiakironfist) who, indeed, plays a mean Coroner*.

The e-mail said something else. He recommended a band which goes by the name of "Medieval" from the eighties who are just making a comeback. It's safe to say I had no idea who the hell he was talking about, since they're kind of underground, and I'm nothing of a musicologist, but I decided to check them out anyway.

Long story short, these guys were around when hair metal ruled the airwaves and thrash metal was rebelling against it. One quick listen to "Blood and Anger" and it becomes obvious why Medieval didn't fit in any of those two scenes. They're deffinetly not a spandex-wearing, hole-in-the-ozone-spray kind of band; but they didn't have showlder-length hair and their music is not a who-can-play-faster competition either. Medieval would've been a nice alterantive to those two main scenes during the eighties if they hadn't been caught in the middle of a legal battle between record labels.

However, they've started releasing new material and playing live after 20 years [the guy who sent me the e-mail had just seen them the night before and said it was awesome] so they're deffnitively worth a listen (which you can do on their MySpace profile). Even if it's not your style of music, it's interesting to note what kind of alternatives were around in the era of spandex vs leather.

*Rob, "damaged justice" says thanks for introducing him to Coroner.

Submit your band, or someone else's to: LRRGods@gmail.com

GERMAN HOLIDAY

2008-11-19T09:54:00.000-08:00

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The LRRG representative of Deutschland now has the floor.

Watch as drummer JoeyJordisonGirl calmly sits down in front of her drums and proceedes to rock the hell out of Green Day's "Holiday." It's not a coinsidence this particular video has over 58,000 views, and her subscribers are over 900; trust me on this one.

This cover is so cool you should stop by her YouTube channel, or video comments, and leave her a big, fat "danke schön!"

YOUNG LRRG DOES A YOUNG SONG

2008-11-18T08:30:00.000-08:00

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First of all, let me apologize for my few days absence from posting. Besides Windows sucking, I got floored by a raging flu and just now my thoughts are making sense again. Or as much as they used to. Daily posting (or almost) will resume now.

I'm going to try to explain this submission, hoping it makes sense and I don't lose the reader along the way. Please remember I have a flu, so bare with me. *Sniff*.

For the first time ever (I think) the user submitting this video is not the person apearing on it. It was submitted by mrn27. The girl doing an amaznig job playing and singing goes by the name of Shealeigh (and thank god I'm writing this and not speaking it because I'd probably butcher her name trying to pronounce it), and she's doing a song by Young Hines -this guy- called "Freezin' in June."

Where do kids this young get this kind of talent? When I was her age I was a bone-head playig with my Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figures and runing into walls. Thanks a lot to mrn27 for sending over this talented young LRRG.

Got a video you'd like to submit? Send it over to LRRGods@gmail.com, or the LRRG YouTube Channel with the title "LRRG Submission" or something other to that effect!

DAMN IT ALL!

2008-11-13T08:54:00.000-08:00

As you can probably tell, my computer has suffered a major software suckage -it's Windows, after all- and I'll be out of commission for a few days untill I get it fixed, which sadly means no updates, at least for the rest of this week.

According to my coputer tech, it shouldn't take more than a few days to fix. I'll be back soon, LRRG's!

MORE CRAP!

2008-11-11T11:18:00.000-08:00

The store now has new products, such as stickers, buttons, and even a really expensive banner! More crap -such as posters and even a cap- coming soon!

Go check them out HERE!

BASS MAGIC AUSSIE

2008-11-10T08:30:00.000-08:00

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Australian LRRG happyslappysoong decided to test his newly acquired 6-string bass -a Yamaha TRB1006- on a Carlos Santana song you all might have heard of: "Black Magic Woman." Was the bass line to this song good enough to test such a powerful machine? No! He decided to test it playing the guitar part! And you know what? It's great!

G'day!

LAST 3

2008-11-07T11:31:00.000-08:00

9. NICE TO KNOW YOU

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10. WISH YOU WERE HERE

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11. ENCORE (Rogues/Anna Molly)

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WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEARN TO PLAY THE BASS?

2008-11-06T08:31:00.001-08:00

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I learned to play the bass by myself. However, if Snowman Bob were my mentor, I know for sure I would've turned out to be the greatest bassist in the world, kicking the ass of other bass players of the stature of Victor Wooten, Les Claypool, or Geddy Lee.

It's not too late for you! Click "play" and let Snowman Bob shower you with musical wisdom and transmit his impeccable playing technique to you!

We're not worthy, oh God of bass, Snowman Bob!