It's been about six months since I signed up with CD-trading service lala, and overall, I'm still pleased with the service. I've made almost 90 trades so far, so I thought I'd give another review since I've had a chance to get a pretty good view of how the system works.* As I mentioned above, I'm still pleased with lala overall. However, I do have some nits to pick. … [Read more...]
Skydog: The Duane Allman Story
Skydog: The Duane Allman Story tells the story of Duane Allman's rise from guitar-playing kid to guitar hero, which happens within the span of Duane's 24 short years. It's hard to believe that Duane Allman's impact came in such a short time. Furthermore, it's hard to believe that Duane Allman's tenure in the Allman Brothers Band lasted less than three years before his untimely … [Read more...]
John 5 – Songs for Sanity
In the past, I've pretty much ignored any coverage of John 5's music, mostly because of his association with Marilyn Manson. I'm not really a fan of Manson's, so I didn't pay much attention to his guitar players. However, I've missed out on some great guitar playing. For some reason or another, not too long ago I stumbled across John 5's MySpace page and checked out some of his … [Read more...]
Eric Steckel Band – Havana
The Eric Steckel Band is a guitar-oriented blues-based band from Jacksonville, Fl. Havana is the name of their latest release, and it features 11 tracks recorded live at the Havana club in Pennsylvania. The CD features a mixture of original songs and covers, including the following songs: San-Ho-Zay, Radio Blues, Espirita, Me and My Guitar, Philips Highway, The Thrill Is Gone, … [Read more...]
lala
I've recently signed up with CD-trading service lala. So far, I've really enjoyed the service. If you're not familiar with lala, it is a CD-trading service where you provide a list of the CDs you have and a list of the CDs you want, and lala connects you with other traders. The service is based on the number of trades you make, so if you agree to send one CD to another user, … [Read more...]