New Tracks And Lessons:

Sublime, Eric Clapton, Steely Dan, Part 2 of our exclusive interview/lesson with Jeff Loomis from Nevermore and a new Video Lesson with legendary Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley (see Video Link above).

Sublime - Sublime

Cover:   Wrong Way From Sublime's self-titled album, this song peaked at #3 on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart. Thanks to this hit and others, the album 'Sublime' turned into the bands biggest, and sadly their last true studio album, due to the death of singer/guitarist Brad Nowell two months before the album's release. The trombone solo in this song contains an interpolation of the theme from Gershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue".

Lesson:   Jeff Loomis/Nevermore – Part II: I, Voyager and Enemies of Reality Guitarist Jeff Loomis has created his unique brand of technical metal from years of woodshedding and touring with his group Nevermore. Check out this second of four GPO exclusive interview-lessons with Nevermore’s resident guitar genius, as he recalls auditioning for Megadeth while still in high school and personally transcribes and performs highlights from the Nevermore classics I, Voyager and Enemies of Reality!

Eric Clapton - Just One Night

Cover:   Tulsa Time Originally recorded by Don Williams, who had a #1 country hit with it in 1978, Clapton put a blues and slide guitar spin on it and made it his own. It is the opening song on his 'Just One Night' double live album. Clapton is said to have had a fondness for Tulsa, Oklahoma, as several of his band members and musicians he jammed with over the years were from Tulsa, including singer/songwriter Leon Russell.

Steely Dan - Can't Buy A Thrill

Cover:   Reelin' In The Years This mega hit by Steely Dan from their debut album 'Can't Buy A Thrill', went all the way to #11 on the pop charts in 1973. The combination of this song and the hit "Do It Again" helped make this album a huge success right out of the gate - first going gold and then going platinum. Legendary Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page has said that Elliott Randall's guitar solo on "Reelin' In the Years" is his favorite solo of all time.