This thread connects to my past twice. I have picked up my guitar after an 18 year break and digging it. Before Motley Crue and thanks to a magazine called The Music Connection I got a call from Tommy Lee to jam. He brought a guitar player, and the old lead guitarist {replaced by Tommy Shaw} from Styx showed up with a bass.. We got together once maybe twice. About ten years ago I noticed that guitar player was Mick Mars. Looks different without make up maybe? Some of his stuff makes me cringe {solos} Fast forward from LA to the Bay Area my singer at the time say's the singer in Metallica broke his arm and I can get you an audition. Apparently he knew the manager. His timing was off on that one allthough I didn't and still dont eat drink and sleep Metallica a couuple of months go by and they have a crash in europe somewhere, I get asked again by my friend/singer and get the phone call to learn MOP from there management. I borrow my bass players P-bass expecting three days to learn that 10 or so minute song, get a call the next morning to come to the studio the next afternoon. Not a good time for those guys after losing there best friend. 30 seconds into the song ...NEXT...My playing put a smile on Lars face, like I said it was a pretty somber moment. Did not pay much attention to Metallica either until they came on the radio and Kirk's solos sound/feel like finger nails on a chalk board!!! Well I just wanted to let you all know I agree with most of the opinions on this thread. Thanks for reading my rant.
1-4-5's equate to hit songs if done properly so I wouldn't put anyone down for writing using that formula. I tend to like the listenability (word?) of easy 4/4 1-4-5 type songs over 11/8 songs written using some Hungarian scale. I appreciate complicated stuff but simple songs are more appealing as they tend to have more of a "hook" factor to them.
