Missionaria Protectiva

     If it wasn't for Squire mighty gallop Yes might have sounded like a bunch of elves having a circle jerk.Sure the synths and drumming are epic,but if you listen closely you can hear his thunder gluing the rest of the band's angular indulgences together.Even when Yes cheesed out and became owners of lonely hearts,he still got the job done.Jimmy Page approached Chris to form a band called XYZ,after Bonham's death.So if Page wants to work with you,that says a lot even if your album never sees the light of day. Fish Out Of Water Atlantic,1975 https://www.sendspace.com/file/s9n7nl

     Metronomic,funky,jazzy and abstract,Can's Jaki Liebezeit is one of the few drummers of the prog rock era to find a happy medium between the avant-garde and the groove.One can point to other krautrock percussionists,Klaus Dinger,for instance,is essentially the man responsible for the oft-cited 'motorik' rhythm.Yet while his style frequently emphasized steady,pulsing progressions,Liebezeit had a fair amount of tricks in his repertoire.The 18-minute funk-jam 'Halleluwah',for instance,found him carrying the band's psychedelic funk through various permutations of his head-nodding rhythms,only to escalate into a rapidly increasing stomp toward the end.'Vitamin C',meanwhile,showed just how much subtle differences can make in a beat,each measure bringing about a mesmerizing climax. CAN Ege Bamyasi United Artists,1972 https://www.sendspace.com/file/mu1mx5

     On the Mt.Rushmore of Heavy Metal guitarists sits Pantera and Damageplan's 'Dimebag' Darrell Abbott,creator of some of heavy metal's most electrifying and recognizable guitar riffs.From their early glam metal days (when he was Diamond Darrell) to his tragically brief time in Damageplan,Abbott built a catalogue of incendiary solos that stand second to almost no one.A lot of his guitar influences stem from Tony Iommy of Black Sabbath and Ace Frehley's work in Kiss. PANTERA The Great Southern Trendkill EastWest,1996 https://www.sendspace.com/file/rubjza

     Steve Winwood is an English singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose work in a number of genres has been broadly influential and highly regarded.      Winwood joined the Spencer Davis Group when he was only 14 years old.His powerful high tenor vocal were highly praised and reminded music critics of Ray Charles.      After Winwood left the Spencer Davis Group in 1967,he formed Traffic with Jim Capaldi,Dave Mason and Chris Wood.      Winwood formed the supergroup Blind Faith in 1969,with Clapton,Ginger Baker and Ric Grech.      He launched his self-titled debut album with Island Records in 1977.Winwood's next album,'Arc Of A Diver'(1980) was certified platinum in the USA.The single,'While You See A Chance',turned out to be a huge hit in the USA.With the release of his fourth studio album,'Back In The High Life'(1986),Winwood moved in a pop direction.      Winwood also did a l...

     There's constant debate about the provenance of Roger Waters' bass lines-did Gilmour play them,and if so,when?-and we're normally blinded by the light of Waters' songwriting and storytelling anyway.Yet Pink Floyd would not sound like Pink Floyd without Waters' compositional skill and solid performance.Some of music's best rhythm parts only need to define and drive songs,and how can we not think about 'Money' without his opening part matching the sound of change and cash registers?And let's not forget the crazed psychedelic landscape from which Waters and the band sprouted.Acerbic,aloof,and relentlessly intellectual,you may not picture him randomly jamming with anyone,but Waters may be the sharpest avatar for the right player for the right band at the right time. ROGER WATERS The Pros And Cons Of Hitch-hiking Harvest,1984 https://www.sendspace.com/file/15n04r