Gotta new vid of me playing "The Serpent's Kiss"

[Marq]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jBLtKzJxB6o

only 2 minutes of it, but i think it's ok

 

[1by4by9]

A lot better than just OK. Your playing is very clean. Keep up the good work!

 

[Detective Clarence Beauregard]

Wicked tight dude! Especially the tapping part.

 

[_Gentleman of_the Snow_]

Once again, mad impressive, dude!

 

[PowerMetal.mobi]

Very well played. Nice and clean

 

[ConnieOH]

Sounds excellent and looks like it would be a lot of fun to play too!

 

[thorsr]

good work man! keep it up!

 

[Detective Clarence Beauregard]

There are so many fun riffs to play in that song. The main one, the triplet sequences, the bridge, the middle part in Em, the first under-solo riff, the section in Dm right after the choir break, the second under-solo riff (in Fm), that dissonant outro fill...

 

[darkblade]

the whole song pretty much right clarence? hahhaha. i agree with you though!

 

[Detective Clarence Beauregard]

the whole song pretty much right clarence? hahhaha. i agree with you though!

Indeed. Another favorite song of mine to play is Walls of Babylon, including:

40 seconds of ambience
Main groove in 4/4
Main groove in 6/8
Main groove in 4/4 (again)
Cool riff in 6/4
The descending 5/4 6/4 part
Keyboard solo groove
Bluesy phrygian groove
Chaotic 7/8 part
Crazy 7/8 part (8vb)
Verse build-up
Sweet fuckin' awesome bass groove
Guitar comes in!
The verse (with its wacky beat change from the previous riff)
The pre-chorus in Gm (yeah Russell is HIGH!)
Pre-chorus in Em (with those sweet staccato stops)
Chorus (easy to sing and play to, too!)
Post-chorus groove (same as before, but included due to structure issues)
Unison (same groove as intro keyboard solo)
Guitar solo (modified verse riff)
Keyboard solo in C#m!
Last verse build-up
Outro (I really wish it didn't fade)

If only there were a degree program for Symphony X Song Analysis. I'd have a PhD in like two weeks.

Stay tuned for next week's breakdown of The Odyssey!