children of COB
Deadnight Drinker
If anyone's interested or haven't seen it, Rockhouse has uploaded another sample. This time a ''lead'' sample form LDB.
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innuenDO
Pottwahl
Yeah, I changed a few bits after watching live vids.
Watch the Living Dead Beat clip and if you think watching Alexi play the Nail outro would be any better, then you're seriously mistaken. Even the intro to Towards Dead End is easier than that and he completely butchered it everytime he played it in 05/06.
And I don't know what's going on with James' DVD.
sir Royal Eddie
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I'm not sure what were debating over now, but I wasn't referring to sloppyness in any playing or trying to say he could play something better... I was just trying to generally say It'd be cool to see him do a lot of old stuff and techniques... Like the Towards Dead End intro haha. One of my favourites, and I still think that can get tricky at times. But hasn't Alexi had to pretty much almost re-learn the guitar and build his fingers up again to dislocating his shoulder this past year and another injury before this that delayed his playing and had to have some rehabilitation for playing? I'm not sure, but lets not slay the guy for playing some parts a bitt sloppy here and there. I'm sure anyone here would have a hard time to playing riffs that are supposed to sound just like the records with a super hi-gain amp with no general noise reduction unit (as far as I can tell just from listening and all the feedback and hiss that is coming from his amp when the volume is turned up) and the pressure of doing it possibly over and over infront of a camera. I know when that happens to me, it does seem to add a bit of pressure. Also does anyone know any more info to Alexi doing overdubs for the "Tokyo Warhearts" CD, like a studio overdub for the T.D.E. intro? Someone keeps telling me you can clearly hear it, and even on nice headphones I still don't hear a big tone change? Nothing a booster would affect in tonewise during a show. Anyone care to comment on this. And last thing, keep us updated with James DVD as well.
children of COB
Deadnight Drinker
Agreed, and aboout overdubbing they have always said they did not touch it. I haven't noticed tone changes.
Mystique1721
bass solo, take one
True. But after seeing the first preview, I just got a bit optimistic I guess. I'm still glad I have it though.
innuenDO
Pottwahl
Well the strange point is: Alexi plays the guitar for more than 15 years now. After this long time you reached the peak and you won't improve your skills anymore. Your writing skills MAY improve but I doubt you will become more virtuous (what is the noun?).
But you won't become worse!
Watch at 1:10 where he sings while playing the lead parts at 172bpm in front of more than 1000 people.
And then watch the LDB instruction where he plays at 130bpm without singing in a warm studio where he can rerecord the parts.
So is this just alexi's laziness? I'm not the best guitar player myself but I dont instructional videos.
But you won't become worse!
Watch at 1:10 where he sings while playing the lead parts at 172bpm in front of more than 1000 people.
And then watch the LDB instruction where he plays at 130bpm without singing in a warm studio where he can rerecord the parts.
So is this just alexi's laziness? I'm not the best guitar player myself but I dont instructional videos.
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eveningninja
Skull Kid
I'm not sure what you mean by 172 bpm, because Kissing the Shadows was hovering around 145 bpm with the solo being about 135. And second of all, even if it were at 172 bpm, one cannot compare the difficulty of a guitar riff based on the bpm alone. There are other factors, including beat division, string skipping, stretching, etc.
But yes I do understand what you're saying. Ever since the Tuska concert in 2003, his playing seems to have slowly gone downhill. Strange.
But yes I do understand what you're saying. Ever since the Tuska concert in 2003, his playing seems to have slowly gone downhill. Strange.
Orcy
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I personaly beleive his injury has affected him and that he drinks far far too much
-DigmA-
COBHC \m/
When he play the new songs, it sounds good, but I'm not sure if he'll be able to play like Kissing The Shadows, yeah he is not as good as he were and I prefer the vocals he had in Hatebreeder and Follow The Reaper more than the new ones, The old is more Death Metal-ish, not growling but the other way when you "sing" so that it hurts in you throat.
children of COB
Deadnight Drinker
I do agree on the part of the injury making him play not as he used to, but not about vocals, IMO they are way better nowadays. Now he sings, before he used to bark at the mic 
Some stuff that hit me in his "badder playing";
injury, and drinking. The obvious. Now, at NAMM 2008 he played pretty clean, and on the instructional he didn't.
Any chance the instructional were made before NAMM 2008?
injury, and drinking. The obvious. Now, at NAMM 2008 he played pretty clean, and on the instructional he didn't.
Any chance the instructional were made before NAMM 2008?
eveningninja
Skull Kid
but not about vocals, IMO they are way better nowadays. Now he sings, before he used to bark at the mic
I agree. Although his vocals seem a bit weaker now, I think they are more characterized and unique in that he doesn't just do the standard screams and growls where no voice actually comes through.
Hey, good point. I did think his playing was pretty decent at NAMM. Not like it used to be, but it was definitely respectable unlike what it is now. No idea about the timing of them though.
Anyone know when the Rock House DVD was shot?
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