Zlatan

Allas Våran Zlatan.

* Hans nej till landslaget är föt tillfället intakt.

Kritiken mot Zlatan Ibrahimovic är ny.

Det är dock inte hans inställning till spel för Sverige.

– Jag har inte tänkt mer på det, men för tillfället spelar jag inte i landslaget, säger han inför ligamatchen mot Valladolid.

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** Bra säger jag då.....det finns ingen som kan tvinga den bäste att inte göra sina egna val. Det finns ingen som har med det att göra. Han spelar inte fotboll för att göra svenska folket glada och ställa upp på deras önskemål, han spelar för att han tycker om det och för sin egna skull...inte för vad andra tycker. Håll käft svenska folket och låt Zlatan bestämma över sitt liv å leverne.

Doug Aldrich

Doug Aldrich

* Is my favorite guitar player of all times.
This is a biography about the man himself..

Guitarist Doug Aldrich is an ordinary guy with an extraordinary talent. This gifted instrumentalist has spent the better part of his life as a dedicated partner to the sixstring, be it named Jackson, Fender, or Les Paul. A hitmaker overseas and a
Top 5 sensation in Japan.,

LA- based Doug realized his love for music and the guitar at the age of eleven when his older sister, Jennifer introduced him to Jeff Beck. "I gravitated towards my younger sister, Janet's classical guitar an slowly began teaching myself how to play." A year later Doug received his first electric guitar, a Sears copy of the Les Paul guitar fancied by his early idol Jimmy Page. In early adolescents, Doug formed a band called Purple Haze with a few of his neighbors. Although he initially sought out the role of bass player, his band mates pushed him toward guitar -- Doug's ultimate fate was fully formed. On the weekends the band would jam and learn the tunes of Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, UFO, Van Halen and Deep Purple. Although he enjoyed playing the tunes of these artists, Doug's largest influences came from Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck. Later Doug learned the styles of newer players like Stevie Ray Vaughn and Gary Moore.

In the early '80's, Philadelphia-bred Doug relocated to Los Angeles and found himself auditioning for the lead guitar slot in KISS. While he admits he was clearly too young and immature for the gig, the experience led to a relationship with Gene Simmons that continues on today. The experience was a turning point for Doug as it helped him realize his talent as a guitarist. Once in LA, Doug and his school-buddy and bass player Jerry Best, formed the band Lion, with Kal Swan as singer, and drummer, Mark Edwards. Lion had much success. The band recorded two albums and had a top 20 video on MTV's Head Bangers Ball. During this period Doug was a highly sought after guitar instructor. He taught over 70 students a week. Doug had several students that were very talented guitar players that went onto play with professional bands. Doug states "There were a few students that could blow me in the weeds." Shortly after Lion split-up, Doug worked with the bands Hurricane and House of Lords. Doug gained high marks for his guitar work on House of Lords "Sahara" record. Especially for his rendition of Blind Faiths "Can't Find My Way Home". Although he is not listed for his work on the album, Doug performed guitar work on nearly 90% of the album.

In The '90's, Doug and Kal Swan's creative energies joined once again to form the band, Bad Moon Rising. The band included such artists as Ian Mayo on bass and Jackie Ramos on drums. The band took off in Asia and Europe, recording for albums and numerous European and Japanese tours. During this period Doug had an opportunity to exhibit his extraordinary guitar talents with the solo albums "Highcentered" and "Electrovision". With an ear toward distancing himself from the clinical perfection of generic guitar wizardry, Doug is using his instrumentals to showcase his key quest as a musician: to test the limits of his instrument, and elicit sounds and tones from the guitar that break standard musical barriers. While some rock guitarist strive for hard, fast notes (and plenty of them) Doug favors a different approach. "I prefer to play less notes and search out new melodies and find sounds that are really out there, sounds you've never heard anyone else do." he says of his blues-based song writing technique. One of Doug's favorite tricks is to combine the output of myriad guitar pedals to tweak tradition and reshape the sonics of the guitar. "I look for the mistakes, I wait for the moment when it isn't quite right." he says. "I like taking different grooves that are a little less straightforward and going after more tribal, syncopated rhythms."

A veritable virtuoso on the six-string, Doug's passion for music, and particularly his chosen instrument, is palpably profound. His variety of over twenty-five guitars, consists of a few collectable vintage Les Pauls, Guild acoustics, and a wide range of Fender Stratocasters - one of Doug's most favorite guitars. Similarly, his cashe of amps, ranging from Marshals to classic Fenders, clearly get a regular workout. Doug describes each guitar based on its unique personality and its role in the production of the sound. For example, he enjoys recording with his '73 Lefty-Stratocaster, because of its great sound. Doug's personal record collection includes albums by Count Basie, Duke Ellington and Miles Davis, and he seeks the inspiration in the music of Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Velvet Underground and the Beach Boys. "Musically I still listen to the old music, because I don't want to loose my roots. I'm not one of those guys who is interested in following whatever is trendy. I'd rather stick to what I do best and do it to the best of my ability."

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The Legacy

PHIL LYNOTT

20/08/1949 - 04/01/1986

Några rader om en av mina stora influenser inom musik...


PHILIP PARIS LYNOTT

THE LEGACY

Since the 4th of January 1986, the day that Phil Lynott left his last breath at 'Salisbury' hospital in London, there has been tons of ink wasted for the life and works of this great Irish artist. In our days just by googling his name, you can have in front of you over a million results that may properly display many shocking details for the days & works of the 'Thin Lizzy' leader, from his earlier 'Black eagles' days over to his latest with the 'Grand Slam'! The point of my text is the reference and analysis of the musical and civil heritage of Phil Lynott and the effect he had on music and musicians while he was still active as well as after his decease.

Lynott himself was a rare genetical case, if we consider the fact that he was the fruit of the transient love between a Brazilian sailor and a radical and revolutionary beautiful Irish girl, in the days where puritanism, racism and social claymor were in their highest peek in the postwar UK! Philomena Lynott in her own book named "My boy", made a full description of how hard were these years for them, but what interests us over here the most is the explosive mix that had as a result the creation of this unique musical factor that constituted a division of his own!

Phil's natural differency was related to the education he got in Dublin, the games he play around Gruffton Street as a child having as denominator the Elvis undoubtful charm that was at his career zenith at the time! These are just some of the many elements that caused the "Lynott phenomenon"! All that took place in this green and tortured country that was filled up with pentatonic celtic scales and magical myths for princess' and knights and caressed Phil's ears, every night when his grandma Sarah lulled him to sleep ... As if all of these weren't enough, the "Beatles" hurricane came and rained mercilessly above all the young Dubliners in the 60's! Let me have my doubts guys to the fact that Phil tried to protect himself from the 'Beatles'storm ...!! I have exactly the same doubts as far as it concerns the Jimi Hendrix electrical evacuations too!!

And then, the'Thin Lizzy' were born! Thirteen LPs, big tours, incredible guitar players, top singles, cooperations, sold-out stadiums, women, party, drugs, friendships, dedications ... all these in large amounts! And then ... the band's disbansion and Phil's death ... Death? Death is not the right word for what had happened to Phil! This was just the beginning of the burst-out of the people that cherrished Phil, to preservate and mark out his musical heritage, that he had so open-handed left behind, and never let his candle put-out! But, how could that really ever happen?

Phil had distinguished himself from early on from the other rock artists of his generation Self-lighted and creative, Phil avoided all cliches and typical forms and went on creating his own unique musical style as well as his whole life attitude. Phil wasn't conventional in any way, his nature was reactive and he was born a pioneer! His choice to have two guitar players in the band, it was desicive for the 'Thin Lizzy' sound as well as for all the other bands that stepped on the 'Lizzy' sound later on! The 'Lizzy' twin-guitar sound in relation to the anterior sound of 'Wishbone Ash' or the 'Allman Brothers'sound, was stepping on melodies and scales that were more familiar to the ears of all the British musicians that created a little bit later the great NWOBHM bands such as 'Iron Maiden','Def Leppard' etc. Many big bands of our times have covered 'Thin Lizzy' tracks with most known the 'Iron Maiden','Metallica', (Cliff Burton had mentioned Phil as his main influence many times), 'Anthrax',Gamma Ray','Bon Jovi','Mastodon','Running Wild','Smashing Pumpkins', 'Skyclad','White Lion','Cure',Joe Lynn Turner' and this list can go on forever ...

Up to here we have something that is weird but it makes sense if you take a better look inside! Phil has been agknowledged not only from the Hard Rock & Heavy Metal musicians but from the New Wave and mid-80's pop/rock artists as well!! This makes sense if we consider the fact that Phil had developed a special relationship with the Punk & New Wave stars of the late 70's. That we believe was the desicive move that saved 'Thin Lizzy' from the huge wave attack of the "three-chord-songs" that had sinked many classic rock bands around 1977! Lynott had discovered and propeled Midge Ure and 'Slik'. 'Slik' was a common support act in 'Thin Lizzy' live-shows and later on Midge joined 'Thin Lizzy' when Gary Mooreleft. Midge was also the main contributor (besides Phil himself of course) to Phil's second solo LP!

Characteristic tune from that LP is considered to be "Yellow pearl" that was the main theme for the famous British TV show "Top of the pops"! It was an electro/pop song with "mechanical" vocals. Midge had also co-wrote with Phil "Get out of here" in the "Black Rose" LP (that one was punky though!) . Later on he enjoyed a big career with 'Visage' and 'Ultravox' having - for those that can listen well -a huge Phil Lynott influence in his music! Another one cooperation that Phil did in the late 70's was with Steve Jones & Paul Cook from the 'Sex Pistols' under the name "Greedy Bastards"! From that cooperation we have just a maxi-single left named "Merry Jingle"!

Bono during an interview had mentioned the first 'Thin Lizzy' albums as the 'U2' main influence. It's a well-known fact that 'U2' opened the 'Lizzy' shows for the "Renegade Tour" (1981). In the 'U2' DVD "Live from the Slane Castle", Bono is thanking in public Phil for letting 'U2' opening their shows back then. It's definitely worth the time to search into Youtube for the sweet cover 'The Corrs' did on Phil's beloved solo tune "Old town"! Brotherly friend of Phil's was another one great rock artist of the early 80's, Mark Knopfler, with whom he cooperated in both his solo albums! Best moment from their artistic collaboration was definitely "King's call" (a concept that Mark revisited about 10 years later when he released "Calling Elvis"). I will end Phil's huge friend list by the words that Lemmy said in the 'Motorhead' live-show in Lykavitos in 2006. Lemmy said "Do you know Phil Lynott? He'd seen more tits than all of you gathered around here"!! Then they played "Rosalie" ...

From sweet pop to the heaviest metal, Phil Lynott's star left a little bit of his dust wherever it shined upon ... Was Phil a punk? A prince? A poet? A rock star? A bohemian ? A charmer? A musical genius? A dreamer? Not really ... Phil Lynott was ALL of the above!! He was the biggest (but well-hidden) idol of the majority of our generation's bands!! I wish it was show-time again ...

Phil dropped to his knees on stage wearing his black leather pants, his bass hanging by his bullet girdle, with his fists tight pointing towards the sky and screaming ...

"And if God is in heaven,
why did God let children die?" ....

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Cowell nobbade 3 miljarder

”Idol”-producenterna lockade med en lön högre än Oprahs. Men Simon Cowell tackade nej trots en utlovad årslön på nästan tre miljarder.

– Jag behöver en ny utmaning, säger Cowell.

I stället ska han göra en amerikansk version av den brittiska tittarsuccén ”X Factor”. Enligt Daily Star kan ”X Factor” ge honom ännu större inkomster.

Hur jävla dum får man vara.......?