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Heavy instrumental months in the making. Some of these licks are impossible to play. But I played them.
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Instrumental Rock Guitarist. Technical prowess meets soulful feel.
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Rock • Instrumental Rock
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Peak #2
Peak in subgenre #1
Author
Brandon Richie
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2007 Brandon Richie
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January 09, 2008
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MP3 4.0 MB • 128 kbps • 4:20
Story behind the song
It's finally alive! I have crafted this tune to the best of my perfectionist's standards, I think. I had this idea for a while, just took forever to get it all laid down. When I listen back, I hear some things that are impossible to play...but I played it. I had the idea in the head of the song in my head for years, but always played it in 7/4, instead of the 4/4 that I recorded it in. Why the change to a more standard time sig? I guess I just liked the more driving beat I created in Hydrogen better in 4. Recorded using Cubase software, my normal amp/effect combinations, and leads played on my trusty ESP, "Buckwheat". I never used Cubase before this track, so I think it took so long for me to complete because I was just learning the software as I went along. That is very much like my approach to the guitar! I named it "Suspended" due mainly to the first passage, with the piano. I used alot of augmented phrasing to add some dissonance, and to kind of keep things unresolved. It gives you the feeling that something is not quite "right", like the clean chords chimes, or the artif. harmonic resolutions, or the almost incomplete piano line in the first passage--all intentional. Ok, enough music class :-) Thanks for checking out Suspended, and ROCK ON!
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KLANGGNOM
Mar 07, 2017
fantastic guitar sounds great job yesss greetz from saltcastle
Roger John
May 11, 2010
Great playing!
Jimmy Blues
Mar 01, 2010
fantastico tema!!
Empty Audio
Feb 18, 2009
I dig the riffs, Keep it up....
Aaron's Bud
Feb 09, 2009
Sweet.....Nice Work
ELECTRIC MANGO
Nov 24, 2008
Good job, Bro!
Jazeera
Oct 10, 2008
Hi Brandon!! Good song..and great licks..but intro song sound like John Petrucci - Suspended Animation
ALEXIS PATRICK
May 29, 2008
Very much awesome,my friend!!!!!!!!!!!! Hugs, Lekzee
ACID RAIN (USA)
Mar 14, 2008
Way Cool!!! Rock on Brother....
Swampman And The Machine
Jan 19, 2008
Kick ass tune cuz smoking guitar and tone to the bone rock on !
LaughingSkull
Jan 17, 2008
Excellent playing. Great tone. Too much likeness to Damage Control at the beginning, but otherwise perfect. Hats down.
Santo Joseph Bell
Jan 11, 2008
Suspended is an excellent creation. Great musicianship and guitar playing. Great job, keep em coming. Sam
mrm1988
Jan 04, 2008
Sorry that it took me some time to answer but i was on holidays =) Like fingerspasm I also think of Damage Control when i hear the riff, it sounds a bit like that. Your playing is great as always, it would take me decades to come to your level. You have my full respect for that "masterpiece", even the production is great.
procks
Dec 29, 2007
Your guitar playing is awesome,no question about that. The clean classical guitar part in the middle is very nice. Just one thing.Put the boring drumms away and send the rest to Virgil Donati or Jeff Campitelli and it will kich ass.
Ken Sacco
Dec 24, 2007
Great track!
Kevin Rosenberger
Dec 23, 2007
Nice job, great licks. Keep up the good work.
Lucindra
Dec 23, 2007
Heh!!....I "dig" that...(from reading your bio)....I was really moved at the transition around:59....nice fretwork through out....you're the first one I've seen mention "Nuno"...I did a show with him in Louisville,,,he was amazing....so are you!!...keep it up...Lucindra
barny
Dec 23, 2007
great stuff Brandon ..really like the changes ..and the acoustic bit in the middle ...and your guitar playin is awesome as usual ....keep them coming paul
Morten Gjermundsen
Dec 23, 2007
Wow!!What a killer track!!Great work!!
FingerSpasm
Dec 22, 2007
Reminds me of the song Damage Control by John Petrucci. Good stuff! You can really make the guitar scream. Keep Rocking!