That infusion of MIDI brings a whole host of envelope ... and he would later give Eddie some useful guitar lessons when Frank Zappa's riffs proved too hot for the guitar ace to handle.

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I think things absolutely turned around that night. People stopped putting things on their record saying ‘No synthesizers ...

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he explained how difficult it can be to play syncopated guitar riffs while singing a different melody. He admitted he had a tough time doing it at first and named two songs from Death Magnetic ...

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The galloping and undulating rock of “Toubouk Ine Chihoussay” accrues an irrepressible momentum, with the main cyclical guitar riff positively spangling with euphoria. If EDL have a “hit” ...