New Tracks And Lessons:

Benatar, Beatles, How-To-Play "Champagne Supernova" and More.



Pat Benatar - Crimes of Passion

Cover:   Hit Me With Your Best Shot

Her first Top Ten hit and one of the most well known songs of her career, "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" helped propel Pat Benatar's second album 'Crimes Of Passion' to multi-platinum success, and established her as a certified rock star.
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Lesson:   How To Play - Champagne Supernova

Oasis recorded the classic "Champagne Supernova" for their second and most successful album "What's The Story Morning Glory". MTV placed the seven minute video in rotation and it was an unlikely runaway hit. Brit-pop was in full force, waving the Union Jack with attitude and a snotty rock n' roll swagger that was missing in the pop charts. Along with its dreamy, psychedelic, Beatle-esque, 60's overtones, the angelic voice of Liam Gallagher, and the crafty songwriting of Noel Gallagher, Oasis had an ace in their pocket- the lead guitar of Paul Weller from the legendary mod heros, "The Jam".



The Beatles - The Beatles -The White Album

Cover:   Blackbird

Paul McCartney was inspired to write "Blackbird" as a reaction to racial tensions escalating in America ("bird" being British slang for a woman). The music was inspired by Bach's 'Bourree' In E Minor', a well known classical guitar piece, that McCartney and Harrison had learned to play as kids to "show off".


Travis - The Invisible Band

Cover:   Side

Travis is one of the most successful bands to come out of the modern Brit-Pop scene, selling over 10 million records worldwide and inspiring bands like Coldplay and Keane, who came after them. One listen to the gorgeous, lush guitars & vocals, and the Beatlesque hooks in "Side", make it easy to understand why Coldplay's Chris Martin calls himself a "poor man's Fran Healy"(referring to Travis' lead singer & primary songwriter).

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