What inspires me

I just found this video. I dream about playing like this! The way this guy blends his classical guitar with pop music blows me away! This is the kind of playing that I know Justjeff is working so hard on and it is what I consider (my opinion only) guitar playing in it's purest form. Anyway, enjoy and feel free to post any video that inspires you as well. And by "inspire" I don't mean just some song you like. I mean playing that hits you where you live, way deep down. The essence of why you want to play, and how you want to play. Something that moves you deeply.



I MUST learn this version of the song before I get hit by a bus!
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P.S. This guy's guitar has such a beautiful tone don't you think?

simply beautiful, i especially liked that bit around 1:12

This ones been posted before buts its the album version
Testament - Musical Death (A Dirge)

I'm not really sure what inspires me anymore. I get off on all sorts of musical stuff but I'm pretty much content as long as I do better than what I did yesterday.

I never get tired of this.


Its not the full version but only Segovia plays it with such feeling.

I love this song! This is an amazing version, too. You've definitely shown me something new to learn! :D

Some of my inspirations: (I can't resist posting more than one!) :D

John Mclaughlin: when blue turns gold

Ignore the intro bit, it's the next section that grabs hold of me. Mainly for Hariprasad Chaurasia's Bansuri playing. Really effective.

Then:

Spiritual Groove by Tommy Gauthier and Antoine Dufour


Then!:

Final Fantasy X Piano Collections - To Zanarkand

Which really touches my soul and just sounds amazing. I loved learning this song and still love playing it.

songs like these inspire me, the slow and emotional ones, but are still technical. music that i can just drift off into





and songs like this that just make me cry but im not sure why



but other stuff than just music inspire me, movies, people, and events inspire me as well

Wow, wanna talk about so many greats in one thread :)

@phip
That guys sound is so much cleaner than mine, it's not fair!

Also, the guy that posted Antoine Dufour has good taste :)



But I will share with you the gem that keeps me going in playing music. His name is Erik Mongrain. His music is just so calming and relaxing, it's beautiful.

This song I started learning on my old epi, since I didn't care to tune down to a B on the low E string... it can handle those crazy tunings :)

Nice thread m8. Im goin to bookmark this :). Heres mine.

There sure is some good music on here.





Truth be told stuff like this inspires me too.

yup, not a Jonas brother or Hannah montana is sight!

good topic! umm i would have to say a man called dallas green. he's part of a once piece band called city and colour. heres my favourite song by him.



beautiful song

Wow, I made this post this morning and just came home to find all these replies. What I think is wonderful is the wide variety of tastes that are represented here. All amazing songs and I'm sure there are more to come as other members log in. After each song I open my eyes, click on the next one and it is an amazing trip! Excellent choices everyone, and quite revealing too. I'm also getting introduced to artists I was not aware of so I'm very glad everyone is contributing. Thanks and keep 'em coming!
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I did haha. :D Eric Mongrain is amazing! I love his music.

I can't not share this amazing piece with you guys, seriously, it's so awesome! :D

Stefano Barone - Batman - Alexander Supertramp

He also starts using an ebow on an acoustic which actually sounds pretty cool. I've never given it a try but from the way he makes it sounds I'm up for making a whole new style.

And I'm sure I've shown people this one before, but this will always stay an inspiration to me.

Andy McKee - Gates of Gnomeria

i lovee gary moore right now. but randy rhoads is just amazing.

What hating on my boys da jonas brothers

Gary Moore has a kick as vibrato that makes you really feel the music, one of the best out there.

Heres bit more chillout from little lesser known guitarist. I just love his tone.

im gona post a vid of me playing still got the blues, i can nail his tone almost perfect!

Sometimes I find insparation in simple melodic tunes, I can't get enough of this song.

This is brilliant. ALthough it does make me feel calm and sleepy for some reason! That's it, when I've finished exams and have three months of nothing learning this is going to be my next project!

this song is very inspirational to me, it has such an amazing melody

Probably a big insperation at the moment is one of my old (now sadly disbanded) local bands =[
I actually went through most my educational years with these guys, either one or two years above me in the system, but still know them all =D

Teh myspace:
1000 Tragic Words

Youtube video:
1000 Tragic Words - You All Hate Me!


Lead Guitarists Solo Project:
A Day Trip to the Cemetery

Can someone please remind me how to upload a utube vid? It's been so long since I did it I've forgotten how!
Thx in advance.

@ deefa
Find the video you want on youtube and just to the right of it there are two strips. One says "URL" and the other says "EMBED". copy the "EMBED" text and paste it in your post.
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Cheers phip. It's all coming back now!

Someone had to do it after all, we are a guitar site!



How many points out of ten for courage?

And why don't these things ever work properly?

Over 9000!
:)

i recommend the movie. Im making a cover for guaranteed, ill post it later. If anyone knows more music this style, plesase share.

I really like this songs but almost anything can inspire me.

I'm not going to say I don't feel inspired by other people's songs, but I don't like to use that inspiration derived from them directly for my own songs. When it comes to writing my own songs, I really love to dig through my memories and find the ones I can't remember why I remember. There are memories that I have of certain events in my childhood which I sort of idealize as the definitive example of something. For instance, summer, in my mind, is defined by this off-hand memory I have of standing in a farmhouse's backyard, blue sky, wind blowing, and the feeling that I could walk for miles in any direction and not meet a soul. So yeah, that's what inspires me... and books!

Allright, since Im only guitarist in my band this is what inspired me the most at these days... and the bassist is friggin awesome.



Also is worth to check it out their studio recording which is incredible...

Thank's really pretty cool Empirism, thanks for sharing

Empirism, what a TUNE! Thats such a good song! *jumpingaroundinmyroom*

also like the city and colour song

Jeff Beck - Somewhere Over The Rainbow

sounds like rusty cooly is playing a video game...

This one gives me the chills.

For me it's not about about what notes you play and how fast or slow but how much you get out of every note you play.

If you have the time, listen to this song by Dave Hole. One of my favorite blues guitarists.

This inspired me many ways, its rhythmic tricks and parts are incredible also theres pretty cool art. Gotta say this man is genius composer.

Empirism! What great inspiration! He's also a great inspiration to me.