Pearl Jam was formed in Seattle‚ Washington in 1990 and since then they became one of the most successful bands of all time. They will release next April 19 their twelfth studio album "Dark Matter"‚ which will be another chapter of their extremely successful career‚ with an estimated amount of more than 85 million records sold. In an interview with Mojo‚ the vocalist Eddie Vedder talked about friends they lost on the way and said that Pearl Jam might have one or two good albums left. Eddie Vedder says Pearl Jam might have only one or two albums left “The older you get the better you are at living in the present. The understanding you have less time is the biggest number in the quotient. The goal is to keep making music.” He continued reflecting on friends they lost along the way‚ like Chris Cornell‚ Layne Staley and Kurt Cobain. “(At this stage) you lean on the relationships with the people who are still around. It really hits you when you are in a situation where that person would be there. And you’re sad for them that they’re not.” “But it makes you realize you gotta be healthy. You want to be around for your kids. You want to make good records‚” he continued. “And we might have one or two left‚” Eddie Vedder said. The band's line-up is the same since 1998‚ when the Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron joined them. Besides him the group is formed by Eddie Vedder (Vocals - Since 1990)‚ Jeff Ament (Bass - Since 1990)‚ Stone Gossard (Guitar - Since 1993) and Mike McCready (Guitar - Since 1990). On tour they are accompanied by Boom Gaspar (Keyboards - Since 2002) and Josh Klinghoffer (Guitar‚ keyboards‚ drums and more - Since 2021). Their new albums was produced by Andrew Watt‚ who had worked with many famous groups in the last years like Ozzy Osbourne‚ Iggy Pop and The Rolling Stones. "Dark Matter" tracklist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Fx8LprPMIU&;pp=ygUVcGVhcmwgamFtIGRhcmsgbWF0dGVy "Scared of Fear" "React‚ Respond" "Wreckage" "Dark Matter" "Won't Tell" "Upper Hand" "Waiting for Stevie" "Running" "Something Special" "Got to Give" "Setting Sun" Pearl Jam has scheduled tour dates next May‚ June‚ July‚ August‚ September and November. They will perform in Canada‚ United States‚ United Kingdom‚ Spain‚ Germany‚ Portugal‚ New Zealand and Australia.The post Eddie Vedder says Pearl Jam might have only 1 or 2 albums left appeared first on Rock And Roll Garage.

Led Zeppelin is one of the most successful bands of all time with an estimated amount of 200 to 300 million records sold worldwide. All the four members of the band were equally important for the success of their sound but when you think about guitar riffs‚ Jimmy Page is certainly the one that comes to your mind. However‚ the bassist and keyboardist John Paul Jones was the one who wrote one of the most famous riffs from the band. The title of the song was inspired by a black Labrador Retriever that the band used to see wandering the Headley Grange studio area. The famous Led Zeppelin riff composed by John Paul Jones Page is always the first one to point out in interviews that it was his bandmate who wrote that riff. He did that in an interview with Rolling Stone back in 2012‚ after being asked about the one from the song "Black Dog". "That’s one I didn’t come up with. John Paul Jones had that riff. It was not easy to play. The drums had to play 4/4 through it. But 'Black Dog' is more than a riff. You have the call-and-response of the vocal and riff‚ then the bridge and other parts to move the song along." "This is the thing. There’s a riff. What are you going to do with it? That’s where you shape things. The opening of “No Quarter” (on 1973’s Houses of the Holy) that was a keyboard thing. But mainly the song was coming from the guitar. 'Heartbreaker' is one where John was involved in the writing as well. The opening is guitar-led‚ then John’s (bass) pattern becomes the verse‚" Jimmy Page said. John Paul Jones wrote the "Black Dog" riff on a train https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tlSx0jkuLM&;pp=ygUJYmxhY2sgZG9n As the bassist told Bass Player magazine‚ his dad‚ who was also a musician‚ taught him how to write musical notation and he wrote that riff on the back of a train ticket once. “I wrote Black Dog on a train. My Dad taught me how to write musical notation without using manuscript paper. Just with numbers and note values. I wrote that riff on the back of a train ticket. (I was) coming back from a rehearsal at Jimmy Page’s house‚” John Paul Jones said. Jones‚ Page and Robert Plant are credited as the songwriters of the track that was featured on their fourth album released in 1971. As a single‚ the song peaked at number 15 on the United States Hot 100. He explained better his idea about the riff in a conversation with Classic Rock‚ saying: “It was originally all in 3/16 time. But no one could keep up with that". It was the particularly the drummer John Bonham who struggled with the different rhythms the song had. “I told Bonzo he had to keep playing four-to-the-bar all the way through Black Dog‚” Jones said. “If you go through enough 5/8s it arrives back on the beat‚" John Paul Jones said. According to Jimmy Page‚ the main secret of a great Led Zeppelin riff is being "quite hypnotic"‚ because it will be played multiple times. So it's something that you can feel instinctively right.The post The famous Led Zeppelin riff composed by John Paul Jones appeared first on Rock And Roll Garage.

The following article‚ We Are Just One Step Away From An Apocalyptic War In The Middle East‚ was first published on Conservative Firing Line. Did you see what just happened in Damascus?  In an absolutely stunning move‚ Israel took out the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.  Needless to say‚ the Iranians are absolutely furious and they are promising a “harsh” response.  For a long time‚ I have been warning my readers that an apocalyptic war in the Middle East … Continue reading We Are Just One Step Away From An Apocalyptic War In The Middle East ...