December 2010

Happy New Year! (Acoustic Version of Auld Lang Syne)

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Acoustic Versions of Bohemian Rhapsody and Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town (with outtakes)

Acoustic Covers

Talk about holiday spirit! ortoPilot, on the heels of his third album of original music, just completed a December run of 25 songs in 25 days. Each tune is an acoustic version of either a Christmas song or a Yule-time chart-topper. Savvy as he is with video editing (you’ll notice lots of cool little tricks [...]

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Neil Young Plays “Whip My Hair”

Acoustic Humor

I love Neil Young. He’s one of the greatest songwriters to pick up a guitar, and has authored some of my personal favorites – Old Man, for example. But his voice is definitely an acquired taste, and there’s no sense in denying that he can be kind of goofy. Anyhow, here Neil teams up with [...]

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Acoustic Version of The Black Keys’ Tighten Up

Acoustic Covers

For a band with just two members, The Black Keys sure have a big sound. Hailing from Akron, Ohio, the duo is quite prolific – in just 9 years on the circuit, they’ve released 6 critically (and popularly) acclaimed albums. Often a small group is able to streamline the creative process in such a way [...]

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Acoustic Version of Look What You’ve Done

Acoustic Originals

Jet is a good band, not a great band. They’re clever more than they are creative. They imitate more than they experiment. Their debut album Get Born (2001), which sold more than 3.5 million copies worldwide, provided the 21st century with its first taste of rock n’ roll anachronism by unabashedly blending the sounds of [...]

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