Acoustic Version of Iron Maiden’s “The Trooper”

On this battlefield no one wins.

Acoustic Version of Iron Maiden’s “The Trooper” Acoustic Version of Iron Maiden's "The Trooper"

What is Radiohead Thinking? A Review of The King of Limbs

Slowly we unfurl, as lotus flowers.

What is Radiohead Thinking? A Review of The King of Limbs What is Radiohead Thinking? A Review of The King of Limbs

Leo Kottke’s Acoustic Version of The Byrds’ “Eight Miles High”

Like geese farts on a muggy day?

Leo Kottke’s Acoustic Version of The Byrds’ “Eight Miles High” Leo Kottke's Acoustic Version of The Byrds' "Eight Miles High"

An Interview with James Lee Stanley: Part I, Songwriting

The artist discusses his craft.

An Interview with James Lee Stanley: Part I, Songwriting An Interview with James Lee Stanley: Part I, Songwriting

David Byrne’s Acoustic Performance of “Heaven”

Heaven is a place where nothing ever happens.

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2-Minute Interview with Don Ross

Reviews and Interviews

Not only is Don Ross an incredible guitar player, he’s an impressive and interesting guy in general.

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Geoff Achison’s Acoustic Versions of Superstition and Whipping Post

Acoustic Covers

There’s a reason you don’t see a whole lot of funk played solo on acoustic guitar: one person can only lay down so much groove, and even the best solo performers can exude only so much energy. That is true even of the inimitable Stevie Wonder, whose Grammy-winning performance on the album Talking Book, which [...]

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Brian Macinanti’s Acoustic Version of The Rain Song

Acoustic Covers

Legend has it that Jimmy Page wrote The Rain Song in a single afternoon in 1972. Inspired by Beatle George Harrison’s observation that Led Zeppelin never wrote any ballads, the first three chords can be recognized by a careful listener as a hat tip to Harrison’s Something. Released on 1973’s Houses of the Holy, The [...]

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The AV is Back! With Jennah Bell and Joe Barnard

Acoustic Covers

Today is a special today at The AV: after an unofficial hiatus of several months, we are back! (And by “we are,” I mean “I am” – a one man operation is woefully vulnerable to fluctuations in work schedule and personal obligations.) I apologize for the break. Thanks for bearing with me. The good news [...]

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The Goat Rodeo Sessions, with Yo Yo Ma, Chris Thile, Stuart Duncan, and Edgar Meyer

Acoustic Originals

Writing about music is an absurd task. It requires abandonment of the usual rules of communication, a certain suspension of logic and adoption of an impressionistic language which the author can do no more than hope that his audience will understand, be affected by. Perhaps the comedian Martin Mull put it best when he quipped [...]

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