Thoughts in My Head

Shiver - Coldplay

So I look in your direction
But you pay me no attention, do you?
I know you don't listen to me
'Cos you say you see straight through me, don't you?

And on and on
From the moment I wake, to the moment I sleep
I'll be there by your side; just you try and stop me
I'll be waiting in line, just to see if you care

Oh…
Did you want me to change?
Well I changed for good
And I want you to know that you'll always get your way
I wanted to say…

Don't you shiver
Shiver
Sing it loud and clear
I'll always be waiting for you

So you know how much I need ya
But you never even see me, do you?
And is this my final chance of getting you

And on and on
From the moment I wake, to the moment I sleep
I'll be there by your side; just you try and stop me
I'll be waiting in line, just to see if you care

Oh…
Did you want me to change?
Well I changed for good
And I want you to know that you'll always get your way
I wanted to say…

Don't you shiver
Don't you shiver
Sing it loud and clear
I'll always be waiting for you

Yeah I'll always be waiting for you
Yeah I'll always be waiting for you
Yeah I'll always be waiting for you, for you
I will always be waiting…

And it's you I see but you don't see me
And it's you I hear so loud and so clear
I sing it loud and clear
And I'll always be waiting for you

So I look in your direction
But you pay me no attention
And you know how much I need you
But you never even see me

guitar/music/rhythm/blues

thinking back and retracing each step i took in my passion in music, i remembered my first note i played was the E note. the person that thaught me that very first note and spark my interest and then later turn into passion was my late father. i remembered how he can always somehow attract us siblings and be quiet to listen to him play his guitar. he knew a lot of great tunes and i use to sing along with him while he played. he can even play the piano (an instrument i wish i could explore). it seems that somehow with playing the guitar, it's a way for me to 'relive' the moment. a way for me to relate to him.

but enough about that. it seems i've never stopped playing my guitar. my interest varies from time to time. from metallica(heavy metal) - nirvana - pearl jam(seattle sound) - butterfingers(malaysian rock band) - steve vai/ satriani/vinnie moore/gary moore/bode/eric clapton(guitar heroes) - lefthanded, wings, search - to new bands such as jet and the darkness. but now my main interest are blues/jazz and rock n roll songs. if people hear me play, probably they will hear a little bit of jimi hendrix in it with a tint of BB King along with all the mix match of my influences. most people don't listen to the blues anymore. don't know why - i'm still figuring it out.

i had a recent chat a while ago with abang rom, founder of ROTTW (Rhythm of The Third World) magazine regarding why people today can't play as well as guitar players in the 70s and 80s. he clearly defined that they don't have enough blues in them. you see at that moment, the relativeness seems far fetch from what i thought back then. but then i tried to relate between the blues scales and the blues chord progressions with modern rock songs we have today. and it totally make sense. it seems that the chords used today are derived from the blues. the scales in doing a solo will always have a bit of blues. hearing back ngwie malmsteen, there's always a bit of blues in his solo. the same for vai and satriani. and even jet as well as the darkness. they say that in the early years of the blues, it was the "devil song" because of it explicit lyrics (not all of em). from the blues, came rock n roll. jimi hendrix, led zepplin, gary moore, aerosmith, rolling stones, etc. pink floyd has a lot of blues sounds in their songs. if you heard butterfingers new album, the song 'merpati sejoli' is a total rock n roll song with a 12 bar blues progression (but creatively mix with other influences). you can also hear a lot of blues licks in pearl jam songs.

my point is - guitar players should take a step back and play the blues and expand your interest furthermore with other genre. it's simple but complex. it's sweet and harmony while heavy and harsh in the same time. and it could certainly teach you somehow in your guitar playing. and one thing - even though you know the pentatonic scale/blues scales, playing the blues is much more than that. ask around, play, experience - and you'll soon find out what i mean.

Have you seen 50 cent's "Disco Inferno" music video?

/begin male chauvinistic remarks/

Damn I so want to be a rap star.

Check out them asses.

Oh and check out the bit in the end.

/end male chauvinistic remarks/