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VERY GODLEY

DAVE THOMPSON INTERVIEWS SINGER-SONGWRITER KEVIN GODLEY (OF 10CC FAME) ABOUT HIS FIRST SOLO ALBUM, MUSCLE MEMORY.

DAVID PATON AS HIS OWN PILOT

For a few short years during the mid-1970s, Scottish pop-rock-ers Pilot ruled the airwaves. The group’s first hit, Magic, made it to No. 5 on the U.S. charts in 1974. Although the follow-up single, January, only peaked at No. 87 in the U.S., it topped the charts in the U.K. and Australia in 1975. But success also brought management issues, which led to the band’s early demise. For Pilot’s main singer-songwriter and bassist David Paton it also brought a shift from being in front of the spotlight to moving behind the scenes as an in-demand session player after Pilot. Session work led Paton to joining the Alan Parsons Project, as well as working with such music heavyweights as Elton John. Forty-five years after the band’s halcyon days, a new box set that collects every Pilot album recorded celebrates the band’s glorious musical output.

CHAT WITH A ROCK AND ROLL INSIDER

ENTERTAINMENT LAWYER SHAUN WEISS, SON OF BEATLES ATTORNEY NAT WEISS, SHARES HIS ROCK AND ROLL MEMORIES WITH AUTHOR DANIEL COSTON.

Charlie Daniels

ELLIOT STEPHEN COHEN REMEMBERS CHARLIE DANIELS AND SHARES ONE OF HIS LAST INTERVIEWS WITH THE COUNTRY ROCK STAR

ALL THE RIGHT KEYS

CHICK COREA, WITH HIS LATEST ALBUM, PLAYS, CONVINCES AUTHOR MIKE GREENBLATT THAT HE’S AMERICA’S GREATEST LIVING PIANO PLAYER.

Pass Notes

Welcome to our new advice page, where a bassist of note gives us the tips we need to get to the top. This month: John Campbell, Lamb Of God

MOMENTARY DECISIONS

The great Michael Manring returns with a new album, Small Moments, and explains the far-reaching philosophy beneath the music

THE WOODSHED

Intonation basics explored and explained by ace luthier Rob Elrick. Let’s get toned!

Wrap Music

Olivia Anna Livki offers essential advice for all budding bassists

LOW LIFE

Tax The Heat bassist and BIMM Live Performance Tutor Antonio Angotti addresses the fine art of singing for your supper

Intermediate Lesson

Ready to take the next step in your bass journey? Phil Mann is here to guide you along the way, but be prepared for a dose of fingertip abrasion...

GOOD TIMES

Who would dare fill the shoes of the great, departed Bernard Edwards? Only a bassist with years of experience and a bass philosophy all of his own... Say hello to the mighty Jerry Barnes

DEEP THOUGHT

Deep Purple are the last hard-rock band of their generation still on the road, pandemics permitting—and they’ve still got some miles to cover, says Roger Glover. Listen up as he reveals how Purple came up with their excellent new album, the bass gear that makes the big noises—and the secret of staying motivated after five decades and counting.

Exigency

Jessica Elalouf of Exigent on the key wisdom that all bassists should have

Beginners' Lesson

Looping without a looper... is such a thing even possible? Steve Lawson says it is, so listen up

Joe Bonamassa's Tele Vision

JIMMY BRYANT, JAMES BOND AND OL’ BLUE EYES: THE BLUES-ROCK MAESTRO EXPLAINS HOW HE TEAMED UP WITH HELLECASTERS GUITAR WIZ JOHN JORGENSON TO RECORD A PROPER “TELECASTER ALBUM” INSPIRED BY THE LATE, GREAT DANNY GATTON

PLAYING THE PART

TWO COOL KYSER QUICK-CHANGE PARTIAL CAPOS

Rising Sun

DETROIT’S SAMMY BOLLER — WHOSE POPULAR GUITARWORLD.COM LESSONS HAVE MELTED A MIND OR TWO — EXPLAINS WHY 2020 IS THE PERFECT TIME FOR MODERN INSTRUMENTAL GUITAR MUSIC

THE WAVE FILES

After the “soul-crushing” slog of Hemispheres, the planets seemed to align for Rush when it came time to record their next album, 1980’s Permanent Waves.

Sparta

AT THE DRIVE-IN REFUGEE JIM WARD DIVES INTO TRUST THE RIVER, SPARTA’S FIRST ALBUM IN 14 YEARS

OPEN MIKE

LONGTIME TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS “CO-CAPTAIN” MIKE CAMPBELL UNLEASHES WRECKLESS ABANDON, THE DEBUT ALBUM BY HIS VERY PATIENT SIDE PROJECT, THE DIRTY KNOBS

GW LESSON LICKS OF THE BLUES GIANTS GROOVE MASTER

A brief, insightful tribute to GARY CLARK JR.’s multifaceted lead and rhythm-playing approaches and ways in which the guitarist tastefully combines elements of blues, rock, funk and soul

BIG-TIME RUSH FAN

Dream Theater maestro JOHN PETRUCCI geeks out on Permanent Waves, Alex Lifeson’s “How is that even possible?” solos and the undeniable majesty of Rush

When Less Is More

Alt-country rocker Jason Isbell discusses his "clean and loud" approach to recording, the magical union of a strat and a Roland Jazz Chorus – and his latest album, the masterful reunions.

What We Do in the Shadows

Volbeat's Rob Caggiano talks ongoing projects his current rig and his new signature workhorse model, the Jackson Shadowcaster

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

HENRY GROSS MAINTAINS HIS PROLIFIC PROWESS

SWEET AND SOUR

“IT’S BECOME A LAST MAN STANDING SITUATION NOW WITH STEVE’S PASSING,” SAYS ANDY SCOTT, THE LAST SURVIVING MEMBER OF THE CLASSIC SWEET LINEUP.

COVER TO COVER

Singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist Neal Morse maintains a certain decided legacy.

THE PERFECT SOUND

MOBILE FIDELITY SUCCEEDS AT GIVING THE BEST SOUND TO ALBUMS THAT MOST RECORD COLLECTORS LOVE.

PRESENTING - SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS

PINK FLOYD DRUMMER NICK MASON JOURNEYS ON HIS OWN TO DELIVER A GIFT TO FANS YEARNING FOR THE EARLY PSYCHEDELIC DAYS.