I was surfing this morning and caught this fantastic wave!

This years Grammy Awards Nominations lists----
scheduled...February 19, 2008 8pm on CBS


Robert made the list with Allison Krauss
Category 8

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

* Steppin' Out
Tony Bennett & Christina Aguilera
Track from: Duets: An American Classic
[Columbia]

* Beautiful Liar
Beyoncé & Shakira
Track from: B'Day (Deluxe Edition)
[Columbia/Sony Urban]

* Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
[Rounder Records]

* The Sweet Escape
Gwen Stefani & Akon
Track from: The Sweet Escape
[Interscope Records]

* Give It To Me
Timbaland Featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake
Track from: Timbaland Presents: Shock Value
[Mosley/Blackground/Interscope Records]

you can check out the video on YouTube with this link;
http://youtube.com/watch?v=8x78Fm4CMWQ

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you can view the whole Grammy line up on this site;
http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/...w/list.aspx#04

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I was mainly there looking for Joe Satriani's nomination,
and who he is up against.

Category 19

Best Rock Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal. Singles or Tracks only.)

* The Ecstasy Of Gold
Metallica
Track from: We All Love Ennio Morricone
[Sony Classical]

* Malignant Narcissism
Rush
Track from: Snakes & Arrows
[Anthem/Atlantic]

* Always With Me, Always With You
Joe Satriani
Track from: Satriani Live!
[Epic/Red Ink]

* Once Upon A Time In The West
Bruce Springsteen
Track from: We All Love Ennio Morricone
[Sony Classical]

* The Attitude Song
Steve Vai
Track from: Sound Theories Vol. I & II
[Epic/Red Ink]

view Joe's video on YouTube;
http://youtube.com/watch?v=b1DzRb4DHGw

you will see why Joe is the BEST guitarist in the World! A+A+A+

 

I got turned on to this clip.
It's proof tone is all in the fingers.
For those guys that wonder if they owned an expensive guitar,
if that would make them sound better.
A good guitarist can play a cheap guitar and make it sound great.

Here is Joe Satriani playing a crappy guitar through a Digitech RP200,
plugged into a little Peavey solid state amp.

He was limited, because the guitar had no floating bridge, and harmonics
sucked. I liked his comment at the end. "Ahhh that was a little painful on this."
(high action) hehehe...we've all been THERE. hahaha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9v5e1TTwts

 

On the topic of aging Rockers.
Another great band... Scorpions returns to their "signature" sound in
their new release, "Humanity Hour 1."

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZWrn7YWA0ss

They have been on my top 10 list for several decades, and this
album is right in the pocket. 50+ year old rockers rule! :lol: