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For me, it would have to be "Songs from the Wood" by Jethro Tull. Fantaatic musicianship and compositional strength in every track.

A close second is a 1976 Deutsche Grammophon recording of Camille Saint-Saens 3rd Symphony (Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim, Con.). I cannot get through the 4th movement without weeping ... absolutely majestic!

Don't know what a "treble bleed" is BGD. Can you give a synopsis of what it is or does? Many thanks!

DSOTM was certainly a landmark album, and showcased the best of what was termed "Progressive Rock", with state-of-the-art engineering (for that era), large-scale musicianship, and monumental stage shows. My youngest son (27-years-old) likes some Floyd, but is often trying to interest me in some of his music. Problem is, I like the compositional complexity and sonic depth of prog. rock, and don't know of anyone really doing that anymore. Has the genre died with my generation?

My wife and I both enjoy some sci-fi escapism now and then, as long as the story and the acting are at least as good as the special effects. Some standouts are:

1) Lord of the Rings
- incredible interpretation of the novels, except there are too many "I love you, man" scenes with Frodo and Samwise

2) The Dark Knight Rises
- what can be said about Heath Ledger's "Joker" .... absolutely brilliant

3) Serenity
- great cast & crew chemistry, Joss Whedon's tongue-in-cheek humour, and twisted storyline

4) Equilibrium
- an excellent Christian Bale lesson on telling a story with facial expression, about his private inner journey

5) Reign of Fire
- Matthew MacConnaghy's "Van Zandt" is so out-of-character for him, and very good

Most of the super hero movies are good fun also, although some are poorly acted and predictable. Toby McGuire's "SpiderMan" was wretched!

Just a few days ago, I put a set of RotoSound Yellows (10-46) on the EP Les Paul, and am really liking them. After a few quick stretches, they've needed very little re-tuning ... unlike the EB Slinkys which were on before. I also find the E and B strings less shrill than the Slinkys, even though they're the same gauge. I love the Elixir Nano-Webs on my acoustics, but tried a set on the electric last year and they sounded "muddy" and had less sustain.

Here's a personal fav from Tull's 1991 Catfish Rising album, called "Sleeping With the Dog". A few noteworthy features are some cool squeals from Martin Barre's guitar, and some heavy-duty overblown bits from Ian Anderson's flute:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hqdyhlw7CzQ

This one could well be posted in the other thread about husbands & wives getting on one another's nerves. Awesome videos already posted above!

1) Gene Simmons had that nasty looking battle axe made for him by CORT:
http://www.cortguitars.com/en/series/ge … ns-guitars

2) I'll always think of Peter Frampton when I see a Les Paul Black Beauty (w/ 3 humbuckers):
http://www.audio-music.info/pic/f/Frampton_Peter.jpg

3) Another Chris Squire rig is his 3-neck bass, which only a guy his size could lug around:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-scXJDmumtXU/T … ckett5.jpg

4) Steve Howe's Gibson ES-175 ... don't know anyone else using one of these for prog rock:
http://abcnewsradioonline.com/storage/m … 7858236907

5) And last but certainly not least, Ian Anderson's custom-made parlour guitar by Andrew Manson Luthiers (Devon, England)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c … derson.jpg

By the way, great idea for a thread Tyson .... brings back a lot of great memories!

King Kong dung?

This may prove helpful on set-up issues, FireArt:

http://www.fretnotguitarrepair.com/repa … action.php

I followed this lady's advice when I redid my ol' Norman last year, and it's playability and sound improved dramatically. I did need to readjust the truss rod a bit as I got a little over-zealous the first time. Take care to only adjust it about 1/8 turn each time before rechecking. Measuring neck relief (bow) at the 12th fret is also valuable advice, as this mid-point is where too-flat VS too-bowed will be most noticeable. I'm no expert, but a little patience coupled with proper guidance made a big difference.

Lady Tut ...

One other thing that will happen with practice is that your fingertips on the fretting hand will become calloused and harder than they are now. You're likely experiencing some sore fingertips right now, but that will pass quite quickly if you practice daily. You will then be making solid contact with the strings, and not have to press as hard which flattens your fingertips, as Newbie Dean mentions.

Zurf's suggestions are all very good ones. Keep at it, and the initial problems with string contact and coordination will lessen.

It'll come, Fire Art ...

Floyd uses F's, F#'s, and F#m's in a number of their tunes so the barre version will better serve to develop their repertoire. Before long (with practice) you'll be playing it well in either shape without even thinking about it. You'll just naturally go with what's right / needed for the song. Personally, I find the transition from an open "C" to an open "F" easier than using the barred "F" ... all depends on whether or not you need the bottom E" string. If you can learn to invert your knuckles on the index and middle fingers, you'll find some of these things get easier in shorter time.

Sounds like you're really going at it; you must be pleased with the progress you've made already, so stay with it ......... :-)