Rage Against
the Machine
Evil Empire
“When this album came out
in ‘96, I was still soaking up
musical influences in high
school. My first band often
covered ‘Freedom’ and ‘Know
Your Enemy,’ so I was already
enamored with Tom Morello’s
unique approach to guitar.
The production of this album
sounded fatter and dryer with
less ‘90s polish. There are
so many great riffs on this
album and for some reason,
I always gravitated towards
the basslines. So, I learned
the parts and would play
along to this album from the
bass player’s perspective.
I still like to do that when
I’m learning a song, it helps
me feel like I’ve mastered
the tune.”
Led Zeppelin
Physical Graffiti
“Beside The Song Remains
the Same, which deserves its
own article, this is my favorite
Zeppelin album. At the time I
was discovering Zeppelin, you
could still see these bands
like Warrant and Great White
on MTV. I remember watching
these dudes thinking, ‘It’s 20
years later and these reverb
soaked drums don’t even
touch Bonham!’ That’s when
I really decided to look to
the past for ‘new’ music. I
love the big, natural room
sounds on tunes like ‘Kashmir’
(phased drums), ‘Wanton
Song’ (Leslie guitar) and the
masterful multi-tracking in
‘Ten Years Gone.’”
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