<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711151889179896453</id><updated>2024-09-20T16:00:26.706-07:00</updated><category term="Peppino D&#39;agostino Fingerstyle"/><title type='text'>1001 Reasons to Learn the Guitar</title><subtitle type='html'>A Showcase of Awesome</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://1001reasonstolearntheguitar.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5711151889179896453/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://1001reasonstolearntheguitar.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Ken</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10269931928201514219</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>5</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711151889179896453.post-8747205471296165630</id><published>2010-04-06T08:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-06T08:56:36.066-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Reason to Play the Guitar No. 5</title><content type='html'>Iron Maiden - The Trooper&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ironmaiden.com/&quot;&gt;Iron Maiden Official Website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&amp;field-keywords=iron+maiden&amp;x=0&amp;y=0&quot;&gt;Iron Maiden on Amazon&lt;/a&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://1001reasonstolearntheguitar.blogspot.com/feeds/8747205471296165630/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://1001reasonstolearntheguitar.blogspot.com/2010/04/reason-to-play-guitar-no-5.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5711151889179896453/posts/default/8747205471296165630'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5711151889179896453/posts/default/8747205471296165630'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://1001reasonstolearntheguitar.blogspot.com/2010/04/reason-to-play-guitar-no-5.html' title='Reason to Play the Guitar No. 5'/><author><name>Ken</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10269931928201514219</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711151889179896453.post-3967318264346308195</id><published>2010-04-05T10:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-05T10:46:17.634-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Reason to play the guitar No. 4</title><content type='html'>Dweezil&lt;br /&gt;
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Frankly, this song is obscenely good.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zappaplayszappa.com/&quot;&gt;Zappa Plays Zappa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dweezilzappaworld.com/&quot;&gt;Dweezil Zappa World&lt;/a&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://1001reasonstolearntheguitar.blogspot.com/feeds/3967318264346308195/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://1001reasonstolearntheguitar.blogspot.com/2010/04/reason-to-play-guitar-no-4.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5711151889179896453/posts/default/3967318264346308195'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5711151889179896453/posts/default/3967318264346308195'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://1001reasonstolearntheguitar.blogspot.com/2010/04/reason-to-play-guitar-no-4.html' title='Reason to play the guitar No. 4'/><author><name>Ken</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10269931928201514219</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711151889179896453.post-134885497322021985</id><published>2009-10-03T11:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-03T15:05:59.204-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Reason to learn the guitar No. 3</title><content type='html'>&lt;object width=&quot;425&quot; height=&quot;344&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;movie&quot; value=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/Ni8KBhnebwE&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;&quot;&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;allowFullScreen&quot; value=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;allowscriptaccess&quot; value=&quot;always&quot;&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/Ni8KBhnebwE&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;&quot; type=&quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&quot; allowscriptaccess=&quot;always&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;true&quot; width=&quot;425&quot; height=&quot;344&quot;&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is Jerry Reed(you may know him from &quot;The Waterboy&quot;) and Chet Akins, Certified Guitar Players, in 1975.  And Yes, that is Chet sweep-picking 4 years before it was supposedly invented. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=reed+jerry&amp;tag=googhydr-20&amp;index=popular&amp;hvadid=1099631621&amp;ref=pd_sl_couue4kft_b&quot;&gt;Jerry&#39;s Music on Amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dpopular&amp;field-keywords=chet+atkins&amp;x=0&amp;y=0&quot;&gt;Chet&#39;s Music on Amazon&lt;/a&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://1001reasonstolearntheguitar.blogspot.com/feeds/134885497322021985/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://1001reasonstolearntheguitar.blogspot.com/2009/10/reason-to-learn-guitar-no-3.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5711151889179896453/posts/default/134885497322021985'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5711151889179896453/posts/default/134885497322021985'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://1001reasonstolearntheguitar.blogspot.com/2009/10/reason-to-learn-guitar-no-3.html' title='Reason to learn the guitar No. 3'/><author><name>Ken</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10269931928201514219</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711151889179896453.post-6318914502446976839</id><published>2009-04-12T09:43:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-12T10:00:24.518-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Reason to Learn the Guitar No.2</title><content type='html'>&lt;object width=&quot;480&quot; height=&quot;385&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;movie&quot; value=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/5qCQLyb0-mI&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&quot;&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;allowFullScreen&quot; value=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;allowscriptaccess&quot; value=&quot;always&quot;&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/5qCQLyb0-mI&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&quot; type=&quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&quot; allowscriptaccess=&quot;always&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;true&quot; width=&quot;480&quot; height=&quot;385&quot;&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jason Becker&#39;s story is simultaneously horrifying and inspiring.  He was a prodigiously talented guitarist and in his late teens joined up with his friend Marty Friedman, creating the excellent speed metal band Cacophony.  With one excellent(Speed Metal Symphony) and one okay(Go Off!) album release, Jason then released an excellent solo album(Perpetual Burn).  After a short stint with David Lee Roth, Jason was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or Lou Gherig&#39;s disease.  This means that Jason is now a quadraplegic, but in spite of that, he has still managed to compose two albums of new material, full of exquisite compositions, like the one above.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.myspace.com/jasonelibecker&quot;&gt;Jason&#39;s Myspace&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://12.189.211.71/&quot;&gt;Jason&#39;s Homepage&lt;/a&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://1001reasonstolearntheguitar.blogspot.com/feeds/6318914502446976839/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://1001reasonstolearntheguitar.blogspot.com/2009/04/reason-to-learn-guitar-no2.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5711151889179896453/posts/default/6318914502446976839'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5711151889179896453/posts/default/6318914502446976839'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://1001reasonstolearntheguitar.blogspot.com/2009/04/reason-to-learn-guitar-no2.html' title='Reason to Learn the Guitar No.2'/><author><name>Ken</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10269931928201514219</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711151889179896453.post-1223407838809524878</id><published>2009-04-11T17:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-11T17:52:22.290-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Peppino D&#39;agostino Fingerstyle"/><title type='text'>Reason to Learn the Guitar No. 1</title><content type='html'>&lt;object height=&quot;385&quot; width=&quot;480&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;movie&quot; value=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/brmG6f2BMyw&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;allowFullScreen&quot; value=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;allowscriptaccess&quot; value=&quot;always&quot;&gt;&lt;embed src=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/brmG6f2BMyw&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1&quot; type=&quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&quot; allowscriptaccess=&quot;always&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;true&quot; height=&quot;385&quot; width=&quot;480&quot;&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I had the privilege to see this man live once, he was opening for Eric Johnson.  That may have been a mistake.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.peppinodagostino.com/index.shtml&quot;&gt;Peppino&#39;s Homepage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.myspace.com/pdagostino&quot;&gt;Peppino&#39;s Myspace&lt;/a&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://1001reasonstolearntheguitar.blogspot.com/feeds/1223407838809524878/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://1001reasonstolearntheguitar.blogspot.com/2009/04/reason-to-learn-guitar-no-1.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5711151889179896453/posts/default/1223407838809524878'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5711151889179896453/posts/default/1223407838809524878'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://1001reasonstolearntheguitar.blogspot.com/2009/04/reason-to-learn-guitar-no-1.html' title='Reason to Learn the Guitar No. 1'/><author><name>Ken</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10269931928201514219</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>