Get Ready! This Week Old School Reports From The NAMM Show

The NAMM Show 2013 begins this Thursday, January 24, 2012 and Old School will be there as Ripple's Roving Reporter.  We don't know who he will see or what trouble he will get into, but, there will be plenty of chances to rock. 


Here are a few of the musicians who will be there - Nicky Sixx (Motley Crue); Steve Morse (Dixie Dregs, Deep Purple, Kansas); Guthrie Govan (The Aristocats); Fieldy (Korn); Billy Sheehan (Steve Vai, David Lee Roth, Mr.Big); Glenn Hughes (Trapeze, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath); Frank Bello (Anthrax); Rocco Prestia (Tower Of Power); Tommy Stinson (The Replacements, Guns N' Roses); Pancho Tomaselli (War, Philm), Mark Heylman and Dan Kenny (Suicide Silence); Michael Spreitzer and Jeff Kendrick (Devil Driver); Pete Anderson (Dwight Yoakam, Meat Puppets, Jackson Browne, Buck Owens, k.d. lang, Lucinda Williams); Tom Dumont (No Doubt); Stu Hamm (Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson); Victor Wooten (Chick Correa, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones); George Duke (Miles Davis, Jean Luc-Ponty, Flora Purim, George Clinton, Kanye West); Ricky Phillips (Styx, Bad English, The Babys); Tom Coster (Santana); Michael Sweet and Timothy Gaines (Stryper), Neal Schon (Journey), David Grissom (John Mellencamp, Storyville); Clint Lowery (Sevendust); Orianthi (Michael Jackson, Alice Cooper); Steve Stevens (Billy Idol, Michael Jackson, Vince Neal); Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake, Dio, Foreigner); Ron "Bumblefoot" Tal (Guns N' Roses); Derek St. Holmes (Ted Nugent); Earl Slick (David Bowie, New York Dolls); Dave Rude (Tesla); Jerry Donahue (Fairport Convention, Yardbirds, Hellcasters); Michael Devin (Whitesnake); Bjorn Englen (Yngwie Malmsteen, Quiet Riot); Marten Andersson (Lynch Mob, Lizzy Borden); Will Adler (Lamb Of God); Gus G (Ozzy Osbourne); Stephen Carpenter (Deftones); George Lynch (Dokken, Lynch Mob);  Michael Wilton (Queensryche);  Vic Johnson (Sammy Hagar); Allan Holdsworth (Soft Machine, I.O.U., Planet X); Nathan East (Fourplay); and Kelly Hanson, Jeff Pilson and Tom Gimbel (Foreigner).

In addition to the massive amount of talent that will be on the convention floor, the night shows are legendary. Elton John and Tower of Power will perform for certain exhibitors’ select clientele, while other exhibitors throw private parties.  Just check out the two The NAMM Show after hours show advertisements in this article. There are dozens more just like them with special musical guests.  We are sure Old School will catch one or two.  You can follow the wave here on The Ripple Effect!   

EAGLE ROCK ENTERTAINMENT TO RELEASE SANTANA LIVE AT MONTREUX 2011 ~ 2DVD SET AND BLU-RAY~ Santana Lands February 21 in a Captivating Set of Greatest Hits!

Eagle Rock Entertainment will release Santana Live At Montreux 2011 on a 2DVD set & Blu-ray in a exhilarating set of jazz, Latin, funk, soul and rock 'n' roll. The 23-song show weighs heavily on the side of the songs that fans of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist (inducted in 1998) have loved over the years.

Filmed in high-definition and recorded in DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby Digital 5.1 and LPCM Stereo, it's a total jam-packed evening of percolating percussion, soaring lead guitar solos and the kind of funky bass/drum action that has kept this band in the forefront of popular music for over 40 years.

Live At Montreux 2011 is a career-spanning show that covers all the bases: from Tito Puente's "Oye Como Va," Fleetwood Mac's "Black Magic Woman," Babatunde Olatunji's "Jingo" and Willie Bobo's "Evil Ways" to John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme." Carlos Santana has always had a knack for making his cover versions become spectacularly his own. His interpretive flair reached its zenith with 2010's Guitar Heaven which contains his scintillating take on Cream's "Sunshine Of Your Love." Add his numerous originals, including "Smooth" and "Maria Maria," his signature style of inspired and spiritual guitar playing and you have the kind of DVD that burns with intensity.

Extras include interviews with Carlos and Cindy Blackman Santana, and a very special peek behind-the-scenes. Guest artists include the husband/wife guitar team of Susan Tedeschi and Allman Brother Derek Trucks as well as drummer/wife Cindy Blackman Santana. Over three hours long, this is the Santana concert his fans have been waiting for!

For forty years and as many albums later, Santana has sold more than 90 million records and reached more than 100 million fans at concerts worldwide. To date, Santana has won ten Grammy® Awards, including a record-tying nine for a single project, 1999's Supernatural (including Album of the Year and Record of the Year for "Smooth"). In 1998, the group was ushered into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, whose web page on their induction notes, "Guitarist Carlos Santana is one of rock's true virtuosos and guiding lights." Among many other honors, Carlos Santana has also been cited by Rolling Stone as #15 on their list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time." His last CD, Guitar Heaven... The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time (Arista) was released in 2010. Celebrating that chart debut, Santana joined the ranks of the Rolling Stones as the only musical act in chart history to score at least one Top 10 album in every decade beginning with the 1960s. "Guitar Heaven" was Santana's 29th Billboard Top 200 charting release, 12th Top 10 album debut and third Top 10 debut in the past 7 years.

Track Listing:

Disc 1:

1) Spark Of The Divine  

2) SOCC 

3) Back In Black  

4) Singing Winds, Crying Beasts  

5) Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen  

6) Oye Como Va  

7) Maria Maria  

8) Foo Foo  

9) Corazon Espinado / Guajira  

10) Benny & Cindy Solo  

11) Jingo  

12) Carlos Speaks / Novus  

13) Europa (Earth's Cry, Heaven's Smile)  / I Want You  

14) Batuka / No One To Depend On

Disc 2:

1) Duende / Open Invitation   

2) Make Somebody Happy / Right On Be Free  

3) Evil Ways / A Love Supreme  

4) Sunshine Of Your Love  

5) Smooth / Dame Tu Amor  

6) Soul Sacrifice / Dennis Drum Solo  

7) Samba Pa Ti  

8) Into The Night  

9) Love, Peace And Happiness / Freedom