Mike's CES Vids trigger new music find - Thank You Sir! "The Aristocrats"

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I only just got started working thru the vids and the 2nd one was for Magico. As I clicked around on the landing page for other Magico vids, I finally ended up on a Hegel 300 - B&W combo vid of a band called The Aristocrats.

The song in the clip was Flatlands, a beautiful musical piece. Guthrie Govan, Bryan Beller, and Marco Minnemann make up this killer fusion like band. Guthrie also plays a Frettless Guitar at times which is pretty cool.

Maybe some others here will also appreciate this band and music

Flatlands-


Waves-
 
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Been watching vids of this band all day and will be ordering disks shortly.

These guys Rawk!

From Wikipedia-
The band was formed after a wildly enthusiastic response to a concert performance at The Anaheim Bass Bash during the Winter NAMM show in January 2011. The trio had just one rehearsal before the concert but still performed well and amazed the audience as well as themselves. Originally the guitarist for that one-off show was to be Greg Howe, replaced by Guthrie Govan at the last moment. Govan later stated: "The chemistry was so great, that when we came offstage we all said to each other: 'This is working. We should record this.'" The band would later get together and meet in Chicago to record their debut album, which took just under two weeks. The music album reflected their respective influences, ranging from 70s fusion (Return to Forever), to progressive (King Crimson), to instrumental rock (Steve Vai, Joe Satriani), to rap metal (Rage Against the Machine) and to just plain absurdity (Frank Zappa). Bassist Bryan Beller stated, "We ended up using our different influences to write for each other. I wrote "Sweaty Knockers" specifically for Guthrie to have fun with, while Guthrie wrote “I Want a Parrot” with bass leads in mind. As for Marco's material, we're just lucky to be able to keep up with it!”.[SUP][3][/SUP]
After releasing their debut in September 2011, the trio toured for the year 2012. Later in the same year the band released its first live album, Boing, We'll Do It Live!. Footage and sound for this release were recorded in two concerts held at Alvas Showroom in Los Angeles, California. During those concerts the band played material from their debut album as well as songs from each band members' solo projects.
In July 2013, their second studio album Culture Clash was released, which was followed by a supporting tour; first in North America in 2013 and then in Europe, South America and Asia in 2014. After the tour, the band compiles performances from six different venues for their upcoming second live album, Culture Clash Live!, to be released on CD and DVD on January 20, 2015.[SUP][4][/SUP][SUP][5][/SUP] On the same day, the band releases their "official bootleg" of the tour, a limited edition 2CD set titled Secret Show: Live in Osaka.[SUP][5][/SUP] During their January 2015 tour, the band debuted material for their third studio album Tres Caballeros. The album was recorded in February and released on the 23rd of June 2015.

 
I watched the videos and the music just doesn't grab me.

Keep the suggestions coming as I am always looking for new artists.
 
I watched the videos and the music just doesn't grab me.

Keep the suggestions coming as I am always looking for new artists.

Jim, I here ya. It's a special niche of music. I lean towards virtuoso playing and shredding and Rock Fusion in general. I like music more than I like songs. But don't tell anyone, I have Yani, John Tesh, Enya, and Swing Out Sister :woot::panic:
 
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