Eljam
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Plastic People Plastic People
Breakdown Breakdown
A riff-dependent tune that features a swirling guitar part that plays counter to the melody of the chorus, using an Eight Tone Spanish Scale.
Gotta Get Out Gotta Get Out
This song features a powerful vocal performance and a sizzling guitar solo that takes full advantage of the pace and rhythm of the piece.
Pull Myself Together Pull Myself Together
This is how Eljam did the blues. Although the chords are not in a standard blues progression, the minor and diminished chords in the sequence give the song a sadness that can only be called blues.
The Silence The Silence
We’ve all experienced the moment when our ‘significant other’ chooses to use silence as a weapon in a passive/aggressive manner. Another riff-dependent Eljam tune, The Silence defies attempts to categorize it. Maybe Riff-Rock?
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Eljam’s music is driven by powerful lyrics and equally robust guitar riffs.
Victor McGhee wrote most of the lyrics and the general melodies for the tunes, with each band member usually writing his own part. Mike Wich played guitar, Billy Armstrong played bass and Paul Vourderis played drums. Victor also played rhythm guitar and was the lead singer, while Mike occasionally provided back-up vocals.
Thanks to 2006 technology, Victor appears on this compilation from 2499 miles away in Phoenix, Arizona. His parts were recorded in Black Canyon City Studio.
Due to circumstances beyond our control, an understudy (Mike) played all of the instruments. With respects to Billy’s massive bass lines, Paul’s innovative drum style and Victor’s Ovation-based acoustic rhythm guitar playing, Mike has tried to be as true as possible to the original performances of the original members of the band.Have you performed in front of an audience?We never officially played anywhere live it was more of a recording project, now we're spread across the country.
Your musical influences
Beatles, The Who, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Elton John, Al DiMeola, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, and of course Led Zeppelin.What equipment do you use?
Ibanez RG-1570 Prestige Series Electric Guitar
Fender Telecaster (1969) Electric Guitar
Ovation Balladeer and
Ovation LX-1777 Acoustic Guitar
Peavey Foundation Bass
Boss/Roland GT-6 Guitar Processor
Shure SM-58 Vocal Microphones
Zoom MRS-802B Multitrack Recorder
Yamaha MG 16/4 Mixing Board
Sennheiser headphones
‘Cool’ brand picks (a must for Mike’s style of playing, they’re indestructible!)
D’Addario Guitar Strings (Only broke about a dozen)
MRS Pattern Editor for the Zoom Drums
Nero WaveEditor for Post-productionContact
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i'm a big fan of triplets, and really dug the syncofreekinpaded trippy groove on ultra sleek. more later.
--stockwrock
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