The Spark Music Academy

Riff of the Day: BYOB - System of a Down This song is about the business behind war, and how privileged politicians start them, but expect the poor to fight them. Creedence Clearwater Revival made the same point - then dealing with the Vietnam War - on their 1970 hit "Fortunate Son." "B.Y.O.B." is a term that means "Bring Your Own Booze." It is often used on party invitations if no alcohol will be served, but you are free to bring your own. In this case, it stands for "Bring Your Own Bombs." #systemofadown #guitar #guitarist #guitarplayer #guitarriff #heavymetal #guitarteacher #gibson #epiphone #riff #guitarsofinstagram #byob #rock #kemper

Solo of the Day: Trilofy Opus 5 - Yngwie Malmsteen Mainstream is a Swedish guitarist, songwriter, composer, and bandleader. Malmsteen first became known in the 1980s for his neoclassical playing style in heavy metal, and has released 20 studio albums in a career spanning over 40 years. In 2009, Time magazine rated Malmsteen as number 9 among the 11 greatest electric guitar players of all time. #yngwiemalmsteen #guitar #shred #solo #guitarsolo #guitaraofinstagram #80s #guitarheroes #neoclassical #heavymetal #guitarlessons #guitarteacher #guitarist #guitarplayer #guitarcover #guitars

Solo of the Day: Like Someone in Love - Bruno Major On 21 January 2014, Major released the four-song EP Live on Virgin Records, where he worked with producer Ethan Johns before being released from the label.In August 2016, Major announced that he would write, record and release one song every month for a year, which resulted in the 12-song R&B album A Song for Every Moon, released on 3 November 2017. #brunomajor #guitar #guitarist #guitarsolo #guitarsofinstagram #likesomeoneinlove #randb #pop #guitarteacher #guitarlessons #fender #stratocaster #kemper #guitarcover #cover

Riff of the Day: Forget Me Too - Machine Gun Kelly Machine Gun Kelly recounted that the song came together relatively quickly, noting that it was probably the quickest feature recording session of his career. Barker recalled working on the song, and noting that its upbeat, energetic nature could be a good fit for Halsey. They sent her a work in progress version of the track that night, and by the next day, Halsey came to the studio to record her vocal part. The recording sess...ions for her part lasted 10 minutes and was completed in just two takesan initial take, and a second take that was identical but higher in pitch, which was used in the final recording. Despite the quickness of the process, Halsey noted that it had taken them seven years to figure out the right way to collaborate #machinegunkelly #mgk #ticketstomydownfall #guitar #guitarist #guitarcover #guitarteacher #riffoftheday #riff #poppunk #kemper #gibson #lespaulcustom #lespaul #halsey #travisbarker See more

Riff of the Day: The Ocean - Led Zeppelin The Ocean" is fans as seen from the stage. It was always dedicated to the audience at concerts. The voice on the intro is drummer John Bonham. When he says, "We've done four already, but now we're steady and then they went, 1... 2... 3... 4...," he is referring to the takes. They had tried to record it 4 times prior but couldn't get it right, so as a pep talk he said his famous line. In the last line, the "Girl who won my heart" is ...Robert Plant's daughter Carmen, who was 3 years old at the time. This is one of the few Zeppelin songs where all four members shared the writing credit. #ledzeppelin #guitar #cover #riffoftheday #jimmypage #theocean #gibson #lespaul #kemper #classicrock #guitarist #guitarplayer #guitarteacher #onlineguitarlessons #guitarsofinstagram #housesoftheholy #robertplant #gettheledout #riff #bluesrock See more