The 1975 – Rock Era Magazine https://rockeramagazine.com The Risa of a New Era! Fri, 14 Jun 2024 14:17:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Taylor Swift voted the 8th best guitarist of the last two decades https://rockeramagazine.com/taylor-swift-voted-the-8th-best-guitarist-of-the-last-two-decades/ Fri, 14 Jun 2024 14:15:11 +0000 https://www.rockeramagazine.com/?p=40449 Taylor Swift has been voted the eighth best guitarist of the last two decades in a new poll by UK guitar retailer guitarguitar. The study was commissioned to mark the retailer’s 20th anniversary as it launches a ‘Playable’ exhibition of special guitars to celebrate the most inspiring players.

While Swift isn’t widely known for her technical ability with a guitar, the fact that she regularly plays guitar on her record-breaking global Eras tour means she’s getting the six-string in front of millions of fans around the world, which is worthy of note.

The top spot in the poll, however, is taken by Red Hot Chili Peppers’ John Frusciante. Most often a Strat player, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame back in 2022. So what makes him so good? Well, producer Michael Beinhorn, who worked with the Chili Peppers on albums such as Mother’s Milk, has previously said that Frusciante has an expert understanding of composition and music theory and would even transcribe Steve Vai guitar solos back in the day.

Following Frusciante is Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys in second place, with John Mayer in third. Sam Fender and Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood make up fourth and fifth. Elsewhere in the list is Chris Shiflett, Tom DeLonge, H.E.R., and more. You can check out all 20 below:

  1. John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
  2. Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys)
  3. John Mayer
  4. Sam Fender
  5. Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead)
  6. Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters)
  7. Ed O’Brien (Radiohead)
  8. Taylor Swift
  9. Tom DeLonge (Blink-182)
  10. Simon Neil (Biffy Clyro)
  11. Jim Root (Slipknot)
  12. Keith Urban
  13. John 5 (Mötley Crüe)
  14. Brad Paisley
  15. Troy Van Leeuwen (Queens Of The Stone Age)
  16. Albert Hammond Jr. (The Strokes)
  17. H.E.R.
  18. Adam Hann (The 1975)
  19. Ed Sheeran
  20. Julien Baker

guitarguitar’s “Playable” exhibition includes a series of limited-edition, hand-painted Fender Stratocasters, each covered in motifs inspired by an artist’s career. These are available for fans to play as they tour around stores until 25 June.

Adam Speck, a spokesperson for the retailer, comments, “Over the last 20 years we’ve welcomed so many guitarists through our doors, whether they are picking up a guitar for the first time, or finally getting their hands on their dream one.

“We’ve even sold guitars to some of the iconic guitarists who have inspired many more to follow in their footsteps. Creating this playable exhibition with Fender is a thank you to everyone who has been on this journey with us over the last 20 years. And whether it’s Under the Bridge, or Seventeen Going Under, we can’t wait to see our customers show off their skills on these very rare pieces.”

Source: Guitar.com
]]> The 1975 – By Your Side https://rockeramagazine.com/the-1975-by-your-side/ Sun, 12 Mar 2017 14:56:30 +0000 https://www.rockeramagazine.com/the-1975-by-your-side/ Not a year after the band’s release of their last studio album, the band surprises their fans with a new single titled ‘By your side’. The band was already touring last year so that’s why a new single this soon was such a surprise to their fan-base all over the world.

“Heavily electronic, even heavier than usual” those were the first words that came to mind after listening to the track, and I think this is the reason behind the single’s release. The 1975 is simply experimenting exploring new grounds digging deeper into their musical character and testing their fans’ reactions.

Now let me be honest here, when it comes to electronic music, I am pretty sure you will find me last in line, but this right here is different somehow. Mathew’s voice is heavily auto-tuned in the track to the point it becomes nearly unrealisable, which is something I usually would consider a musical turn-off but it somehow potentiates the band’s usual lost/stoned/drunk vibe.

Finally, something that must be mentioned in this article that the song has a serious “Daft Punk” vibe in it that you just cannot miss nor ignore. The track made me excited for what’s to come from the British group and what they have to offer their fans in their upcoming musical products.

Edited by: Bishoy Nader

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