The emotion of guitar

There is one thing that is very important while playing an instrument.

Emotion

Are you thinking happy thoughts, sad, angry, or scared? These are important questions that need to be in your subconscious at all times while playing guitar. It is the essence of your music.

I always see my music as a movie in my head. Maybe I am feeling a car chase or funeral setting. It doesn't really matter what it is. It just matters that it is something. Otherwise you are going to come out monotone or not have any feel to the notes you are striking.

The most beautiful pieces of music in the world are the ones that give off there emotion to the listener. Pink Floyd comes to mind as one of the most memorable emotional rides that I have ever listened to. These emotions most definitely can be heard and felt by people who are listening to the music. It is as important live as it is in a studio. It is another piece of the puzzle that helps set you above or below the rest.

Changing emotion can be a very useful tool within a song or throughout an album as well. Making the person feel like they are on a journey through your music can greatly give the listener a wonderful and memorable experience.

The next time you are playing try and think about what you are feeling or what the notes are making you feel.

Nine Inch Nails Halo Shortage

I have been on a quest with my wife for sometime now to find all of the Nine Inch Nails Halos. As it turns out. We have all but one. Some of the Halo numbered CD's are easy to get but there are a few that are not because of being published in other countries or a lower number of them being printed.

The elusive Halo that we have yet to find is the CD Called Only. It is easy to find the LP but not very easy to find the CD. It is a German Import with only a few tracks on it but we only see it every so often on Ebay or Amazon. We will eventually buy this Halo as it is Rare but not impossible to find.



Then there is the announcement that Nine Inch Nails has sold all of the touring equipment and are done touring. If they are done for good or not is anyone's guess but this is a huge deal to NIN fans all around the world. Trent Reznor has announced that the band will continue to make studio albums and that means that there will most likely be more Halo's to collect in the future.

As for the cruelly named "Only" CD. I guess that will come in time. Finding it is one thing. Finding it in mint or new condition is another. There are many look alike "Only" CD's but the particular import from Germany has been lost in action since we have began looking a few months ago.



I will update in a future post to let you know how the hunt has turned out. Once it is collected then it will be the quest for a second copy of each Halo because the plan is to sell these CD's in a huge Halo Collection Pack and make a huge amount of money. These Nine Inch Nails CD's can go for quite a bit of money even when they are sold individually. I can just imagine what an entire collection would go for.

Huge amounts I am hoping. Till next time.