Topic: Website
The video age has arrived here at the Archive, with the posting of my first videos at YouTube. During the holiday season I kept seeing those TV commercials for Flip pocket camcorders ("Do you Flip?") and I thought they seemed pretty cool. It was the promise of their ease of use that appealed to me, since I had no particular wish to delve deeply into the technical aspects of videography (and my existing knowledge of it was nil).
I thought it might be fun to do some guitar videos as an addition to the site, just play some songs and riffs that I've tabbed. Or at least see if I could do some videos, since performing is sure not my strong point. With transcribing you can play parts as slow as necessary, and you don't have to get every note and chord right in a single take. Filming is a whole different story. Give me an audience or a little red recording light and I can all but forget which one is the E string...even though I have a 2 out of 6 chance of being right!
I did some research, compared specs of various pocket camcorders, and settled on a Flip Mino (SD). After a bit of practice with it on various subjects, I started to try some guitar video.
Drop by my YouTube page/channel, if you're interested in having a look. Here's a link to the page:
https://www.youtube.com/zerofretAnne
There's not much there yet, just a couple of videos. Feel free to leave a comment for any of the videos, either there or here...like "Don't give up your tab job" or "Why are you wearing a Penguins shirt when you're a Habs fan?"
or "What's that black blob in the foreground in the Chilliwack chords video?" (It's one of my cats.)I've embedded one of the videos here, the riff from Toronto's "Delirious". Hopefully, I'll get better at this over time. And the guitars could use some intonation work. Meanwhile, on the tab front, I have a riff completed and a tab in the works. My computer was into the shop so I'm running a bit behind on getting them into the computer. But I hope to have them posted soon.
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Updated: Saturday, January 23, 2010 7:45 PM EST
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"There's Something I Like About That" was the second of three singles taken from Chilliwack's fourth album, Riding High (1974). (The other singles were "Crazy Talk" and "Come On Over".) While the song didn't enjoy the Top 10 success that "Crazy Talk" did, it broke into the Top 100, reaching #85 in Canada. 
Lee Aaron's 1987 self-titled album marked a change in direction for her, a departure from her heavy metal roots to a more pop-rock, radio friendly sound. The first single from the album -- the power ballad "Only Human" -- became one of her most successful singles.
Jerry Doucette's debut album Mama Let Him Play (1977) was an unqualified succes, quickly reaching platinum status in Canada. Interest was generated outside of Canada as he toured behind the album, opening for acts such as Eddie Money, Meatloaf, and Bob Welch. Singles from the disc included the title track, "All I Wanna Do", and the song whose Intro is tabbed here, "Down the Road", the album's opening track.