Japhet

The current (BBC) trend of combining popular performers with Orchestras. What is that about? So many of the songs rely on their simplicity to be effective but adding an Orchestra seems to be an attempt to 'posh up' songs, but for whom?

I Hear You Knocking - Dave Edmunds

Enola Gay - OMD

Learning to Fly - Foo Fighters

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - Beatles

Mud in your Eye - Nils Lofgren

Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder

Man in the Mirror - Michael Jackson

Please Release Me - Tom Jones

Autobarn - Kraftwerk

Cherry Pie - Sade

Locomotive Breath - Jethro Tull

Sign of the Times - Prince (aka Squiggle)

Wishing I was Lucky - Wet Wet Wet

Fame - Bowie

Good Year for the Roses - Elvis Costello

Free Ride - Edgar Winter Group

I'd take a look at Francis Rocco Prestia Finger Funk. It's on Youtube (about an hour long). His whole approach is relentless 16th note grooves for Tower of Power. As stated earlier, economy of movement is key to being able to maintain the sound and accuracy of what you're playing. There's plenty of Tower of Power stuff to practice on too if/when you get fed up with Rhythm Stick.

That old Peavey stuff is amazing. I gigged for years with a MkVI head and 4x10 cab and the hammering that thing took was incredible. Never had a single issue with it, even when it frequently got soaked in beer.

Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen

I'm an Apeman - The Kinks

Fat Man in the Bathtub - Little Feat

The Middle - Jimmy Eat World

Summer Breeze - The Isley Brothers

Lowdown - Bozz Scaggs