Music Influences & Inspiration
Need music inspiration? Here´s a (by no means comprehensive!) list of guitar players, musicians, bands, albums and songs that influenced and inspired me early on as a guitar player and musician. Hope you´ll find something you´ll like!
Guitar Players:
Gary Moore
Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits)
Yngwie Malmsteen
Eddie Van Halen
Steve Vai
Joe Satriani
Rik Emmet (Triumph)
John Petrucci (Dream Theater)
Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple, Rainbow)
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Mike Stern
Jeff Healey
Steve Lukather (Toto)
Johnny Ramone (The Ramones)
Kee Marcello (Europe)
John Norum (Europe)
Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy)
Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy)
Carl Verheyen
Robben Ford
Michael Campbell
Tim Pierce
Michael Landau
Dann Huff
Dan Patlansky
Bands:
Van Halen
Whitesnake
Deep Purple
Dire Straits
Thin Lizzy
The Ramones
Sex Pistols
Triumph
Dream Theater
Toto
Journey
Giant
Europe
Ritchie Blackmore´s Rainbow
Albums:
Thin Lizzy – Black Rose
Thin Lizzy – Live and Dangerous
Gary Moore - Victims of the Future
Gary Moore - Wild Frontier
The Ramones - It´s Alive
Van Halen – 1984
Van Halen – 5150
Yngwie Malmsteen – Rising Force
Europe - Out of this World
Europe - Final Countdown
Steve Vai – Passion and Warfare
Joe Satriani – Flying in a Blue Dream
Dream Theater – Images and Words
Dire Straits - Alchemy
Eric Johnson - Ah Via Musicom
Jeff Healey - See the Light
Carl Verheyen - Garage Sale
Van Zant - Van Zant
Robben Ford - Talk to Your Daughter
Songs:
Gary Moore – Victims of the Future
Gary Moore - Over the Hills and Far Away
Gary Moore - The Loner
Van Halen - Eruption
Van Halen – Jump
Dire Straits – Sultans of Swing (Mark Knopfler)
Toto - Isolation (Steve Lukather)
Eric Johnson - Cliffs of Dover
Eric Johnson - S.R.V
Jimi Hendrix - Little Wing
Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Little Wing
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Testify
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Scuttle Buttin´
Steve Vai - For the Love of God
Steve Vai - I Would Love To
Jeff Healey - See the Light
Robben Ford - Talk to Your Daughter
Carl Verheyen - Garage Sale
Don Henley - Boys of Summer (Michael Campbell)
Rik Emmet - Midsummer´s Daydream
Van Zant - Midnight Sensation (Erik Lundgren)
Mike Stern - Chromazone
Dan Patlansky - Only an Ocean
Musicians:
Dave Weckl - Drums
Billy Sheehan - Bass
Steve Perry - Vocals
Jonathan Cain - Piano/Keyboards