Well, it's been a few days. Decided to make this song my return song. Especially the line: "Ain't found a way to kill me yet" - hahaha! We have a little more light on the subject now with the changes to my room/house. So, now you can see I'm a portly old dude. If that bugs you, watch someone else. It's that simple. My days of trying to impress people with appearance are LONG over! 'Rooster' is from Alice In Chains's 1992 album 'Dirt' and is written by Jerry Cantrell. SIGNAL CHAIN: GUITAR: Ibanez GRX70QA GIO - Bought for $115 from Butler Music via Reverb back in late 2018. The guitar was pretty beat up from a previous shipping mishap. But, it's very solid and has been very reliable since day one when it arrived here! AMP: My PC with Behringer UMC22 U-Phoria USB Interface AMP SIM: Guitar Rig 5 Pro with 'Cantrell Roosts' preset I made DAW: Reaper 64-bit A/V RECORDING: OBS Studio EQUIPBOARD (my gear/instruments - past and present): https://equipboard.com/axe2084 . SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Axe2084​ . Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/axe2084/​​​ . #AliceInChains #Ibanez #IbanezGIO #budgetguitar #budgetguitars ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl2t_M3-Srg

The amp I'm using on this is Nalex's 'Crunchman' (modeled after the Friedman plexi-style amp) - LINK IN DESCRIPTION. When this song came out, some 'professional critics' accused Billy Squier of copying Led Zeppelin. They said the song sounds too much like "Nobody's Fault But Mine". Sure, it DOES sound similar. But, it's more in style than anything else. I would call it more of a TRIBUTE to Led Zep because John Bonham had died the year before this was released. MANY people missed that thundering Zeppelin sound - which was now gone due to Bonzo's passing. This song became a BIG hit, regardless of those critics and got to #28 on the charts in 1981. 'Lonely Is The Night' is from Billy Squier's 1981 album "Don't Say No" and is written by Billy Squier. Nalex 'Crunchman' DOWNLOAD: http://nalexsoft.blogspot.com/2019/08/crunchman-preamp.html TDR Nova Equalizer: https://www.tokyodawn.net/tdr-nova/ SIGNAL CHAIN: GUITAR: Monoprice 66 DLX Plus Goldtop (Les Paul) - Given to me by Monoprice for recording 3 'jam' videos for them. You can find them for $250 on their site. Once I got the nut cut the way I wanted it, the guitar has exceeded my expectations! I've done NO mods to it! AMP: My PC with Behringer UMC22 U-Phoria USB Interface AMP SIM: NaLex 'Crunchman' + TDR Nova EQ + Guitar Rig 5 Pro DAW: Reaper 64-bit A/V RECORDING: OBS Studio EQUIPBOARD (my gear/instruments - past and present): http://equipboard.com/Axe2084 SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: @Axe2084 Instagram: @axe2084 #Billy Squier #NaLex #Crunchman #GuitarRig5 #Monoprice #Monoprice66 #LesPaul #guitarcover #Eighties#80sRock #HardRock #ClassicRock #Rock #budgetguitars #electricguitar ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8eA38IKLHg

I just learned this one this morning. So, there's a stumble or two. But, on the overall, it worked out well. This song is a LOT more complicated than it looks or sounds. The timing is everything! It's been one of those days - so, it took a lot of takes. 'Cruiser' is from The Cars 1981 album 'Shake It Up'. It's written by the late, great, Ric Ocasek, and sung by the late, great, Benjamin Orr. SIGNAL CHAIN: GUITAR: Jackson JS11 'Dinky' - $150 at zZounds.com and other retailers. This guitar is fully STOCK. And, at $150, it's a STEAL! It plays so well and sounds so great! Contrary to the claims of Gear Snobs and Cork Sniffers, it hasn't fallen apart in a year and it's NOT firewood. I've owned this guitar since Spring 2019. AMP: My PC with Behringer UMC22 U-Phoria USB Interface AMP SIM: Guitar Rig 5 Pro with "JCM800 80s CARS" preset I made DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION (DAW): Reaper 64-bit AUDIO/VIDEO RECORDING: OBS Studio (Free) EQUIPBOARD (my gear/instruments - past and present): https://equipboard.com/axe2084​​​​​​​​ SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Axe2084​​​​​​​​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Axe2084/ #JacksonGuitars #BudgetGuitars #TheCars #GuitarRig5 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsfcAhod1ow

Here's another from the bombastic 80's. This came out in 1981 and a movie was made in 1986 by John Hughes which centered around Molly Ringwald and had this song as its title. John Hughes movies were THE 80's! 'Pretty In Pink' is from the 1981 Psychadelic Furs album 'Talk Talk Talk' and is written by John Ashton, Tim Butler, Richard Butler, Vince Ely, Duncan Kilburn, and Roger Morris. SIGNAL CHAIN: GUITAR: Jackson JS22 'Dinky' - Named 'Brandi' for a very close long-time friend! - STOCK. No upgrades. Bought for $200 from zZounds.com . AMP: My PC with Behringer UMC22 U-Phoria USB Interface AMP SIM: Guitar Rig 5 with "JCM800 Big 80s11" preset I made DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATION (DAW): Reaper 64-bit AUDIO/VIDEO RECORDING: OBS Studio (Free) EQUIPBOARD (my gear/instruments - past and present): https://equipboard.com/axe2084 ​​​​ SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Axe2084​​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Axe2084/​​​​​ #JacksonGuitars #PsychadelicFurs #Eighties #JacksonJS22 #ClassicRock ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOVIsaBEwJ8