Tag: Ricky Gardiner

Ricky Gardiner’s Guitar Solo in Electrofire Invasion

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Enjoy this awesomely powerful guitar solo from Ricky Gardiner in Electrofire Invasion/ Beggars Opera / Lose a life.


AI says :
"Electrofire Invasion" is the opening track from the Beggars Opera album Lose a Life, released on August 31, 2010. The album is a concept album written by Virginia Scott and Ricky Gardiner, and the song and entire album are about the experience of living with electrical sensitivity. 

electrofire invasion

my brain hurts
my eyes blur
i am crushed
i am numb and motionless
from electrofire invasion
save me 
save me

my head spins
my cells shiver
my thoughts dissolve
i am numb and motionless 
from electrofire invasion
save me 
save me
 
www.beggarsopera.co.uk

Ricky Gardiner’s Last Solo Album: Songs for the Electric

Songs for The Electric
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One of the last things Ricky Gardiner worked on before he fell ill was his solo album Songs for the Electric.. This is Ricky preparing for a photo shoot for the album cover. The exclusive download from the Beggars Opera website contains 11 tracks of chilled out guitar songs from the master of melody himself, with Virginia Scott on Keyboards.

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Ricky Gardiner’s Unique Guitar Styles in Tango for the End of Time
	

			

			
		

				

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Ricky Gardiner guitarist dances in Tango for the End of Time by Beggars Opera. This avant garde progressive rock track comes from Beggars Opera/ Lose a Life an album which has incredible presence as a result of Ricky Gardiner’s ability to create massive sound structures with his choices of guitars and effects. Ricky’s extended melodies and string bending are unique in the guitar world.








Tango for the End of Time video by Virginia Scott 






			

	


				
					


				
					


				
					


				
					


	

		
Exploring the Legendary Chateaux Marmont and Bowie’s Sound Techniques
	

			

			the Chateaux Marmont 1976
		

				

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Photo:  Ricky Gardiner on Tour with David Bowie and Iggy Pop.





This villa is situated behind the legendary Chateaux Marmont Hotel, Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles where Ricky Gardiner stayed during the Idiot Tour of 1976 with David Bowie on Keys. 





David’s piano was set up with an electronic pick up and a Lesley cabinet which gave it that tremendous spooky sound. How about that for a prepared piano 🙂




















			

	


				
					


				
					


				
					


	

		
Rare Behind-the-Scenes Photos of David Bowie’s Low Sessions
	

			

			
		

				

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From David Bowie News – I came across this  post today about Ricky’s vintage photos of the  Low Sessions at Chateau D’Herouville, Paris  1976 taken on his trusty Nikormat.





There are other great images in the film of the musicians who were there, but this one is especially rare as apparently, according to Tony Visconti, it is the only image there is of David Bowie, Tony Visconti and Brian Eno together.