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I used to play a lot of guitar. Graduated Berklee College of Music in 1989 with a Bachelor of Music. Moved to LA and played in a few bands for ten years.
Influences at this time included Tony MacAlpine, Yngwie Malmsteen, and Paul Gilbert. All that mattered was that I was able to sweep arpeggios and pick 64th notes! Melody? Taste? Who cares! As long as it was fast! I played all guitars, bass, and drum machines. Recorded on an old Yamaha 4-track cassette.
| Azrael Block (acoustic) | Timber Bashing | Air Limbo | Stylus |
Aside from playing fast, I played in a band called Totalitarian Cinderblöck. We would do things like play a Def Leppard song - in a reggae feel. Or play Molly Hatchet, then break into a chorus of a Bee Gees tune. We wrote a rock opera with the major influences being Monty Python, Rush, and Spinal Tap. I've included links to the Story as well as the Lyric.
| Viking Gardener - the story | Viking Gardener - the lyric | Viking Gardener - the Blöck Opera |
I was always into learning tunes note-for-note. Here are two "projects" - a rip off of Ozzy/Randy Rhoads (Mr. Crowley) and Steve Vai (Shyboy). Fans of I Love Lucy and shoes might get a kick out of these. All others will just find them stupid! That's me on guitars, bass, drum machine, and Paul Huesman (drummer for Totalitarian Cinderblock) on vocals.
| Mr. Frawley - lyrics | William Mr. - music | Shoe Boy - lyrics | Shoe Boy - music |
After Berklee and the speed guys, I got into Frank Zappa, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Steve Lukather, Steve Morse, and some fusion guys like John Scofield. These tunes are a little more "real" than the others! Again - all guitars, bass, drum machines, keyboards are me.
| Funky Eagle | Fluman | Tobakinuroman | Paul There? |
| April Frogs | The Cusp | There's No "L" In "World" | Lucille Ball Jazz Blues Jazz |
| Chicken Lee (a heavy metal guitarist's lame attempt at country) | |||
All songs below were written by John Sabino with guitar parts conceived by Alec and are copywrited. John and I recorded them in his garage studio on a 4 track reel to reel in Hermosa Beach, CA from 1990 to 1993. John sang, played keyboards, and sequenced the bass and drums. I just played guitar. These 13 tunes represent my personal favourites of the almost 50 songs he and I recorded together as the musical group 3 Minute World.
| Cinderella 1.5mb 3:44 | Don't Got You 1.7mb 4:17 | Dead On Arrival 2.5mb 6:16 |
| Shades Of Black 2.1mb 5:15 | Hideaway 2.2mb 5:32 | Drowning 1.6mb 4:02 |
| Now Now 2mb 4:57 | I No I No 4.6mb 4:00 | Hypnotized 1.9mb 4:45 |
| Overdrive 1.7mb 4:18 | Nowhere 1.7mb 4:23 | Kingdom Eyes 2.2mb 5:25 |
| Savannah II 1.9mb 4:52 |
Been playing Texas Blues ala Stevie Ray Vaughan and Johnny Winter. Sorry - no MP3s available at the present time.