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Posted by: lcsdds Sep 13 2008, 11:56 AM

Any Andy James fans here? Anybody learn any of his songs? He is definitely one of my favorite players. I'm sure all of you folks in the UK are well aware of who he is.

Posted by: wollace03 Sep 13 2008, 12:43 PM

isn´t he one of the guys who makes dvd´s for lick library?
and i gues he plays with pink floyd now.....

Posted by: lcsdds Sep 13 2008, 02:50 PM

He does make DVD's for lick library but I don't think he plays for pink floyd. I could be wrong on that, but I think he has his own band called "sacred mother tongue". Totally the opposite of pink floyd, LOL!!

Posted by: wollace03 Sep 13 2008, 03:20 PM

upss... it was dave kilminster i ment (also at lick library) who plays with rodger waters and has to play the parts of david gilmour..........

actually, i dont know much about andy james...

Posted by: skennington Dec 22 2008, 10:22 PM

Can't believe I missed this one.. Yeah, Andy can jam for sure!

Posted by: lcsdds Dec 22 2008, 11:32 PM

Definitely one of my favorite players!!! He has a great sense of melody to go with his insane chops

Posted by: showyourfist Dec 23 2008, 01:30 AM

I've learnt the exercises from his Licklibrary shred series, he's a fantastic player, very smooth.

Posted by: Ian Bushell Dec 26 2008, 09:52 AM

Awesome, heard alot about him..now i see why:)

Posted by: bodomcovers09 Jul 28 2010, 01:05 PM

Andy James is a god!
I love his phrasing and how he combining it with his amazing technique!
My fave songs by him is Devils day,Octavia and Gates of Heaven!
And I love his video on youtube called ''Crazy Tapping''!

Posted by: Vasilije Vukmirovic Aug 3 2010, 09:36 AM

I am fan of his instructional videos...

Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Aug 7 2010, 01:04 PM

wow, that's awesome playing. I will check out his lessons on YT, I bet they are great

Posted by: Fingerspasm Aug 17 2010, 12:01 PM

I am a big fan of his. I have several of his DVD's and I especially like his group Sacred Mother Tongue.

I also took some of his online lessons using Skype. He is pretty a pretty down to earth guy. Its kinda funny to have someone like him pop up on your computer screen with his guitar and start to give you guitar lessons in real time.

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Aug 17 2010, 02:41 PM

I saw some of his guitar lesson on youtube and they are excelent. I bought his last solo album and I really enjoy listening to it. Great player and guitar instructor!

Posted by: lcsdds Aug 17 2010, 06:20 PM

Awesome......how did the lesson go? Do you mind me asking what he taught you??

Posted by: Fingerspasm Aug 17 2010, 07:31 PM

The lesson went well. I had a total of 3 lessons. They ended up being a little more than I wanted to pay with the exchange rate.

He taught me some paul gilbert licks and talked a little about how he goes about things on the guitar. I have done this with a couple of other high profile guitar players over skype and it goes pretty well.

But I have also realized that you can get more for your money on a website like this or by purchasing a good DVD. I do not think I am far enough along to get the full benefits that someone like Andy James can offer.

I think if you are very advanced and searching for some high level technique type stuff then you might get some good info out of Andy.

But the basics are the basics. So for a mid level guy like myself I just need to keep focused on the things here on GMC. Thats my 2 cents anyway.

I still think Andy is one hell of a guitar player and I hope one day I can take lessons from him again when they benefit me more.

Posted by: Mudbone Aug 17 2010, 08:26 PM

His band Sacred Mother Tongue is great, although somewhat generic. It would be nice if they went in a slightly different direction, prog metal perhaps? They also have a great vocalist, he can actually sing.

Posted by: lcsdds Aug 17 2010, 08:27 PM

Thanks for the info. I almost took lessons from his as well but I came to the same conclusion. My conclusion was that really I know what I need to work on.......I just need to work on it.

Posted by: Bear Rose Aug 25 2010, 04:51 PM

Andy James is pretty amazing. I'm not a big metal fan, but I thoroughly enjoy his playing.