The world's first female axe hero

[Dean Moriarty]

One for all you guitar poindexters to argue about.

Make way for the world's first female axe hero

As innovative as Ian Williams and as fast as Eddie Van Halen, Marnie Stern is reinventing the electric guitar.

A labelmate of the Gossip on the überhip Kill Rock Stars imprint, I was first alerted to her by a friend who told me: "Dude, there's this incredible girl from New York who plays guitar - but doesn't just play it, she shreds and taps (and here he whispered conspiratorially) like a dude." But my (Canadian - and yes, he really does speak like that) friend only told half the story. Yes she uses the overtly metal (and unfashionable) playing-styles of shredding and tapping (both incredibly technical, making it possible to play extremely fast, à la Eddie Van Halen), but turns it on its head to create something truly arresting, original and which completely transcends its problematic stylistic roots. Math-pop or avant-rock are terms that have been deployed liberally by journalists so far when trying to describe Marnie Stern's sound, but even these broad terms prove to be problematic after the first listen.

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/07/make_way_for_the_worlds_first.html

 

[millersnose]

yeah but can she play an E7#9 with her teeth?

 

[carcharias]

Speaking of poindexters check out this dude.
I went to see him play at the bridge Hotel one night....now there is good guitar playing and there is great guitar playing...there is even brilliant or sublime guitar playing.
Think of the most technical player you can and dare I say this bloke is probably as good or better.
He was that good I had to leave ....
If I stayed any longer I think I would've had a fit of some sort.
It was ridiculous ...E7#9's and D7#9's all over the shop.
It was packed with axemen....more hair than a Van Halen concert.
At one point in the performance he was diddly diddly diddling his face off to the point of giving the audience vertigo.
A small group of uber-axemen started applauding and then the rest of the crowd ( me included) joined in.
I had no fuggen idea what he was playing ....it was....well... just well watch the vid.
I lasted about 70 minutes before enough was enough.
..and this short bit of video is a fair indication of what the majority of the gig was like.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xF6zCGpHl6g

 

[Trollhammaren]

Check out the dudes from DragonForce. Seen them a couple of times now and they just kill live; endless shredding!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYpNNUFsF9Q

 

[millersnose]

Speaking of poindexters check out this dude.
I went to see him play at the bridge Hotel one night....now there is good guitar playing and there is great guitar playing...there is even brilliant or sublime guitar playing.
Think of the most technical player you can and dare I say this bloke is probably as good or better.
He was that good I had to leave ....
If I stayed any longer I think I would've had a fit of some sort.
It was ridiculous ...E7#9's and D7#9's all over the shop.
It was packed with axemen....more hair than a Van Halen concert.
At one point in the performance he was diddly diddly diddling his face off to the point of giving the audience vertigo.
A small group of uber-axemen started applauding and then the rest of the crowd ( me included) joined in.
I had no fuggen idea what he was playing ....it was....well... just well watch the vid.
I lasted about 70 minutes before enough was enough.
..and this short bit of video is a fair indication of what the majority of the gig was like.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xF6zCGpHl6g

yeah...but can he play with his teeth?

 

[sydraider]

I dont see what the fuss is about, I found this song quite boring but hey thats just me.
You decide for yourself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN9rF737IyM

As for reinventing the electric guitar, gimme Herman Li and Sam Totman anyday.

 

[carcharias]

yeah...but can he play with his teeth?

Millers this fella could probably play with his teeth .....he was very good.