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Simon McBride on Gary Moore's "Back on the Streets" | Hooked

The current Deep Purple guitarist explains how he was floored by the song's speedy pentatonic opening, groovy blues moves, and unique chord choices.

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Supergroup Flying Colors breaks boundaries with its self-titled debut.

“I just had to say, ‘I don’t want to work on this unless you’re comfortable with having it torn to shreds,’” says five-time Grammy-nominated virtuoso Steve Morse about the writing sessions for the self-titled debut of Flying Colors—his new supergroup with fellow Dixie Dregs bassist Dave LaRue, ex-Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy, former Spock’s Beard keyboardist/vocalist Neal Morse, and Alpha Rev vocalist Casey McPherson. “Otherwise, it’s just like somebody’s solo album.”

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