Scott Yang's Playground

Thought on Music, written by Apple CEO Steve Jobs on the topic of DRM protected music. Problem: “The problem, of course, is that there are many smart people in the world, some with a lot of time on their hands, who love to discover such secrets and publish a way for everyone to get free [...]

Colin Buchanan has written a tribute to the late Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter. There’s an MP3 file of the song that you can listen to. Here’s the chorus: And wasn’t he a beauty Crikey what a gem A dinkum Aussie treasure A khaki larrakin Throwin’ it all out there With his heart upon his [...]

I’ve been listening to Joe Satriani‘s 2006 album Super Colossal over the last month or two. The opening riff of track #1, “Super Colossal” did not impress me. No, it does not sound like Satch. However, the rest of the album is great. I did not really like it the first time I’ve listened through, [...]

I have been listening to G3 live album “Rockin’ in the Free World multiple times over the last free days, and here’s a short version of my review: Joe Satriani Great performance. Great solos. Even the singing in “Rockin’ in the Free World” is not too bad. Still my favourite Steve Vai 3 songs I’ve [...]

I have been listening to Joe Satriani‘s 2004 album “Is There Love in Space?” for the last week at work, and that was, well, quite a satisfying experience. I absolutely enjoyed this album because it has Satch demonstrating his wizardry on the 6-string. There are also Matt Bissonette on bass and Jeff Campitelli on drums [...]

Currently Listening: Tender Surrender from Steve Vai‘s Alien Love Secrets album, 1995. Clock is ticking pass 7 and it is in complete darkness outside, but I am still stuck at work here, waiting for V to pick me up to go home. It is pretty much the end of today for me, and I don’t [...]