White lies. There probably isn’t a person on earth that has told the truth 100% of the time. I have to believe that it is humanistically impossible. My favorite is when a friend, or anyone says that they tell the truth 100% of the time. Sure they might tell their version of the truth, at the very least attempt to bend what they say to their will. I know that I have a knack for telling the truth too much of the time – most of the time. However if I end up telling a lie it’s generally not to save from hurting someone’s feelings. I can probably get a large chorus of friends who can attest to that.
I do have a friend that loves to exclaim how they tell the truth 100% of the time, which is fascinating since I know they’ve lied to me about some things. I don’t call them on it because what’s the point. A mutual friend has stated that it’s common to hide things in such matters, or rather bend that truth to make themselves feel better about what they’re revealing or hiding. It is what it is.
I’ve been told and I’ve heard and read that never lie or tell stories about a girl because she’ll hear you no matter how far away she is at the time it’s said. The same holds true for a guy as well. I can say from experience it is true. It’s not even limited to interpersonal relationships but also in career and business too.
I do think that once enough white lies tend to pile up between two people it ends up destroying things. That is if stuff doesn’t get straightened out before the pile gets too big. I think that is concept that sorta props up a song I wrote with Will Champlin yesterday. We got through a very good first draft and Sunday we’ll be tweaking it up and doing a better demo. I’m rather happy with how it’s turned out so far.
In search thru my library of music I came across Slip of the Tongue by Whitesnake. That’s probably how some white lies get started or discovered is by a slip of the tongue. The person I was referencing earlier probably didn’t realize that at one point at told me three different versions of a reason as to why something happened in a schedule. As they say, liars have trouble telling the same story twice, let alone more than twice.
With Whitesnake we’re looking at pop metal being massaged by Steve Vai. Blame it on the fact that I’m a sucker for amazing guitar playing. There’s no doubt that Steve certainly led Whitesnake in a direction that differed from their previous outings. Of course David Coverdale is unmistakeable on pretty much anything in his catalogue, but it’s the addition of Steve that really took this CD somewhere where guitar students could salivate on chops galore. The interesting thing of studying music and styles from other eras and comparing it based on songwriting to a current era you find similarities and differences. Some styles don’t change some do.
The thing about this music is that it’s more about the guitar playing than anything else. That’s why metal was such a fun genre to learn when I was learning to play guitar. I think it holds true now as well. Especially with the advent of Guitar Hero and RockBand. Those games thrive on music that is somewhat similar to this. Right?
Pounding drums, slinky guitar parts and a wailing vocalist, and the usually unfortunate bassist that is often overlooked adds up to pop metal.
If you have any inclination for super cool guitar playing, this is a CD to own. Go get it now!