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    Guitar Odyssey 2: Talkin' Dirty
    Guitar Odyssey 2: Talkin' Dirty
    Guitar Odyssey 2: Talkin' Dirty
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    Guitar Odyssey 2: Talkin' Dirty

    By Michael Rays

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    Too much guitar is not enough! Guitar Odyssey 2 is the follow-up to Michael Rays' Smashwords best seller Guitar Odyssey. GO2 sees author and amateur guitarist Rays tackle a new challenge: learning C.C. DeVille's manic solo from Poison's "Talk Dirty To Me."

    Rays, the world's first and foremost rocksolographer, follows the same format he established in the original GO: a day-to-day practice diary liberally seasoned with side trips into music theory, criticism, trivia, poetry and amateur psychoanalysis. The journey is once again filled with unexpected victories and maddening setbacks, and through it all Rays copes the only way he knows how: by keepin' on keepin' on, with a fervent belief that practice pays off.

    The original GO received strong reviews despite its quirky premise, eliciting such critical phrases as "surprisingly entertaining," "unexpectedly riveting" and "oddly moving." Guitarists of any caliber can expect more of the same in GO2; hopefully some will find the inspiration to pick a favorite solo and begin their own odyssey.

    Ultimately, GO2 is a reminder to guitarists of what they already know so well, yet can never stop discussing: the majesty of the guitar, and the endless challenges and rewards it brings to those who put finger to fret.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMichael Rays
    Release dateMar 15, 2015
    ISBN9781311751935
    Guitar Odyssey 2: Talkin' Dirty
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    Michael Rays

    Michael Rays grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He graduated from Northwestern University and served nine years in the Navy, flying the SH-60B Seahawk helicopter. Michael lives in Billings, Montana with his wife and daughter.

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      Guitar Odyssey 2 - Michael Rays

      GUITAR ODYSSEY 2

      TALKIN’ DIRTY

      BY MICHAEL RAYS

      Published by Michael Rays at Smashwords

      Copyright 2015 Michael Rays

      Also by Michael Rays, published at Smashwords:

      Guitar Odyssey

      Headers: Scores & Headlines from Brazil 2014

      Guitar Odyssey 2 is the continuing journal of amateur guitarist Michael Rays as he seeks to up his game by learning his favorite rock solos. In this second installment, Michael tackles C.C. DeVille’s solo in Poison’s Talk Dirty To Me. He chronicles each woodshedding session, taking occasional Interludes to delve into music theory, rock trivia and poetry.

      Let’s hit the road… A glam-rock classic awaits!

      Table of Contents

      Months 1-8

      Months 9-11

      About the Author

      Riffs on Guitar Odyssey

      …you quickly get into the spirit of the project and it becomes great fun to read.

      - darkerthanblue.wordpress.com (Deep Purple blog)

      Rays creates a chronicle of growth that will immerse and inspire fellow guitar players who have their own 'impossible' playing goals and aspirations…

      - D. Donovan, Senior eBook Reviewer, Midwest Book Review

      …a surprisingly entertaining read.

      - Last Best News

      …Michael Rays has crafted a literate, interesting, funny and, oddly, moving account of his six-string journey…

      - Missoula Independent

      You learn, as Rays did in real time, that the journey towards achieving something, even if it seems simple at first blush, can be trying, surprising, and fulfilling with ample happy accidents in between.

      - Guitarkadia.com

      Author’s note:

      I created the word ‘rocksolography’ to define the books in the Guitar Odyssey series. Here is the definition:

      ROCKSOLOGRAPHY (rok'-sol-og'-ruh-fee) (noun): a non-fiction book or ebook, usually in diary form, about the process of learning a rock solo; may also feature any digressions the author deems necessary, including but not limited to rock history, criticism, opinion, meditation, music theory, poetry, and amateur psychoanalysis.

      Ode to Guitar Players by Michael Rays

      What meaneth one who says ‘I play guitar’?

      A batch of basic chords strummed ‘round the fire

      An introverted teen who’d be a star

      woodshedding endless blues licks on a Squier?

      A young gal voicing jazz chords warm and pure

      An old man finger-picking on the porch

      A classicist, with tones that long endure

      or metal shredders carrying the torch?

      A drunken punker, fast and out of tune

      an aging rocker holding onto youth

      a bold flamenco player ‘neath the moon

      a studious composer seeking truth?

      Thus meaneth one who says ‘I play guitar’:

      ‘I’ve joined the journey infinitely far.’

      Months 1-8

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      Talk Dirty To Me by Poison, from their 1986 album Look What the Cat Dragged In

      (Song referred to hereafter as Talk)

      Guitar solo by C.C. DeVille

      27 seconds long

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