My Life in Six Strings
This tune is from Steve Lukather’s 2003 release Santa Mental, and features he and Eddie Van Halen trading solos. It’s like, “Hey let’s get the head out of the way so we can jam!” And I don’t mind that one bit. Great stuff.
I’m counting down to Christmas with some holiday favs by my favorite pickers. Here are the rest. Please share your favorites in the comments.
Steve Lukather’s (on Twitter @stevelukather) arrangement of the classic Christmas Song (aka “Chestnuts” – from 2005′s Merry Axemas, Volume 2) *note: it was originally released in 1998 and re-released in 2005* is so incredibly creative & unusual that I never get tired of listening to it. Of course, part of that is Steve’s fluid leads. I also love the tension of the double-time chorus & how it resolves with a big landing back into the verse feel. A beautiful arrangement, beautifully played.
Steve, founding member of Toto and legendary session guitarist has his own band these days and is touring on his latest album, Ever Changing Times, which features his son Trev on guitar.
Steve released a Christmas album in 2008 called Santa Mental, which will get featured here in the coming weeks. On that album, he plays an acoustic version of “Chestnuts:”
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