Mostly instrumental 4-track demo in an experiment to emulate some of my favorite guitarists at the time such as Joe Satriani, Vinnie Moore, Eddie Van Halen, etc.
Rich Tisdale - Guitars, Bass, Drum Programming
Jack Underwood - Vocals

Was It Good For You Too?

Jack Underwood - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Keyboards
Mick Smith - Bass, Backing Vocals
Rich Tisdale - Lead & Rhythm Guitars
Pete Owens - Drums, Backing Vocals

Red Handed

Guitar Rock you don't have to be a guitarist to appreciate. Melodic, listenable instrumental Rock inspired by the likes of Van Halen, Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, Steve Morse, Vinnie Moore and others.

From the extreme surf rock of “Wah-Wah Watusi” to the emotional melodies of “Brothers Still”, Shut Up & Play puts guitar rock front and center.

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Shut Up & Play

Caught Red Handed

Funeral For A Friend-Love Lies Bleeding

Superconductor

New World Man

Ice Cream Man

Ghost Of A Chance

Find My Way Out

Cruise Control

Beatles Medley

Christine

Twister

Mission Man

Smirk

4-track bedroom demo - my best ripoff of Joe Satriani's Satch Boogie

Blueszilla

05-15-19: Replaced file with eMastered version

Hurt and the Healing

Hurt And The Healing

Wastin' Time

The Third Time

Holding On To You

4-track demo from 1998. Accidentally deleted part of the guitar solo but doesn't sound too bad. Need to re-record song with real drums, complete guitar solo and vocal harmonies. VOCALS - Jack Underwood

Takin' It All In Stride (Demo)

A melodic guitar instrumental initially written for lyrics. I had so much fun with the improvised melody on the demo that I went ahead and made it an instrumental. 

GEAR:
 - 2013 Fender HSS Mexi-Strat with Floyd Rose and JB Humbucker
 - Ibanez Mikro Short-Scale Bass
 - Apogee Jam 96k
 - Apple GarageBand

12/19/18: Replaced file with lossless AIF
05/02/19: eMastered mp3
08/12/20: Final version 2.8

Summer Bound & Top Down

Extreme surf rock with my modified 1985 Kramer. Hope you like and thanks for listening! ;-)

GEAR:
- 1985 Kramer Focus 3000 with Floyd Rose and JB Humbucker
- Cry Baby Wah-Wah
- Ibanez Mikro Short-Scale Bass
- Apogee Jam 96k
- Apple GarageBand

01/09/18: Replaced original file with updated mix.
01/12/18: Replaced file with mix 7.1
01/16/18: Replaced file with mix 8
12/19/18: Replaced file with lossless AIF
05/02/19: eMastered mp3

Wah-Wah Watusi

The synth and rhythm tracks are inspired by my love of The Who. Specifically Who Are You, Won't Get Fooled Again and Baba O'Riley. Once I started adding melodies it took on its own life. That's the cool thing about recording sometimes. The song goes where it wants to regardless of how hard I try. ;-)

03-02-18: Replaced original mix 3 file with MIX 5.
03-06-18: Replaced file with MIX 9
12/19/18: Replaced file with lossless AIF
05/02/19: eMastered mp3
08/12/20: Final Version v2.3

Who's Rising

Inspired by a drum beat in GarageBand. Hope you like and thanks for listening! ;-)

GEAR:
- 1985 Kramer Focus 3000 with Floyd Rose and JB Humbucker
- Ibanez Mikro Short-Scale Bass
- Apogee Jam 96k
- Apple GarageBand

12/11/18: Replaced mix v1.4 with v1.5.
12/12/18: Mix v1.6
12/13/18: Mix v1.7
12/18/18: Mix v1.10 aif
01/07/19: Mix v1.13 aif
05/02/19: eMastered mp3 v1.14
08/12/20: Final Version v2.8

Indomitable

A weird little tune that branched out into a jam at the end. Hope you like and thanks for listening! ;-)

GEAR:
- 2019 EVH Wolfgang Standard
- Ibanez Mikro Short-Scale Bass
- Apogee Jam 96k
- Apple GarageBand

3/11/20: Mix v8.12
3/18/20: Mix v8.17
08/12/20: Final Version 2.6

Put That Thing Back

I've always liked Celtic melodies in Rock music. So I wrote my own. Inspired by Steve Morse and The Corrs. Thanks for listening! ;-)

GEAR:
- 2019 EVH Wolfgang Standard
- Ibanez Mikro Short-Scale Bass
- Apogee Jam 96k
- Apple GarageBand

4/2/20: Mix 2
4/4/20: Mix 3
4/6/20: Emastered Mix 3
08/12/20: Final Version v2.5

Dublin Down

This was inspired by the loss of my younger brother Donald at the age of 34 eighteen years ago. I miss him every day. He was an avid anglophile and spent 9 months in England studying. I carried his casket to the playing of bagpipes at his funeral. This explains the ending to this tune which is meant to evoke that. It was very emotional writing this as I wanted it to have sadness but also happiness and hopefulness from having known my brother. I think he would like it. ;-)

GEAR:
- 2019 EVH Wolfgang Standard
- Ibanez Mikro Short-Scale Bass
- Apogee Jam 96k
- Apple GarageBand

5/30/20: Mix 2.2
08/12/20: Final Version v2.3

Brothers Still

Put That Thing Back (Naked Jam Track)

Melodic instrumental rock music you don’t have to be a guitarist to appreciate.

Growing up in the 80’s, Rich bought a used $15 guitar after the death of his parents at age 17 and began to learn.

Faking Stevie Ray Vaughan on the cheap guitar, Rich literally played until his fingers bled. A year later with his first electric he was cutting his teeth on Van Halen’s Eruption and the shredders of Shrapnel Records. This led to his first band while earning a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Va Tech. After graduation, the shock of “real life” motivated a visit to Musicians Institute in LA with the hopes of attending but the cost and a younger brother to care for proved too much.

Returning to VA, Rich worked as an engineer by day and played at night. In 1987, Joe Satriani's “Surfing with the Alien” changed the landscape and motivated Rich to self record and release “Was It Good For You Too?” in 1991 and the eponymous CD for his band “Red Handed” in 1994.

After a 10 year break from playing in 1998 to marry and start a family, a Father’s Day gift to Rock Fantasy Camp in 2008 provided inspiration to play again.

Rich is back doing what he loves. Playing guitar, writing, and recording “songs without words” in the hopes of sharing guitar music you don’t have to be a guitarist to appreciate.

Rich Tisdale

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