The Best Air Guitar Album in the World Ever!
Once upon a time there was the guitar and it wasn't long before the steaming mosh ROCK GOD was born . After many classic rocks tunes by the likes of Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Queen, a new breed of hero was emerging. A man, but more than a man. A man who could do the licks of Jeff Beck, who could windmill greater than Pete and even set fire to his axe mopre pompously that Jimi could ever think possible. All rolled into one, the new breed had arrived. Welcome the air guitartist, for all his faults. We take a look at the best and worst but before you go further, we feel it is neccessary to issue a warning.

WARNING! What you are about to see will not be pretty, it contains some of the most gruesome shots of people attempting guitar ever seen on the web. The Half Hendrix was thankfully only attempted once but the horrific results are all too painfully clear in the following scenes. Who would attempt to do some Mark King style slap bass as an air guitar? Nobody you would think but incredibly it is all here (see Hawaiin air Bass), as well as the man who has just been let out of teh loonie bin) or the tough guy who looks more like he is playing air drums.

Like I said you just wouldn't credit it. Keep going ...if you dare.

Greetings from the headbanging animals from Holland:




And the rest...

 
The Half Hendrix The Full May The Full Air Wank  
 
Finger Lickin Bad The Vanessa Mae The Tough Guy  
 

Air Guitar - Da Movie!

These are the very latest in air guitar techniques and not to be copied lightly. The above ensemble of guitarists rehearsed the positions for well over 15 seconds before perfecting their art, so this should not be gotten into lightly. To watch the full movie features these crazy guys you should press play right here .

If you've got a rubbish computer, you should try clicking here to see if it works.

 
The Beginner The Plucker Day Release  
 
The Master The Master Upgrade Hawaiin Air Bass  

 

Tracklisting : Hey, checkout this bunch of songs. They truly represent the A-Z of Air Guitar anthems that all 12 poses can be used on. Why not try the plucker on The shadows apache or get stuck in straight away with The Master Upgrade on the end section to Bohemian Rhapsody. Well it's up to you but have fun with these.

CD1
1 Queen - We Will Rock You/Tie Your Mother Down
2 Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water
3 Blur - Song 2
4 Run DMC/Aerosmith - Walk This Way
5 Derek & Dominoes - Layla
6 The Kinks - You Really Got Me
7 Rainbow - Since You've Been Gone
8 Def Leppard - Photograph
9 The Troggs - Wild Thing
10 David Bowie - Rebel Rebel11 Jeff Beck - Where Were You
12 Joe Walsh -Rocky Mountain
13 Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing
14 The Surfaris - Wipe Out
15 Foo Fighters - Monkey Wrench
16 Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town
17 Black Sabbath - Paranoid
18 Jo Satriani - Surfing With The Alien
19 Status Quo - Whatever You Want
20 Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird


CD2
1 Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Chile

2 The Who - My Generation
3 T Rex - 20th Century Boy
4 Paul McCartney - All Shook Up
5 Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode
6 Weezer - Hash Pipe
7 The Shadows - Apache
8 Motorhead - Ace Of Spades
9 Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues
10 Free - Alright Now
11 Robbie Williams - Let Me Entertain You12 Fleetwood Mac- Oh Well
13 Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls
14 ZZ Top - Gimme All Your Lovin
15 Boston - More Than A Feeling
16 Cream - Crossroads
17 Status Quo - Down Down
18 Bad Company - Can't Get Enough Of Your Love

19 Whitesnake - Here I Go Again
20 Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag
21 Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

Ok you have got the tracklisting you know the positiions, just one last thing before you are ready to go off and do it yourself you'll be wanting to watch these guys in action right? The Best Air Guitar Album in the World Ever is out November 5th 2001.

Brian May Talks about The Wonders of Air Guitar!!

Here's what rock god and air supremo Brian May has to say on the most wise ancient art of air guitar :

"O.K., if you are a proficient Electric Axtual (sic) Guitarist already, it may seem superfluous to indulge in Air Guitar. Why Bother? But consider he purity of the form, the pure pleasure. Consider the practical advantages - no tuning problems - no 'Turn down'; the drummer can't hear himself', no need for tedious practising of scales, and the Roadie doesn't piss and moan about his sore back, since the equiptment weighs nothing (actually you might consider getting a roadie that's much better-looking!). No falling out with the neighbours - and, though performances may differ, you always seem to have that perfect sound! More to the point - anywhere, anytime, your air guitar is with you, ready to help you thrash out your frustations, and make you a mellower person to live with. We recommend it especially to traffic police and politicians of all nations. Who has not, in an unguarded moment, slipped into a shape, and momentarily lived life on the edge, in the glow of the the white-hot spotlight, centre stage in that huge virtual stadium in the sky! Happy vapour trails - it's time to give this superb album and airing.

Cheers

Brian May

Thanks for that Brian, we can ask no more....these are the professional poses that are used throughout the world if you weren't impressed with our selection of new and improvised positions...

The Professional Air Guitar Poses Part 1

The Professional Air Guitar Poses Part 2

The Professional Air Guitar Poses Part 3

Do You Know Which AirGuitar Poses Brian is Pulling?

We can't quite work them out.

Click here to read some suggestions!!!


Just Ask Brian

And get this, Air supremo and Non-Air Guitar Idol Brian May has even agreed to answer any questions that you've always wanted to ask. What serious? Yep straight up ; Big Bang's Jasper Stone takes time out of his hectic schedule to grill the Queen chap about what inspired him to get The Best Air Guitar album together and whether his clogs are a help or a hindrance when doing the 'Stride Splitter'.
Just enter your details and we will stick the best 10 questions to Brian on Friday 16th November 2001. Get them in now. That's it, right now, you've only got a week to think about it! Come back on the following Monday 19th to see if you got lucky. ******NEWSFLASH******** Brian will now be answering next week, so you have ONE more week!!!!

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Meanwhile you can go to Raft competitons to win yourself a signed Brian May Air Guitar Album. (We're even throwing air plectrums! .... Erghh that last bit was a joke)

We will be running a gallery of the best and worst of air guitar poses, so if you reckon you can do better than this bunch of muppets then send us your pic and we'll give away The Best air guitar album to the 5 best and 5 worst!!

Send your pics to raft@vmg.co.uk

 

More Air Guitar Anyone?

For loads more great Air Guitar stuff, including an interview with the World Champion Air Guitarist go to The Official Queen website Queenonline.com.