We at GuitarAttack believe that the
greatest thing about guitars is using them to make music.
That is the ultimate conclusion of all of the talk about strings, pickups,
body woods, finishes, diet, moon phase, and on and on -- being able to play
the guitar and make it sound great.
We started recording
guitar-oriented music at home back when it was a difficult, expensive
proposition. Using a TEAC 4-Track reel-to-reel, we made the
proto-recordings and generally got frustrated because we knew there had to
be a better way. We never had a recording contract with anybody, but
we kept trying.
We graduated to cassette-based 4- and 8-track machines
in the 80s and 90s, all the while cranking out material and learning the
process. We finally graduated to computer-based recording around 2000
and we continually fight the urge to continue the editing process forever.
Our advice -- play more, edit less.
The songs presented on our albums are primarily a vessel for guitar
solos, and they have always had to meet three criteria: 1) Must have a
big riff; 2) Must have a big chorus; and 3) Must have a big guitar solo.
As a secondary goal, they have to be in a form in which we are capable of
playing them live in a band setting, preferably with two guitars, bass, and
drums. They cannot be "studio-only" creations which would require a
good dose of Autotune, a philharmonic, and fifty backup singers to recreate.
We are also pushing back against the current trend of bands using tracks for
everything during live performances. Music should be played live.
The band is "Kandahar
Guitar Society", and we invite you to click on the titles below to read
about the songs and recording process. We also invite you to buy a
copy and support local, original music. Thanks again, and we really
appreciate your support!
One more thing - as
we recover from social distancing and mask-wearing, your local bands have had their one
opportunity to generate income crash completely. That is, of course,
playing live shows. Because recorded music is free - and people expect
it to be free - consider buying some merchandise from your local band to
keep the machine running.
Click on the image to listen to some of our music at
ReverbNation.
Follow
KGS on Facebook.
Click here to go to our page.
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Want some guitar-based instrumental
music representing a number of styles and not just pure shred?
Check out Sanford/Williams.
Click here to listen to two EPs and the new Number Three
album free on SoundCloud!
Read about how the collaboration came together and
was recorded here. Make sure you listen on Spotify, Apple
Music, and/or Amazon....and, of course, SoundCloud.
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Check
out this video of a live performance of "One More Mile" from Give War a
Chance recorded on April 6, 2013.
Click here to
see it. Also check out the video for "Sands of Time" and "Wave Your
Flag" from the same show.
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The Kandahar Guitar
Society Collections
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Jet Black Sky
(2023) Four original songs written
and recorded in 2023 - the first KGS project since 2020. After the
detour with instrumental jams, we decided to get the band back together,
write some rock tunes, and get ready to play some live music in the
post-COVID world. Like most of our projects it was based on an
original short story.
Like our other EPs the songs are meant be
to played in order kind of like an old-school concept album. We invite
you to check it out and give us some feedback.
Available free for streaming at
SoundCloud.
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Siege
(2020) Five original songs written
and recorded during the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic. The songs are
meant be to played in order kind of like an old-school concept album.
The project turned out a little heavier and darker than what we usually
do, and we invite you to check it out and give us some feedback.
It is available for free streaming and download at
ReverbNation.
We invite you to take a look around our main
ReverbNation page.
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Never Forever
(2019) Four original songs written
and recorded during 2019. This was originally meant to be a
companion to Lost Highway and 1970-Something, but kind of got heavier
in the process.
It is available for free streaming and download at
ReverbNation.
We invite you to take a look around our main
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Lost Highway (2017)
Five original songs written and recorded
during 2016 and 2017. The concept was to record an EP which could
be combined with 1970-Something into an album.
It is available for free streaming and download at
ReverbNation. |
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1970-Something (2016)
Four original songs written and recorded
over several weeks at the end of 2015 and the beginning of 2016.
The concept was to record an EP which sounded - and rocked - like the
1970s.
It is available for free streaming and download at
ReverbNation. |
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Sparta (2015)
Eleven original songs based on a short story
originally written during 2013.
This title is currently out of print but is scheduled for re-release in
2024. |
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Nashville (2013)
This is the first KGS Live EP.
Features four KGS favorites: One More Mile, Last Days,
Sands of Time, and Wave Your Flag.
Recorded live in March 2013, it is
available on
iTunes,
Spotify, and
Amazon.
Check it out on
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When the
End Suddenly
Appears (2012)
Twelve original songs based on a short story
written during 2011-2012.
It is available on
iTunes,
Spotify, and
Amazon. |
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Notes from a
Troubled Past (2011)
It is available on
iTunes,
Spotify, and
Amazon. |
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Give War a Chance
(2007)
Features drummer Mike Maloney.
This title is currently out of print but is scheduled for re-release in
2024. |
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Kandahar Guitar
Society (2005)
This title is currently out of print
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When the End Suddenly Appears, Notes from a Troubled Past, and
Nashville
are available in Apple Music and the Amazon MP3
Store!
Apple Music Users:
Click here for the KGS Page.
Amazon MP3 Store:
Click here
for the KGS Page.
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