Billy Talent = Guitar Villains

2009-06-18 by oh trudy, youre with the meanest boy in the hills STAFF | 27 Comments
Billy Talent recently announced that their upcoming album, entitled "Billy Talent III," will be offered in a deluxe release, coined the "Guitar Villain" edition.

The set will include one copy of the album in its entirety, as well as a guitar-free mix on a separate disc. Included will be tabs for each song, so that aspiring Guitar Villains/Canadians can play along.

Additionally, four exclusive bonus tracks will be included.

The album drops July 14 on Atlantic.

Pre-order: http://www.mymusic.ca/promotions/BillyTalent/

Tagged: Billy Talent

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Acre
June 18th 2009
847 Comments


As we all know, Canadians = Guitar Villians. 1 to 1 really.

El_Goodo
June 18th 2009
1016 Comments


Guitar Villians are fueled by Satan so they are mightier than Guitar Gods.

corb
June 18th 2009
59 Comments


guitar villainz!!!

including tabs for each song is an interesting idea, though. i approve.

PanasonicYouth
June 18th 2009
7413 Comments


Guitar Villians are fueled by Satan so they are mightier than Guitar Gods.


You're thinking of the Super Devil.

fireaboveicebelow
June 18th 2009
6835 Comments


smart fucking move, even though I didn't like III a lot, more bands should do this, maybe then guitar hero would die

fireaboveicebelow
June 18th 2009
6835 Comments


No I understand, once I tabbed out a whole album for a friend of mine because he loved it so much and then after he had it all learned he didn't like it as much as before because, as you would say, it lost the magic of the listen. Thankfully I'm not the same way so I like this idea :]

raggedragamuffin
June 18th 2009
690 Comments


i'd be stoked to get the tabs. billy talent isn't too hard to play but are generally pretty interesting musically.

fireaboveicebelow
June 18th 2009
6835 Comments


but that doesn't happen to me! so I want the damn tabs!

WhiteLocust
June 18th 2009
37 Comments


If you can get the tabs online anyways, shouldn't you be getting pissed at those sites that offer tabs, too? This bonus is an option, and a great one at that. Those who want to play the music can get a 100% correct tab without waiting for someone else to tab it out.

If you're concerned about losing "the magic" don't get the deluxe edition.

fireaboveicebelow
June 18th 2009
6835 Comments


You can still look up tabs on the internet. I wouldn't normally get this irate about something so insignificant but are Billy Talent that technical?
they aren't technical no, but having all those parts played on one guitar is a very interesting playing style

and whitelocust is right
Albums are supposed to retain their mystery and this is exactly how to make sure that it doesn't happen.
so your problem with this concept is that you think allowing guitarists to have the sheet music is the same thing as learning how they wrote the songs or something?

BSX
June 18th 2009
1650 Comments


Kris the Super Devil is dead

WhiteLocust
June 18th 2009
37 Comments


that's a pretty outrageous claim to make: that you, not the artists, know what their album should do.
thinking outside convention and altering the product is what gives us progress and change.

fireaboveicebelow
June 18th 2009
6835 Comments


not much that's what I'm trying to figure out

SCREAM!
June 18th 2009
15755 Comments


WhiteLocust owns this thread.

I think this is a great idea really.

BSX
June 18th 2009
1650 Comments


I haven't Benzum

LOL

Golgoroth
June 18th 2009
1084 Comments


WhiteLocust is very right.

Plus, tabs doesn't kill "THE MAGIC" of songs for everyone. I actually enjoy a song *more* after learning to play it.

Understanding In a Crash
June 18th 2009
428 Comments


I really like this band but this is an interesting idea as long as it's not outrageously expensive.

fireaboveicebelow
June 18th 2009
6835 Comments


where are you going with this benzum, this is the first argument of yours I can't rationalize

backinhindsight
June 18th 2009
198 Comments


I think this is a cool idea. my two cents

fireaboveicebelow
June 19th 2009
6835 Comments


I don't see how the tabs are a main focus. When I write the main focus is the actual process of everything coming together and the endless layers and changes that follow, guitar tabs are a mere fraction of the final product, let alone an even smaller fraction of the whole process itself. The magic you speak of cannot be transferred when some guitar player plays the song because only the person who wrote it can put that feel into it that gives it the magic, and if the guitarist can find that magic then there's no magic lost and he just got some ups

fireaboveicebelow
June 19th 2009
6835 Comments


assuming this wasn't happening, if I tabbed out these songs perfectly, would you be pissed at that

TheLuckyFew
June 19th 2009
32 Comments


This is an amazing idea actually, it would be awesome to have a real back track when playing their songs.

And Benzum, no one's forcing you to read the tab before you listen to the album.

Satellite
June 19th 2009
26539 Comments


Not a huge fan of this band apart from a couple of songs, but this seems like a brilliant idea.

Douchebag
June 20th 2009
3626 Comments


Not a fan of the band, but it's a really great idea. thumbs up!

Douchebag
June 20th 2009
3626 Comments


damn double post!!

aofftw
June 21st 2009
8 Comments


its a good idea

BSX
June 21st 2009
1650 Comments


I'm starting to like this idea, it could help with a guitar players timing



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