Total Guitar meets up with Mark Tremonti and Myles Kennedy for an in-depth interview on the guitar playing behind all 12 songs on Alter Bridge's 'Fortress' album. Get Total Guitar for iOS devices, Kindle Fire and Android: bit.ly/13D1Au4
I'm coming back to this video three years later (riding The Last Hero hype train!), and it's really great to see an interviewer that has done his research about the band and has obviously actually paid attention to the different aspects of the album as well. Very good interview.
You guys dont know how amazing it feels to hear Mark and Myles both agree that still, nothing has topped Blackbird, not even Cry of Achilles or Fortress. Blackbird has been my all time AB song since the first time I heard it. :-) Something about it strikes your emotions unlike any other AB song.
***** loads and loads of respect. but i enjoyed his attitude and humor in this video more than any other. you can tell he felt like anything goes with this interviewer
***** Yeah well I think that's probably the thing. If you notice 90% of interviewers have been asking him the same questions for years: "What's it like to work with Slash?" "What was it like to jam with Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones?" As gracious and humble as Myles is, he's now at the point where he is an extremely accomplished artist himself, so it helps to have an interviewer is prepared to acknowledge to success and talent of his own band instead of always being fascinated with extracurricular activities. That, and I also imagine he is constantly fatigued between Alter Bridge, Slash, and gradually working on his solo record. He is also always very conscious of taking care of his voice, and I've heard him say many times that he tried to talk as little as possible when it's not 100% necessary to preserve it for live performances.
Elliot Cameron i get what you mean. can't wait for that solo record come to think of it, but yea he probably likes it when the interviewer is more excited about his own achievements. but to be honest i see a lot of interviewers like that interviewing him
Love that the interviewer knew what he was talking about! Obviously done his research it allowed the guys to talk more about the album!! Great interview!!
This two are truly rock-gods-sent creative master force. And to see the fun they have and the respect they have for each other really drives me in my learning of the guitar playing!
I love it when the interviewer is well informed about the record.. Just takes the interview to a whole new level. Good one TotalGuitar! Brilliant Album Fortress!!
I want them to do like a dvd of each album played live all the way through. They have so many good songs that they don't do live that ive always wanted to see and theres not enough time in an actual concert.
Yeah, met Mark and Myles the 19th August and got a chance to listen to the album..was truly amazing, really down to earth and kind guys. If you haven't, pre-order the album and support there, it's gonna' blow you away!
Fantastic interview, not only Myles and Mark answering really well, but also great questions. Keeping it simple, he obviously knows his stuff and knows the album very well. Enjoyed this!
these guys fuckin rock so glad there still making music! in years to come they will get the recognition they deserve, right now, people who know, know, and people who don't know will soon! keep it up guys !
It's good to know that even the pros struggle with things like the tempo of a song and how to transition from one part to another. Hard work is the only way to get all the problems sorted out and actually have an album produced at the end of the process; looking forward to it coming out.
When they were talking about Cry of Achilles, Myles at 00:57 mentions a part from the "bridge thing" that had been around since the One Day Remains sessions but then later Mark says that the bridge came up on the spot. Does anyone know which part of the song Myles is talking about because I can't seem to find a part that fits the description he gave :/
I'm gonna comment on something irrelevant to the album. I love the fact that Mark is wearing a Like A Storm hoodie. A man in two legendary bands is wearing a hoodie of a band that isn't all that big. Mark is such a cool guy.
The interviewer is saying "Tonally it sounds quite different for you as well. What did you do on that?" - referring to Mark's guitar tone during the solo and how it sounds quite different to what he usually does.
I think he was referring to the "This is not the end" riff. It feels a little like a ODR riff to me and the riff your referring to is also referred to by Mark as the off time bit. Hope this helps!
Sorry, I never noticed this response and just saw it now as I decided to revisit this video in anticipation of The Last Hero haha. I actually don't think he was referring to that part, as Mark refers to that at the 1:12 mark as having been written on the spot. Just listening to the track now, and I think Cael's answer is the right one. But thank you both for your help! And sorry that I never saw your responses until now haha.
