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Don't really know what to put here. The sounds that have inspired me over the years are ones that grabbed my attention the most. I'll list below some of the things to listen out for to find out what floats my sonic boat.

1. The sound of a TVR Cerbera accelerating hard.

2. The pick scrape at the beginning of Crazy Train on the Blizzard of Ozz Album.

3. The Intro to Rock 'n' Roll Rebel on the Bark at the Moon Live video and to be honest most of Jake E. Lee's playing.

4. (I may as well get my Ozzy stuff out in one go) Miracle Man.

5. The intro to "Walk" by Pantera.

6. Master of Puppets by Metallica.

7. Sweet Child of Mine - I love Slash's guitar sound.

8. Steve Vai's guitar sounds on Eat Em & Smile & The Ultra Zone.

9. Yngwie Malmsteen soloing on his neck pickup and then switching to the bridge pickup.

10. John Petrucci's "growl" on "Caught in a Web".

11. Steve Vai's reverse double string dive on "Viv Woman".

12. The solo in Satriani's "Ice Nine".

13. The pick squeal in "Let There Be Rock" by Onslaught.

14. John Sykes wobbly run in the Still of the Night solo.

15. Dave Murray's wobbly run just before the switch in Aces High.

16. Kevin Peek's tortured solo in Hotta (Sky).

17. The start of Allan Holdsworth's solo in Hells Bells.

18. Paul Gilbert's trademark lick in Street Lethal.

19. Vivian Campbell's dive bomb at the start of the solo in "We Rock".

20. The intro riff to "Modern Day Cowboy" by Tesla.

Well that was fun! If you've heard any of the above and not been inspired then I strongly recommend you go back and try again until you are!

Check out the following songs that Simon performs on his solo gigs. If you see one that you'd especially like to hear then put in a request when you go to see him.

Simon Lees Original Songs:	Recorded By:
Antisocial	Simon Lees
Chasing Dreams	Simon Lees
Company	Simon Lees
Faint Heart	Simon Lees
Hunted	Simon Lees
I'll Give You Anything	Simon Lees
Tribute	Simon Lees
Watch the Sea	Simon Lees
You	Simon Lees
Freethinker	Simon Lees
Your World	Simon Lees
Your World (Punk Version)	Simon Lees

Simon Lees Original Instrumentals:	Recorded By:
Close to the Bone	Simon Lees
Crab Racing	Simon Lees
Playing Truant	Simon Lees
Scotch Mist	Simon Lees
Way Out West	Simon Lees
Angry Dolphins	Simon Lees
Boiling Point	Simon Lees
U Don't Know Me	Simon Lees
Wholey Grail	Simon Lees

Instrumentals:	Recorded By:
Jessica	The Allman Brothers
Going Home	Dire Straits
Albatross	Fleetwood Mac
Sylvia	Focus
Parisienne Walkways	Gary Moore
The Loner	Gary Moore
Always with Me, Always with You	Joe Satriani
Crying	Joe Satriani
Flying in A Blue Dream	Joe Satriani
Midnight	Joe Satriani
Satch Boogie	Joe Satriani
Surfin' with the Alien	Joe Satriani
Apache	The Shadows
Cliffs of Dover	Eric Johnson
For the love of God	Steve Vai

Ballads:	Recorded By:
Bed of Roses	Bon Jovi
Wonderful Tonight	Eric Clapton
Still Got the Blues	Gary Moore
Two Out of Three Ain't Bad	Meat Loaf
Wherever I Lay My Hat	Paul Young
I Don't Want to Miss a Thing	Aerosmith
A Love Worth Dying For (acoustic)	Thunder
Right Here Waiting (acoustic)	Richard Marx

70's/80's/90's Pop:	Recorded By:
Poison Arrow	ABC
Ever Fallen in Love	Buzzcocks
Oliver's Army	Elvis Costello
Invisible Touch	Genesis
Jesus He Knows Me	Genesis
The Air That I Breathe	Hollies
Still Too Young to Remember	It Bites
Going Underground	The Jam
Wild World	Maxi Priest
Land Down Under	Men At Work
Wouldn't it Be Good?	Nik Kershaw
Don't Look Back in Anger	Oasis
Can't Hurry Love	Phil Collins
Brick in the Wall	Pink Floyd
Don't Stand So Close to Me	The Police
I Drove All Night	Roy Orbison
Crazy	Seal
With or Without You (acoustic)	U2
Pride	U2
Dancing with Tears in My Eyes	Ultravox

Classic Rock:	Recorded By:
Can't Get Enough of Your Love	Bad Company
Paranoid	Black Sabbath
Tobacco Road	David Lee Roth
Smoke on the Water	Deep Purple
Sultans of Swing	Dire Straits
Hotel California	Eagles
Layla	Eric Clapton
Wishing Well	Free
Voodoo Chile	Jimi Hendrix
Two Minutes to Midnight	Iron Maiden
All Day & All of the Night	Kinks / Van Halen
Lola	Kinks
You Really Got Me	Kinks
Stairway to Heaven	Led Zepellin
Whole Lotta Love	Led Zepellin
Freebird	Lynrd Skynrd
Bat Out of Hell	Meat Loaf
Bark At the Moon	Ozzy Osbourne
Hammer to Fall	Queen
Tie Your Mother Down	Queen
Since You've Been Gone	Rainbow
Spirit of Radio	Rush
Merry Christmas Everybody	Slade
Rockin' All Over the World	Status Quo
Whatever You Want	Status Quo
Born to Be Wild	Steppenwolf
Boys Are Back in Town	Thin Lizzy
Dancing in the Moonlight	Thin Lizzy
Emerald	Thin Lizzy
Whiskey in the Jar	Thin Lizzy
Love Walked in	Thunder
Fool for Your Lovin'	Whitesnake
Rock 'n' Roll	Led Zepellin
Mr. Crowley	Ozzy Osbourne
Pinball Wizard	The Who

Pop Rock:	Recorded By:
Livin' on a Prayer	Bon Jovi
Wanted Dead or Alive	Bon Jovi
You Give Love a Bad Name	Bon Jovi
Run to You	Bryan Adams
Summer of '69	Bryan Adams
Money for Nothing	Dire Straits
The Final Countdown	Europe
Sweet Child of Mine	Guns and Roses
Wasted Years	Iron Maiden
Kayleigh	Marillion
Aint Talkin' 'Bout Love	Van Halen
Jump	Van Halen
Panama	Van Halen
Get the Funk Out	Extreme
Gimme All Your Lovin'	ZZ Top
Sharp Dressed Man	ZZ Top

For complete track listing, free downloads, and to buy this album, please click on the picture or click HERE .

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For complete track listing, free downloads, and to buy this album, please click on the picture or click HERE

Simon has also produced a Guitar Tuition DVD which explains Simon's unique method of finding your way around the guitar fretboard.
The DVD will show you how to create Simon's trademark lightning - fast runs and there are bonus tracks where Simon performs two of his most popular instrumentals - UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL!

If you would like to buy the Signpost to the Fretboard Guitar Tuition Double DVD, please click on the picture or click HERE

Simon's new band ANUBIS has released it's debut album entitled "SIBUNA".

Band Members:
Simon Lees: Lead Vocals & Guitar
Sarah Co'burn: Lead Vocals
Andy Hart (also a former Budgie guitarist): Guitar
Pete Williamson (former Hawkwind and Gong bassist): Bass

The album combines monstruous heavy riffs with haunting vocals alongside classic rock guitar instrumentals.

If you would like to buy SIBUNA, please click on the picture or click HERE