grammar questions??

(1) Duane's tone on the slide is unique for a few reasons. Primarily, that glass medication bottle he used was not actually long enough to cover the whole neck of a Les Paul, so he could never play full chords with it, only triads, or three string chords.





(2) In 2005, Clapton revisited another phase of his past when he reunited with Cream for a four-night stand at the Royal Albert Hall in , the same place they had played their farewell show 37 years previous.



(3) Eric Clapton developed his reputation in, roughly, his first decade as a recording artist. First with the Yardbirds, then with the Bluesbreakers, and on to Cream and Derek and the Dominoes, Clapton asserted himself as one of the all-time masters on the modern electric guitar.



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(4) They had worn music fans down with shallow expression and uninspired writing. Slackers were by and large looking for something to quench its sardonic humor and dissatisfaction.




(5) In early 1993, the band began laying down music for its third album, In Utero, with brash producer Steve Albini. The choice of producer was telling: Albini’s was considered extreme and uncompromising, a reputation Cobain considered critical at this crossroads in his career.



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(6) He was heavily influenced hardcore and often paid homage to bands like Black Flag and the Sex Pistols for contributing to his style and attitude.




(7) It's a potboiler of a rock and roll saga, one that you hope has hit its denouement, and one that is one its way to a more satisfying resolution.




(8) But things were not particularly rosy when the Red Hot Chili Peppers retreated the mansion.

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