Gfc - Musica

Albert Hammond Jr. Born 9 April 1980 In Los Angeles Is A Musician And Member Of The Garage-Rock Band The Strokes. He Plays Lead And Rhythm Guitar. In 1998 Hammond Met Up With Casablancas In New York City And Together They Formed The Strokes With Casablancas's Former Schoolmates Nick Valensi Nikolai Fraiture And Fabrizio Moretti. The Songs In Which Hammond Does Play Solos Are "Last Nite " "Trying Your Luck " "Take It Or Leave It " "Under Control " "The End Has No End " "Ize Of The World " And "Vision Of Division." His Solos Tend To Focus Largely On More Emotional "bluesy"-Type Melodical Work And The Guitar Tends To Have A Cleaner Softer Tone In Comparison To Valensi's With A Notable Exception Found In "Vision Of Division" . He Often Holds His Guitar In A High Horizontal Position Similar To Buddy Holly Which He Says Is So That He Can Dance Better. read less