#The Shadows

[kennaunderthemoon]

[harperbrynne]

Do we think the shadows make biscuits?

[cassianandfenrysaremyboyos]

This is why Rhage is the best, Black Dagger Brotherhood, male

[sunshinebingo]

@gwynrielweeksofficial Day 10 - Theories

Gwyn & the shadows

Azriel’s shadows will love Gwyn so much that there will always be a few that will be glued to her at all times. And she will love them just as much. To everyone else the shadows are mysterious, scary and deadly, but to Gwyn they'll just be like adorable pets needing attention. I'm afraid Azriel will sometimes find himself third wheeling 🤷‍♀️

[shadowsingerspriestess]

Happy New Year! Here is one dynamic I’m most excited for in the future books 🥳🫶

[er3makin]

Today was a terrible day, hooooh...

[aquinnix]

Traffic Character Analysis - Ren

Ren is a natural leader, but he doesn’t want to be. He craves the power, but hates the responsibility. But he can’t have one without the other, so he tried to find work arounds, giving the responsibility to a close ally, being in charge of something most people don’t even know exists, pledging himself to some other leader, but it isn't enough, it isn't the same. So he deals with it, trying to make decisions that help those he cares about. Ren cares fiercely, and he takes loyalty incredibly seriously. Betrayal is a cardinal sin. If he is willing to lay his life down for someone, he expects the same of them. He puts his cards out on the table, doesn't hide his intentions, does not give people a reason to leave. They know what they are getting into, so they have no excuse. Ren trusts completely, and it is not hard to earn it. He is a sucker for the dramatic, he needs to make a statement, he needs to make his actions known. He needs the glory. Ren is insecure, he is afraid that if he doesn’t make some sort of big spectacle, what he works so hard to achieve will be for nothing. That is unacceptable in his eyes. So he puts on a show, makes himself into whoever everyone else wants him to be, who he thinks he needs to be. It has gotten to the point where he doesn’t really know who the real Ren is anymore, he has played so many characters he doesn’t know which one is real. So he keeps pushing, keeps doing the next big thing, keeps being the next big thing, because that’s all he knows. As long as those he cares about care about him, as long as his name never stops floating on the breeze, as long as those around him trust him as deeply as he trusts them, that’s all that matters. 

[chronivore]

[shadowland]

Jet Harris, the bassist of The Shadows photographed by Harry Hammond + profile

[weirdlookindog]

Fritz Schwimbeck (1889-1972) - die Schatten (The Shadows), 1919

[rhapsodynew]

#everything you need to know about rock

Britain's first guitar hero who influenced everyone 

Hank Marvin was born in Newcastle upon Tyne on October 28, 1941 and grew up in a two-story family home with an outdoor toilet and no running water. From an early age, he showed an insatiable craving for music: he tirelessly mastered the banjo and piano.

But the fascination with blues, folk and skiffle inevitably led the young enthusiast to the guitar: 

"I was trying to learn how to play skiffle tunes, copy what I heard on the radio, learn how to play the melody that the singer was humming, as well as any saxophone or orchestral phrases."

At the age of nine, Hank Marvin was upset that he was prescribed glasses:

 "I was a skinny, pimply, insecure kid. And I got the big round glasses of the National Health Service in a tortoiseshell frame."

But then a cool author and performer Buddy Holly appeared from across the ocean, who forever changed the opinion about bespectacled people. Soon after, Marvin's life changed. His glasses suddenly became a fashionable rocker accessory. He got a job at an electrical engineering firm to earn money for a train to London.

Events were developing rapidly. Hank Marvin left in April 1958, in September he met the young vocalist Cliff Richard in Soho, who was trying on a jacket in an atelier, and immediately joined him on tour. When Hank returned to his native Newcastle, he was already a star and performed in front of an audience of screaming girls.

Cliff Richard's band was named The Shadows. Their music is instrumental rock classics, which to this day has not left the current repertoire. It is the "Shadows" They released the legendary hit "Apache", written by English songwriter Jerry Lordan and influenced a legion of aspiring guitar heroes. Including on the VIA "Singing guitars".

After becoming a star, Hank Marvin absorbed everything the music world had to offer: 

"I wouldn't believe it if I was told at the age of 16 that we were going to have incredible success. We played concerts all over the world. We performed in African villages. They caused riots in Germany when there were so many people on the streets that the limo almost overturned. It's an incredible experience, some frightening, and some just wow!"

Cliff Richards and The Shadows have created quite a few era-defining hits. Hank's band continued to come out and record. The line-up broke up between 1968 and 1973, but was reformed. In 1975, The Shadows took second place in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Let Me Be the One".

Hank Marvin began his solo career in 1969 with an album of instrumental compositions, in which guitar parts were accompanied by arrangements for the orchestra. He experimented with styles and materials, recording instrumental records, albums with vocals, acoustic guitars.

Hank Marvin's guitar can be heard in the recordings Roger Daltrey and Jean-Michel Jarre. Its unique sound has always remained instantly recognizable. Hank did not seek to increase the volume, preferring a light vibrato and giving his parts vocal qualities.

In the late 1970s, The Shadows impressed even punks: "During the release of the album "20 Golden Greats", people came to our concerts who looked completely out of place. When we asked why they were here, they replied, "We like the economy of your music. It's like early punk." I didn't quite understand what they were talking about, but it was nice."

With his melodic playing style and expressive "singing" phrasing, Hank Marvin inspired George Harrison, Eric Clapton, David Gilmore, Brian May, Tony Iommi, Pete Townshend, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page. One of the most loyal fans is Mark Knopfler from Dire Straits. Hank Marvin's red Strat struck his imagination as a child. They subsequently performed together.:

Even the patriarch of Canadian rock paid tribute to the leader of The Shadows as one of the architects of modern music Neil Young. No wonder one of his songs is called "From Hank to Hendrix."

He was one of the first to bring instrumental GUITAR music to the top positions. Before that, there were cool guitarists, even pioneers, some by sound, some by melodies. But The Shadow (and Marvin, as a lead guitarist, of course, occupied a dominant position) were, if not the first, then at least one of the first to bring the guitar instrumental to a leading position.

The epoch!

[naninadz]

She comes from the shadows, in your nightmares that become reality.

speedpaint here

[harperbrynne]

Gwyn Week Day 6: Future

Azriel: *whispering fondly* My mate.

The Shadows: *grumbling while playing with Gwyn’s hair*

Azriel: *rolls eyes* Our mate.

@gwynweekofficial

[thepersonalwords]

True enough. I say this all the time.Trez looked at his hands. “I didn’t ask for this.”“No one asks for life.” The executioner hiked iAm’s body up higher. “And sometimes they do not ask for death...

J.R. Ward, The Shadows

[local-apollo-kid]

How my Shadow Company OC Would Interact with Moose

Alex is definitely intimidated by how tall Moose is at first since they're 5'9 and Moose is much taller than them

I feel like Moose would be equally as intimidated by Alex because their callsign is Reaper and y'know... death? He doesn't know what they're capable of since they're only new.

After a while, I think both of them would warm up to each other.

Moose would still be wary of Alex until he trusts them. He likes them because they take care of the rest of the Shadows.

Alex would begin to like Moose almost instantly after the initial hesitation. Coffee and tea on his desk each morning. Don't like tea or coffee? Have a glass of water to stay hydrated!

I think they would have a mutual appreciation of each other. Alex moreso than Moose.

Moose belongs to @cod-dump

I don't think any of that made sense😭