Well what can I say? This album rocks all
the way through with great rock/metal
riffs with great shred solos and melodies.
Don't forget topped with a nice original
touch with some great guitar harmonies
fitting in with the music perfectly. It's
a short to medium length album with 8
tracks clocking in at around the 30 minute
mark, keeping things short but sweet.
This is a
well done ''Rock/shred'' album, none of
this 'weird experimental stuff', just
straight to the point rock! The playing is
very advanced and the faster parts fit in
the songs really well, particularly the
sweep picked arpeggios. Cool guitar tone
as well, he's using a Fender Strat which
is always a good weapon of choice,
especially in this field of playing.
A little
ode to Yngwie / classical is present in
the song ''Warriors ride'' which is a
great tune, one of my favourites off of
this album, in fact the latter tracks off
of the album all have ''neo-classical''
sounding elements to them. This album is
also very upbeat (of course it is, its
pure rock!) which is a great
factor, very energetic stuff. So I'd have
to say my favourite tunes off of this
album are the previously mentioned
''Warriors ride'', the fantastic ''Journey
home'' which also has a slight
neo-classical feel to it (as stated
above).
''To the
Maxx'' is a great rocker with Satch-esque
melodic feel to it, cool wah effect used
also, ''When all is lost'' is a phenomenal
ballad track, a great main melody to it
and overall a fantastic song, ''Caribbean
Cruise'' is a great exotic sounding track,
with a reggae style rhythm throughout and
great rocky lead work, but really, all the
tunes on this disk are great.
Overall
this album rocks all the way through, with
a great rock feel with added mixture of
different styles and an original touch
thrown into the mix, all in all it makes
this a solid album. Great technique also,
expressive work.
Definitely
recommended.
