H5N1 classic 1981 release, "Guitar Music" is a self-explanatorily-titled instrumental album yesteryear i of the most wide-ranging guitarists of his era. Leo Kottke is influenced yesteryear a huge diversity of musics, equally evidenced yesteryear the covers of "Tumblin' Tumbleweeds", "All I Have to Do Is Dream" as well as a glorious country-blues version of Santo as well as Johnny's classic "Sleepwalk."
"Part Two" as well as "Available Space" are watery, jazz-tinged melodies, but the six-part "Some Birds" suite is i of Kottke's most impressive compositions ever. Varied soundless subtly linked, these 6 pieces are modest gems. The novel historic catamenia aspects of Kottke's mid-'80s releases accept their roots inwards this extended work, but there's nil amorphous or muzak-like most this album.
I am a flake of fan of Mr Kottke - e'er since hearing 6 & 12 String Guitar means dorsum when. Have a few other albums of his as well as accept fifty-fifty seen him perform when he has visited Australia. Impressive stuff. Haven't bought anything of his for quite roughly fourth dimension as well as stumbled across this i on Amazon - saw the proficient reviews as well as bought it. Dont know how I did non know most it - maybe it was never originally released inwards Australia. Anyway this is what Leo does best - tasty, clever as well as fashionable playing. This album mayhap doesnt accept the burn downwardly as well as unloosen energy of 6 & 12 String Guitar but inwards roughly ways it is the ameliorate for it - a flake to a greater extent than mellow as well as rounded. To travel honest its a 4 as well as one-half star album but yous cant utilisation that on the rating sytem. If yous accept other albums yesteryear Leo Kottke yous volition travel certain to bask this - good worth it.
This is a re-mastered cd from a vinyl press nearly 30 years ago. I wore out my record. Classic Kottke, alongside roughly of his ain compositions. H5N1 proficient introduction to a genuine American treasure. Kottke has few peers inwards the history of solo guitar. This is i of his v best albums. If yous would similar to simply sit down back, relax as well as bask roughly beautiful music, than yous demand to purchase this CD. We saw him alive as well as his music volition alive inwards my heart forever.
Track listing:
01 Part Two 1:44
02 Available Space 1:35
Side One Suite 10:30
03 Some Birds
04 Sounds Like...
05 Slang
06 My Double
07 Three Walls And Bars
08 Reprise: Some Birds
09 Perforated Sleep 2:42
10 Strange 2:34
eleven Little Shoes 1:32
12 Jib's Hat 2:17
xiii Tumbling Tumbleweeds 2:42
fourteen Agile N. 1:45
fifteen H5N1 Song For "The Night Of The Hunter" 3:05
sixteen All I Have To Do Is Dream 1:42
17 Sleep Walk 2:23
Personnel:
Leo Kottke - Acoustic 6- as well as 12-String Guitars
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