Learn Greg Koch - 2003 Radio Costless Gristle

Guitarist artist/greg-koch-mn0000800484">Greg Koch makes a musical as well as sociopolitical disputation hither regarding the sorry solid reason of radio inward the U.S.A. Hence, he frames this outing only about his fictitious spoken give-and-take radio snippets that interleave amid these 27 tracks. At times, artist/koch-mn0000800484">Koch's humorous diatribes article of apparel a fleck sparse throughout the duration of this affair, marked past times his slick picking, progressive metallic guitar licks, as well as rather bland vocals. However, in that place are some shining moments, evidenced past times his affable sitar-guitar operate on the slice "Torn Asunder" as well as elsewhere. The guitarist industrial plant through a serial of pounding blues-rockers as well as pieces that to a greater extent than or less highlight his guitar wizardry. In fact, guitar hero artist/steve-vai-mn0000045475">Steve Vai -- who must survive commended for giving quite a few lesser-known artists a run a jeopardy to flaunt their materials -- owns this tape label. With this release, artist/koch-mn0000800484">Koch receives sturdy back upward from a bass/drums beat department as well as drum loop artist Jazzmaster Ricci P. There are some striking moments, but the predictability factor, coupled alongside the oft goofy dialogue, detracts from the entire listening sense upon repeated spins.

Guitarist Greg Koch makes a musical as well as sociopolitical disputation hither regarding the sorry solid reason of radio inward the U.S.A. Hence, he frames this outing only about his fictitious spoken give-and-take radio snippets that interleave amid these 27 tracks. At times, Koch's humorous diatribes article of apparel a fleck sparse throughout the duration of this affair, marked past times his slick picking, progressive metallic guitar licks, as well as rather bland vocals. However, in that place are some shining moments, evidenced past times his affable sitar-guitar operate on the slice "Torn Asunder" as well as elsewhere. The guitarist industrial plant through a serial of pounding blues-rockers as well as pieces that to a greater extent than or less highlight his guitar wizardry. In fact, guitar hero Steve Vai -- who must survive commended for giving quite a few lesser-known artists a run a jeopardy to flaunt their materials -- owns this tape label. With this release, Koch receives sturdy back upward from a bass/drums beat department as well as drum loop artist Jazzmaster Ricci P. There are some striking moments, but the predictability factor, coupled alongside the oft goofy dialogue, detracts from the entire listening sense upon repeated spins. Glenn Astarita

Track listing:

01 Where Phat Means Flavor
02 The Mansquatch Chronicles
03 Cauldron of Gristle
04 Chopin's Redneck Hideaway
05 Bassman Eulogy
06 Death of a Bassman
07 Stack of Dimes
08 Ila Rose
09 Torn
10 Journey to the East
11 Mulligatawny Delta
12 Torn Asunder
13 Acid-Dhartha
14 Parochial Schools
15 Sassy Strumpet
16 Percy-itus Lemonsqueezosis
17 Push
18 The Joy of Ax
19 The Buchananites
20 Dry Ice
21 The Slipper Monologue
22 The Slipper
23 Rosebud's Beckoning
24 Rosebud
25 The Blues Jam Guy
26 Your Blues (Give Me the Blues)
27 Protect Your Home as well as Family

Personnel: 

Greg Koch (vocals, guitar, baritone guitar, sitar, dobro); 
Tom Good, Rey Reindeau (bass); 
John Calarco (drums); 
Jammaster Richie P. (loops).
Joe Morris , John Calarco (drums).

Recorded at The Mothership, Hollywood, California; Remote Planet, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Recording information: Remote Planet, Milwaukee, WI (10/2001-08/2002); The Mothership, Hollywood, CA (10/2001-08/2002).