Guitar "shredding" is 1 of those things that every bit a listener 1 either gets or doesn't get. For those inward the latter category, the trend is a showoff-y event of technique over content, the form of affair that brings people to cluck, "I bet he gets paid yesteryear the note."
For those who appreciate that there's value inward the style, they tin flame betoken to merely about of the ameliorate exponents of shredding, citing people similar Joe Satriani, Steve Vai as well as the much lesser-known Marc Bonilla every bit examples of players who offering subtlety as well as content atop the skill.
Currently the last-mentioned of these -- left-handed axeman Marc Bonilla -- is touring every bit guitarist with the Keith Emerson Group. And piece Mr. Emerson is known to a greater extent than for science as well as bombast than for subtlety, his guitarist has it all.
In 1991 Bonilla recorded as well as released his debut album, EE Ticket. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 flake gimmicky inward its attempts to necktie the songs together thematically, the tape offers extremely tuneful excursions inward progressive guitar based pop. And piece there's no mistaking that EE Ticket is Bonilla's demonstrate from start to finish, the presence of merely about really heavy friends adds to the enjoyment value of the disc. Keith Emerson, Ronnie Montrose as well as producer Kevin Gilbert all brand their presence felt.
It's truthful that the songs on this instrumental album are really much inward the vein of Satriani, but Bonilla seems to operate from a background that's grounded to a greater extent than inward popular as well as stone than inward the jazz as well as blues influences that inform Satch's work.
The rubbery, jazzy lines of "Lycanthrope" (think: Nuno Bettencourt meets Frank Zappa) rank with the highlights of EE Ticket, but each runway offers merely about sonic pleasures. The conceptual between-song snippets seek for a The Who Sell Out feel, as well as succeed relatively good inward a 90s context. There's easily plenty diverseness on the disc's dozen tracks to delight fans of progressive rock, metallic as well as heavy modern pop.
Marc Bonilla is arguably 1 of the greatest e'er instrumental guitarist-composers. Unlike many guitar heroes who appear to pick out entirely a few variations or are by as well as large capable of entirely technically-brilliant jams, Bonilla seems to delight inward each composition existence an musical journeying jump yesteryear a subject established early inward each track. Each vocal inward EE Ticket is distinct from the others, as well as the dexterity with which he plays -- his mastery of the musical instrument -- makes this CD concur upwards over many, many listens without seeming repetitive.
Track listing
All songs written as well as composed yesteryear Marc Bonilla, except where noted.
No. Title Length
1. "Entrance" 0:46
2. "White Noise" 3:03
3. "Mannequin Highway" 4:58
4. "Commotion" (John Fogerty) 3:44
5. "Lycanthrope" 5:14
6. "Hit as well as Run" 5:05
7. "Afterburner" 4:29
8. "Hurling Blues Skyward" 3:36
9. "Antonio's Love Jungle" 4:13
10. "Razorback" (Bonilla, Don Frank) 5:20
11. "Slaughter on Memory Lane" 6:40
12. "Exit" 0:53
Total length:
48:01
Personnel
Marc Bonilla – guitar, guitar synthesizer, synthesizer
Kevin Gilbert – vocals, keyboard, Mellotron, organ, production
Ronnie Montrose – guitar, slide guitar (track 10)
Keith Emerson – piano
Don Frank – drums, percussion
Troy Luccketta – drums
Dave Moreno – bass
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