Radio Free Albumeth is Stuart Hamm's close various together with best CD. The follow up,Kings of Sleep, is equally good fantabulous only non nearly equally diverse. The championship runway is an instance of Stu playing Jazz/Rock Fusion together with is fifty-fifty made improve yesteryear Alan Holdsworth contributing an amazing solo. "Dr. Gradus Ad Parnasum" is a neat reading of Debussy together with is imitated verbatim yesteryear the bassist. "Moonlight Sonata" is approximately other fantabulous reading of a classical slice together with Stu captures the mood of the drive really well. Both are examples of the creative somebody non allowing technique to overpower the melody only utilization it to capture the essence of the tune. "Sexually Active" is a tour de forcefulness for Stu. Slap together with Tap abound inward this slice together with Stu fifty-fifty imitates sweep picking yesteryear sweeping alongside his thumb. The technique is heed numbing but,once again, the groove is never lost. Joe Satriani contibutes a funky solo of his ain inward this song."Simple Dreams" is a brusk vocal together with Stu restrains from the pyrotechnics to demo that he tin dismiss play without overabundance. "Flow My Tears" is a borderline novel historic menstruum vocal only technique is abound inward it. New-age influenced music has never sounded improve together with Satch adds approximately other perfect solo to this piece."Country Music/Night inward Hell" is approximately other Stu tour de force. Many volition recognize purpose of it since he plays a brief version of it alive at Satriani concerts. Once again, Stu pulls out all of the stops. This Cd is essential for whatsoever bassist. Stu combines technique alongside skilful composition to give bassists enough to grade off inward both categories.This is the materials that Bassists dream of together with whatsoever instrumentalist volition appreciate.
Track listing
All songs written yesteryear Stuart Hamm, except where noted.
"Radio Free Albemuth" – 5:10
"Flow My Tears" – 8:23
"Dr. Gradus Ad Parnasum" (C. Debussy) – 3:05
"Sexually Active" – 7:51
"Simple Dreams" – 4:05
"Country Music (A Night inward Hell)" – 3:45
"Moonlight Sonata" (Beethoven) – 4:54
Personnel
Stuart Hamm - Bass guitar
Allan Holdsworth - Electric Guitar on "Radio Free Albemuth"
Joe Satriani - Electric Guitar on "Radio Free Albemuth", "Flow My Tears" together with "Sexually Active"
Mike Barsimanto - Drums
Amy Knoles - Percussion on "Radio Free Albemuth"
Scott Collard - Keyboards
Glen Freundl - Keyboards on "Radio Free Albemuth", "Sexually Active" together with "Country Music"
Tommy Mars - Keyboards on "Radio Free Albemuth"
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