Mr C. There is a little pole dancing club around the corner from the Bassment.. one evening the girls seemed to take a night off and pop over to the bassment, they used the bar in the main section as a pole and swapped techniques
I'm married so I was the only person not distracted (apart from the band)
So Pete might be back next week. Malta int that big _________________ Fabulous powers were revealed to me the day I held my magic Suhr(d) aloft and said "by the power of great scale!"
Hmmm...somehow, I think my cousins boobs have changed the topic of conversation (wouldn't be the first time...!)
Good to hear Pete's safe & well. I haven't seen him at the Bassment for a while. Besides, the stand-in drummer who's been filling Pete's shoes is no slouch.
Anyway, back to talking about just how awesome Guthries album is, methinks.
OK....new to the board (but known to some on here)...my take on Erotic Boobs....CAKES!!!...I mean cakes
Just before I launch into it, there have been precious few instances of guitar music recently that have made me genuinely excited. Tommy Emmanuel at Leeds varieties was one....and waiting for this album to drop through the door was another...
Typically, the first impression wasn't a good one!!!!...not Guthries fault, but I insisted on putting it on in the car, with the wife talking incessantly over the top of it and the kids demanding it was turned down because they wanted to watch "Barbie and Pegasus" in the back seats...and when you are in a car with three females you have to comply, so all I could hear was a snippet of trebly guitar every three or fours seconds.
Later that evening, on the way to my gig (a snooker club in Seaham!!!), I managed, at last to introduce some volume to the proceedings.
OMFG!!!!!!!
This truly is an awesome album. For me, this is the first time I have heard the complete renditions of the songs and would certainly rank GG up their with the best of "them"...I wouldn't necessarily say that melodically it beats Satch at his pomp or compositionally, Vai at his best but neither of the two guitarists mentioned created a debut album of such authority and technical brilliance.
"Waves" is an immediate standout track and a great choice as an opener. The tones are stunning and its probably my favourite song on the album but all of the tunes are fantastic, although, I have to agree with Adrian, "Eric" is a hard for me to "get"...maybe it is too personal but, on the limited listens I have had, it moves too far outside of the albums general mood for my tastes. Maybe it's a grower!
I have to also say that Uncle Skunk, although borrowing heavily from the Vai and Satch songbook and is probably, very deliberately, a tip of the hat (like many on here have said)...it really does pull it, kicking and screaming, to another level when the solo rolls out...WOW!
I loved it...and its a nice feeling to be bowled over and grinning inanely once in a while...
....as an aside I thought my Valvetronix produced good sounds but when went back to it after listening to this I realised how "processed" it sounded. Huge kudos to Mr. C and the team for producing amps that sound so naturally wonderful!
I think I might have to take trip down to Chelmsford one Thursday night to see this extraordinarily talented group of musicians in person!!!!!
Joined: 16 Aug 2005 Posts: 21 Location: Sheffield, UK
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 7:50 pm Post subject:
Is it possible to wear a CD out? If so Erotic Cakes must be well on the way.!
This is really fantastic stuff. It's just so 'tasteful' and dare I say, very definitely 'British' sounding in, and beyond the way Jan Cyrka's material had a different feel to American instrumental guitar music. I still need a week or so to fully absorb it's delicate intricacies, but this is going to be on my iPOD for ever and get regular listens. _________________ Open the door of Kukundoo and let the wisdom flood in!
Joined: 23 Sep 2004 Posts: 146 Location: Not behind Tesco's any more but still in in Whitstable
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 7:59 pm Post subject:
Big Bad Bill wrote:
Is it possible to wear a CD out? If so Erotic Cakes must be well on th
This is really fantastic stuff. It's just so 'tasteful' and dare I say, very definitely 'British' sounding in, and beyond the way Jan Cyrka's material had a different feel to American instrumental guitar music. I still need a week or so to fully absorb it's delicate intricacies, but this is going to be on my iPOD for ever and get regular listens.
The whole British feel and a band in a room (with a ton of other stuff) was what we were aiming for, i.e. something different, there is a lot of stuff to listen to once you get it on a good hi-fi and are given some peace and quiet to just sink in to it,
Joined: 21 Aug 2006 Posts: 2 Location: Hoboken, NJ
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:14 pm Post subject:
Just got my copy. I have been waiting for this since the Tone Merchants videos from January NAMM '05. GG's the real deal. I can't wait to give this several spins before I report back. Just already loving what I'm hearing.
GG - Thanks for the music! _________________ Jamshred guitarist and tone conniseur.
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Joined: 10 Sep 2004 Posts: 2783 Location: Chino, CA
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:09 pm Post subject:
Cool to see all the great responses here. Now if you guys could do us a favor and talk about the album and your thoughts wherever else people may be interested, that'd be really appreciated. The guys on some of these other forums know only too well how biased I am and partial to all things Guthrie, so they tend to look at what I have to say with a grain of salt: "Oh, here's Ed again spamming for his god and buddy Guthrie. " But if you guys were to join the chorus and offer your "objective" thoughts about the album elsewhere, it'll have more influence on the fence-sitters than what I can offer, if you know what I mean. _________________ Ed Yoon
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Joined: 10 Sep 2004 Posts: 2783 Location: Chino, CA
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:31 pm Post subject:
Hey, will Willjay do an NPS measurement on the ending lick on the nylon-string acoustic on 'Slidey Boy'? That sounds like a sped-up machine!!! _________________ Ed Yoon
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Joined: 10 Sep 2004 Posts: 2783 Location: Chino, CA
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 2:07 am Post subject:
Man, the "outside" solos on 'Erotic Cakes' and 'Ner Ner' are really growing on me big time! I especially love the first solo of 'Ner Ner'. These solos aren't the gracefully "perfect" solos of 'Waves', but they have this weird tension in them that just sounds so bad-ass! They resolve, but they somehow still leave you hanging. The note choices and the various sudden detours are unexpected and it makes you scratch your head and wonder, "So why did Guthrie decide to go there?"
BTW, Richie Kotzen's solo on 'Ner Ner' is pretty killer - fits in with the mood of the music very well. I remember hearing it the first time (without having the liner notes) and thought, "Hmmm... that doesn't sound like Guthrie." Sure enough, turned out to be RK! _________________ Ed Yoon
Certified Guthrie Fan-atic
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.strandberg* Guitars USA
Ed Yoon Consulting & Management
Guitar Center Inc.
Cool to see all the great responses here. Now if you guys could do us a favor and talk about the album and your thoughts wherever else people may be interested, that'd be really appreciated. The guys on some of these other forums know only too well how biased I am and partial to all things Guthrie, so they tend to look at what I have to say with a grain of salt: "Oh, here's Ed again spamming for his god and buddy Guthrie. " But if you guys were to join the chorus and offer your "objective" thoughts about the album elsewhere, it'll have more influence on the fence-sitters than what I can offer, if you know what I mean.
I am trying with Spain and latino-american countries. Apparently they are liking it very much but most of them didn't know the news until I posted in their forum. I am posting and linking the Cornford Records site in any spanish forums I can find... I am still in the task... Ah! And I put my little contribution in The Word of Mouth in G9. I hope the word spread out quickly! _________________ Javi
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They resolve, but they somehow still leave you hanging. The note choices and the various sudden detours are unexpected and it makes you scratch your head and wonder, "So why did Guthrie decide to go 
Sure enough, turned out to be RK! 
