강인오 (Ino Kang) - My World 2005

강인오 is a guitar player i discovered rather recently while trawling the web for something on joe satriani! ^^ and actually style-wise he's quite reminicent of good old statch. Not over technical (i mean by that no indulging in hyper speed playing) but definitely under the same sway of rock/blue influence, whether we consider his sound or the way he plays (rhythm wise). This is his first album and though it's certainly not going to revolutionize anything, the album is really cool and funky, and it will definitely make you have a good time for 3/4 of an hour! enjoy!

강인오 (Ino Kang) - My World 2005
Genre: Instrumental, Guitar virtuoso
Tracklist:
1. Confusions
2. My World
3. Into The Dreams
4. As The Leaves
5. Missing You
6. Black & White
7. The Numbness
8. Rainbow
9. Children
10. Sunset

Fast Fret!

[Air Guitar Battle] Michael Orlando - Sonic Stomp 2006

N.Y.C has always been a breeding ground for incredible artists...Michael Orlando is one of them, a serious contestant for our Air Guitar Battle! Being a fan of Ron Thal/Bumblefoot i could not miss that one album since the great master appears on it ... and actually for the little story he is the one who told Micheal where to get the super axe he needed to fight...a Vigier! Besides their style are somehow echoing each other at times... Well, don't expect any bluesy feel with 1 note every three measures here (though it happens as well ...well more like 5 or 6! eh eh!!) ...indeed we're in another unscrutable quantic dimension where a million notes can be squeezed in a split second...and yet feel, like a giant big hole, will suck you in whatever you do to resist the attraction! ...finally, even if this guy is over technical ...cause that what he is!lol ...he sure knows how to use his skills not to bore you to death ... don't worry...everything runs smooth over here...you just need to get used to travel at twice the speed of light! =D

Michael Orlando - Sonic Stomp 2006
Genre: Instrumental
Tracklist:
01 Wheels In Motion
02 Sonic Stomp
03 Game Over
04 Jam On It
05 Horizons
06 Changes
07 Movement
08 Flex
09 Slam
10 Velvet Sky
11 A Moment In Time
12 Old School Boogie

Sliced in tiny dices!

Edward Box - Moonfudge

While we're dealing with guitar hero, i have one to play which is walking a fine line between boring demonstration a-la-steve-vai (though Vai has some interesting ideas from time to time! ah ah) and the bluesy style of Walter Giardino...actually he is not far from him if we consider playing only cause the music is instrumental rock from the 80's ... very good one as a matter of fact! ^^
in this album all the note are necessary and none is played for fun or merely as a display of "impressive" speed technique... if i may say so! ah ah! the track are well composed and never let you down yawning at a deluge of notes that would be thrown at your face ... cause there is (almost!lol) none of that! this guy has taken the time to gather good ideas and to put them together consistenly! each song has its character and even if it's not the most original way to proceed that has been used, it works well whatsoever! believe me this one gets better each time you spin it!

Edward Box - Moonfudge
Genre: Instrumental, Guitar Hero
Tracklist:
01 Jack In The Box
02 Welcome To The Grindhouse
03 Axis Of Evil
04 Hourglass
05 Stanton's Stomp
06 Trailblazer
07 Downstream
08 Pasadena
09 Reverse The Polarity
10 Big Screen Love Theme

Listen to my soul!

Yngwie Malmsteen - Inspiration - 1996

As you can see, i have quite recovered from my metal overdose and i can wield my axe again! ah ah! this one album by the maestro is my favourite among all his album, though ironically there's not one single track he wrote on that one! If you don't have it get it forthwith, but in my opinion this is one deserve to be bought as an original! there's all that's influenced Malmsteen over the years in this album, but better than cover Malmsteen plays 'em his way and that's where you can hear this guy is simply outstanding cause on the one hand he kept the original spirit of all the songs alive but on the other i would go as far as to say his version are the best or stand on an equal footing with the original!lol and i'm not that much a fan of Malmsteen music (though i like it),...even in Hendrix's case!...well hope you likes it, this has been one of my favourite record for years, whatever the style! \m/

Yngwie Malmsteen - Inspiration - 1996
Genre: Neo classical, Virtuoso
Tracklist:
01 "Carry On Wayward Son" - Kansas
02 "Pictures Of Home" - Deep Purple
03 "Gates Of Babylon" - Rainbow
04 "Manic Depression" - Jimi Hendrix
05 "In The Dead Of Night" - UK
06 "Mistreated" - Deep Purple
07 "The Sails Of Charon" - Scorpions
08 "Demon's Eye" - Deep Purple
09 "Anthem" - Rush
10 "Child In Time" - Deep Purple
11 "Spanish Castle Magic" - Jimi Hendrix

THE axeman!