e are all a little bit of a cock (remark: the animal), are we not? It seems that
Bulgarian-born Shred-Guitar Master Niko Tsonev wants to ask this question with the
cover of his debut album. Everybody needs to decide this for themselves, but there
are plenty of little tips that should persuade you to buy this little gem; for
example, the intro "It Sounds Prettier In French" with its voice samples and solo
eruptions, which is as fascinating as it is Zappaesque.
Or the theme song with its unbelievable flageolets/harmonics that seem to float
between references of Steve Vai, M. IA Eklundh and Danny Gatton.
There is the country tune "The Dance Of The Rooster", too. The guitar really shrieks
like a cock and then the song turns into a stampede version of the Dixie Dregs! Or
you have "Blowtorch Slide" which starts with an acoustic slide (Dobro?) followed by
a Wah-Wah madness equipped with a full blown, ultra-cool Deep Purple groove by
drummer Nikolaj Bjerre.
In the Funk lecture "Oily Finger" the Swiss guitarist Cuthead (see review at
Gaesteliste.de) pulls off an electrifying solo. The famously "rolling" "The Great
Hawaiian Extravaganza" reminds of Greg Koch;
And then there is another remarkable guest appearance - Mr. Fastfinger in "Samurai
Gitarisuto" (www.guitarshredshow.com).
Tsonev has already worked with celebrities such as Mark Owen (Take That), Toby Smith
(Jamiroquai) and he is an established composer of Film Soundtracks (see
www.myspace.com/nikotsonevfilm ). The album is a "must have" for fans of all of the
above mentioned guitarists, as well as for lovers of Jeff Beck, Oz Noy, Scott
Henderson and similar artists.
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