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Vol. 13, No. 6: Dec.-Jan. 2008
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| Keith Miller "Chalk": Independent Review
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Keith Miller
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Review of "Chalk"
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By: Wayne Klinger
rom the cold plains of Minnesota, the possibility of an immediate thaw is imminent once any of these discs are played. The molten strings that lay on the glacial frontier are owned by this axesmith, Keith Miller. One of those unheard ofs, Keith Miller, like many guitarists, started at an early age and was self-taught before placing themself in a school for more advanced knowledge of the craft. Keith did that before entering Musictech College in Minneapolis to hone his skills even more. He also has the similairity of playing in childhood/teenage year bands and had some success with a band called Plex'd which he still is part of today.
"Chalk" is the brand-new release and it's pretty much the same thing here if you like your instrumenal stuff a bit more progressive and edgier. There's one vocal song on here called "Crazy" and it's pretty good and is somewhat along the lines of what Kotzen does nowadays. The heaviest song off either album is on this one by the name of "Inner Turbulance" which is very uptempo and then you get tracks like "Chalk", "Saphire Pools" (sapphire dude! and turbulence; sorry I'm anal about spelling!), "Grid Lock" and "Clock Talk" with the heavy progressive delivery; plus it helps with tonality to have a 7-stringer!!! "Flip The Switch" was interesting as the main riff took me back to the 80's when riffing was studied and was a thing of one-upmanship by many bands. "Rubber Room" has some neat effects in it while "Noodlin'" is just what it is and is a one-take track of just messin' around in rehearsal. Miller's released two albums and not a bad song on either one of them.. now that's impressive! So do yourself a favor and check this guy out, you won't be disappointed.
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Wayne Klinger / Quintessence
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