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Curtis Reid
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Review of "Curtis Reid"
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By: Thomas Bond
instrumental rock guitarists are faced with the difficult challenge of carrying songs on six strings where people are accustomed to hearing a voice -- melodically. Quick, beyond The Ventures, Duane Eddy and Joe Satriani, who can you name that's ever made a successful career of it? Tilting at that windmill we have the Valley's Curtis Reid. He's no slouch on the guitar. On eight of his own compositions and a cover of Steve Morse's "Aftershock", he proves he knows more about a fretboard than just the typical scales. "Kingsport" and "Terrise" are excellent uptempo workouts, but the downbeat "The Dying Tree" -- Reid's "memorial to all who gave their lives during the American Civil War" -- is easily the most beautiful song of the bunch despite being shackled with the pretentious dedication. A couple of guitar synth-laden numbers meander along uneventfully beyond the seven-minute mark, but the rest of the material here is engaging. Viva Don Quixote!
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Thomas Bond / Get Out Magazine
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