http://www.guitar9.com/reviews.html http://www.guitarnine.com/image/g9reviewsrss.jpg http://www.guitar9.com/reviews.html 144 22 The music press, both offline (magzines, newspapers, entertainment weeklys) and online (e-zines, review sites) have a lot to say about the guitar-oriented music being produced today. Here are the lastest independent reviews posted by artists selling CDs on the Guitar Nine Records web site. 180 en-us Sat, 23 Jan 2010 08:34:43 EST Sat, 23 Jan 2010 08:34:43 EST music reviews http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss guitarnine@guitar9.com guitarnine@guitar9.com 2010, Guitar Nine Records http://www.guitar9.com/currentrev.html Published by Improvijazzation Nation; written by Dick Metcalf - I was just blown away when I listened to these tunes on Jack's Myspace page... he had sent me an email calling attention to the page... soaring guitar solos and mixes that have influences from all the way back in the glory days of the 1960's. Names like Mahavishnu, Carlos and Robin Trower come to... (read more) Sat, 23 Jan 2010 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/currentrev.html http://www.guitar9.com/currentrev.html Published by Gear Page; written by Conor Dowling - Jack Broad’s "Current" is a happy paradox of an instrumental CD. While clearly guitar-driven, it steers well clear of the many pitfalls of the dreaded “guitar album”. The guitar functions here as an integral element of the music, which is in no way subservient to it: Broad’s masterful guitar... (read more) Sat, 23 Jan 2010 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/currentrev.html http://www.guitar9.com/songsofwaldenrev.html Published by Anything Phonographic; written by Steve Ramm - I discovered a track from this album and was encouraged to look further into Bill Perry's work. I'm glad I did.

Perry, an acoustic guitarist, composed this 65-minute album as a "musical soundtrack" for reading Henry David Thoreau's novel "Walden". It's been many years since I read... (read more) Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/songsofwaldenrev.html http://www.guitar9.com/addrev.html Published by Tastes Like Rock Music Magazine; written by Michael Meade - A.D.D is precisely what you do NOT need to listen to this 16 track, hour long masterpiece of guitar shredding! English really is the mad scientist of shred, pulling off sounds with his guitar that are incredible and incredibly intricate for a single guitar, 7 string or otherwise.

... (read more) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/addrev.html http://www.guitar9.com/songsofwaldenrev.html Published by Guitar Player; written by Barry Cleveland - The 16 classical guitar compositions for on this disc pay homage to Henry David Thoreau’s Walden; or, Life in the Woods. Taking the book’s chapter names for their titles, each piece is intended to evoke the spirit of that chapter, and some are subtly enhanced with recordings of songbirds... (read more) Sat, 26 Sep 2009 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/songsofwaldenrev.html http://www.guitar9.com/marchinginrev.html Published by Ultimate Guitar Archive; written by UG Team - Sound: John Philip Sousa, the March King, is buried at the Congressional Cemetery in Washington DC. His legacy has been celebrated since his death in 1932-perhaps most famously through Monty Python’s use of The Liberty Bell during the credits of Monty Python and the Flying Circus. Dan Sindel is... (read more) Mon, 10 Aug 2009 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/marchinginrev.html http://www.guitar9.com/songsofwaldenrev.html Published by MusicWeb Express 3000; written by Robert Silverstein - Guitarist Bill Perry is a big fan of the Henry David Thoreau epic book from 1854 Walden, going back to the 1980’s. Perry continues to read Walden and in 2009 he released a CD of exquisite acoustic guitar instrumentals appropriately entitled Songs Of Walden. New Age guitar fans will simply love... (read more) Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/songsofwaldenrev.html http://www.guitar9.com/invitriorev.html Published by Guitar Nine Records -... (read more) Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/invitriorev.html http://www.guitar9.com/invitriorev.html Published by Dutch Progressive Rock Page; written by Edwin Roosjen - Test Tube Rhino is a two piece band from Buffalo. Joe Pinnavala is the man with the most credits namely guitar, guitar synth, bass, drum loops and percussion. Matt Castronova is strangely only credited for bass guitar on the song Caucasius and for drum loop idea, whatever that means. This self... (read more) Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/invitriorev.html http://www.guitar9.com/invitriorev.html Published by Best Of WNY.com; written by Bob Silvestri - Test Tube Rhino is the latest project from guitarist Joe Pinnavaia. He has previously helmed the bands 716 and Breakerbox. On Test Tube Rhino Pinnavaia handles guitars, synths, bass and drum loops along with Matt Castronova who helps out on bass and drum loops. The instrumental tracks veer from... (read more) Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/invitriorev.html http://www.guitar9.com/invitriorev.html Published by MusicWeb Express 3000; written by Robert Silverstein - Essentially a one man band, Test Tube Rhino is the brainchild of guitarist Joe Pinnavaia. The first self-titled album from Test Tube Rhino is a real curious affair. All instrumental, the sound is a pure sonic guitar feast in the timeless musical spirit of Robert Fripp and even Norwegian guitar... (read more) Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/invitriorev.html http://www.guitar9.com/weverev.html Published by The Daily Press; written by John Emms - On this his second CD, Weve, Jason Sadites fuses straight ahead chops, technical wizardry, good guitar sense and plenty of melody to land the listener smack dab on Fusion Street.

A lot of the impact of this groove fusion is dealt out in huge doses by Sadites' famous cohorts. Out... (read more) Tue, 14 Jul 2009 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/weverev.html http://www.guitar9.com/vitallrrev.html Published by Metal Observer; written by Jonathan Smith - The best way to summarize the playing style of Syrian born master of melodic impressions Luay Rifai is as an exercise in nostalgic remembrance. It lives in the present and accounts for a host of modern electric guitar players from fluid Progressive artists like Steve Vai, melodic storytellers like... (read more) Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/vitallrrev.html http://www.guitar9.com/tobecontinuedrev.html Published by Jazz Improv; written by Dan Bilawsky - The nylon string guitar isn't typically associated with jazz and composer Bill McCormick isn't a household name but after hearing this album you'll ponder both of these things and ask yourself...why not?? Nylon string guitarist Ken Hatfield is stunning across all eight tracks here and this is one of... (read more) Thu, 21 May 2009 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/tobecontinuedrev.html http://www.guitar9.com/stealthcompromisedrev.html Published by For The Love Of Guitar Radio Show; written by Ovidiu Dumitrescu - Stealth Compromised is a solid, sensational album from the American guitar wizard Eric Wollman! Rich in ideas, majestic musicianship, excellent compositions and crystal sound production, this is a must-own CD. Wollman has something unique to say. His tremendous legato lines and odd-time measures... (read more) Wed, 13 May 2009 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/stealthcompromisedrev.html http://www.guitar9.com/tobecontinuedrev.html Published by Minor 7th; written by James Scott - Bill McCormick’s current release, "To Be Continued," features eight superbly crafted compositions brilliantly performed by guitarist extraordinaire, Ken Hatfield. McCormick graduated from the Berklee College of Music in the early seventies and continued his studies with legendary educator, Mick... (read more) Thu, 07 May 2009 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/tobecontinuedrev.html http://www.guitar9.com/adastrarev.html Published by Virtuosity - Guitarist extraordinaire Joe Nardulli is back with a new band, Ad Astra, and a new record to breath blood and fire on the masses. Along with Nardulli's world class chops and tone, this pro quality recording features solid performers David Penna on the drums, Eric Davis on keyboards, and J. Levine... (read more) Wed, 06 May 2009 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/adastrarev.html http://www.guitar9.com/virtuosicvendettarev.html Published by Virtuosityone.com; written by Andy Craven - Joe Stump is one of the most intense and over the top guitarists on the planet. His maniacal guitar driven releases are amazing displays of power and jaw dropping technical command. He was named by Guitar One Magazine as one of the ten fastest shredders of all time and by Guitarist as one of the top... (read more) Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/virtuosicvendettarev.html http://www.guitar9.com/vujahderev.html Published by Good New Music; written by Peter Hund - Fans of Allman Brothers Band instrumentals are guaranteed to love this tastefully executed instrumental electric guitar album with plenty of slide. But besides the southern-rock vibe, Pennsylvania-based Roth impressively channels jazz masters such as Larry Carlton and Lee Ritenour and, to a lesser... (read more) Sun, 12 Apr 2009 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/vujahderev.html http://www.guitar9.com/tobecontinuedrev.html Published by Jazz Times; written by Mike Joyce - Even listeners familiar with Ken Hatfield, the exceptionally gifted nylon-string guitarist, may well find this session a revelation in more ways than one... thanks to McCormick's consistently appealing yet wide ranging contributions - and Hatfield's inventive arrangements - "To Be Continued..."... (read more) Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/tobecontinuedrev.html http://www.guitar9.com/towardsthemysteriumrev.html Published by Pilgrim World; written by Tetsu Hamanaka - Towards The Mysterium is the first album of this technical metal/instrumental prog metal group from the United States. The Fractured Dimension mainly consists of ex-Power of Omens' Alex Arellano (drums), keyboard player Jimmy Pitts of Scholomance/Super String Theory, and the bassist Jerry Twyford... (read more) Thu, 02 Apr 2009 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/towardsthemysteriumrev.html http://www.guitar9.com/currentrev.html Published by All About Jazz; written by Ian Patterson - The technological revolution is seeing ever more musicians recording and producing music themselves, thus threatening the predatory species known as big labels with extinction. Jack Broad is one such musician, and his independent debut, Current, was written, programmed, played, recorded, mixed and... (read more) Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/currentrev.html http://www.guitar9.com/altituderev.html Published by Prog Slob; written by Jon Konrath - One of the downsides of doing a lot of album reviews for a zine is that you have to listen to a lot of crap that takes a lot of effort to get through once, let alone enough times to write a thousand words about it. And that job is even harder when it’s crap that follows this season’s crap of the... (read more) Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/altituderev.html http://www.guitar9.com/guitarmusic9/fundamentaldarknessrev.html Published by Metal Mayhem UK; written by Chris Rogers - You have to admit... when you see Virtuoso Rock Guitarist plastered everywhere; you just know it’s going to be anything but virtuoso. Usually it’s just an attempt at copying Joe Satriani or Steve Vai or at worst, a dull 25 minute solo here and there or an album lacking any real structure, just... (read more) Tue, 10 Mar 2009 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/fundamentaldarknessrev.html http://www.guitar9.com/guitarmusic9/fundamentaldarknessrev.html Published by Motorbar; written by Maggie Woods - SSometimes setting out on the road to establish a musical career takes time. Nico Tamburella started playing guitar at the age of ten and was actually performing live in his first band, Stardust, by the age of 14 — replicating solos and songs from the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Ritchie Blackmore and... (read more) Tue, 10 Mar 2009 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/fundamentaldarknessrev.html