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 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:42:11 EST Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:42:11 EST music reviews http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss guitarnine@guitar9.com guitarnine@guitar9.com 2009, Guitar Nine Records 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 http://www.guitar9.com/guitarmusic9/fundamentaldarknessrev.html Published by RoomThirteen; written by Jodie Woodgate - Sadly it happens too often; a CD wings its way to you brandishing the label ‘virtuoso rock guitarist’ and what you are left listening to is an avalanche of relentless finger twiddling thats only purpose in life is to show off, happy to wave a smug grin at anyone and everyone whilst droning... (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 Rushonrock.com; written by Ian Murtagh - It might be one of the daftest band names we’ve heard in ages but Nico’s Alchemy could well have served up one of the albums of 2009 in the shape of retro classic Fundamental Darkness.

Landing at rushonrock earlier this week we couldn’t resist slapping it in the CD player and... (read more) Tue, 10 Mar 2009 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/fundamentaldarknessrev.html http://www.guitar9.com/thedevilsbeenbusyrev.html Published by DangerDog.com; written by Craig Hartranft - Texas-based guitarist Victor Gann's first full-length release is entitled The Devil's Been Busy. But it's Gann who's been the busy one. His self-titled debut release (2006) was reviewed here about a year ago, and has since seen more admiration by more reviewers and his peers. Also, Gann has been... (read more) Sun, 15 Feb 2009 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/thedevilsbeenbusyrev.html http://www.guitar9.com/thedevilsbeenbusyrev.html Published by Hard Rock Haven; written by Matthew Hoffman - After a successful 5-song EP release two years ago, Dallas based guitar virtuoso Victor Gann is back with a full length release that travels the same roads with a tighter more robust feel to its production. Trained at the famous Guitar Institute, Gann received degrees in Professional Guitar and... (read more) Sun, 15 Feb 2009 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/thedevilsbeenbusyrev.html http://www.guitar9.com/thedevilsbeenbusyrev.html Published by RockUnited.com; written by Endre 'Bandi' Hubner - When you read in a guitarist's bio that he's a G.I.T. graduate you expect quality, when he lists Satch among his main influence you expect digestibility, and when you learn that he uses almost the same equipment you do you rise your eyebrows and get very curious. This is exactly what happened to me... (read more) Sun, 15 Feb 2009 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/thedevilsbeenbusyrev.html http://www.guitar9.com/tobecontinuedrev.html Published by Jazzreview.com; written by Don Williamson - In a year of some exceptional guitar albums,such as Lionel Loueke's,Ken Hatfield's "To Be Continued..." stands out too as a personalized statement from his own individualized technique and the compositions of Bill McCormick for the... (read more) Sun, 01 Feb 2009 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/tobecontinuedrev.html http://www.guitar9.com/paradigmshiftrev.html Published by ZNR Records - The third album by Project 7 is called "Paradigm Shift" and brings them a step closer back to rock music. If Jeff Beck is still the main influence then this is filtered through another decade of instrumental rock such as Liquid Tension Experiment or Planet X or Eric Johnson. However, Project 7... (read more) Sat, 24 Jan 2009 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/paradigmshiftrev.html http://www.guitar9.com/currentrev.html Published by All About Jazz; written by Mark F. Turner - With a fusion-for-today mindset, savvy tech work and some imagination, New York guitarist Jack Broad amps up the cool factor on Current.This debut goes beyond the usual fretboard pyrotechnics as Broad putson a one-man show, not only laying down heated guitar licks but alsowriting, programming and... (read more) Sat, 24 Jan 2009 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/currentrev.html http://www.guitar9.com/paradigmshiftrev.html Published by Guitar World; written by Jimmy Brown - Project 7's Paradigm Shift is one refreshingly listenable instrumental rock guitar record! Guitarist/bassist/composer Dan Begelman and his musical collaborator, drummer/percussionist/keyboardist Tony Gallino, have crafted a collection of nine impeccably produced and arranged tracks that quickly... (read more) Sat, 24 Jan 2009 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/paradigmshiftrev.html http://www.guitar9.com/paradigmshiftrev.html Published by Good Times Magazine - The album was produced by Begelman and Gallino, and recorded and mixed by Gallino at The Loft in Farmingdale. The project was mastered by Rick Rowe. The sound quality is exemplary, with stunning clarity and detail; this is one of the best-recorded local CDs this publication has ever received. As... (read more) Sat, 24 Jan 2009 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/paradigmshiftrev.html http://www.guitar9.com/tobecontinuedrev.html Published by Midwest Record Recap; written by Chris Spector - With a bunch of cats on board that any downtown fan would recognize, it's a jazz guitar outing of a different stripe that connects well. Ah,yes,when a bunch of pros convene to do it their... (read more) Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/tobecontinuedrev.html http://www.guitar9.com/tobecontinuedrev.html Published by Virginian-Pilot; written by Eric Feber - Noted Connecticut-based jazz guitarist/composer Bill McCormick handed over a slew of new tunes to guitarist extraordinaire Ken Hatfield, who then created an album full of bright, satisfying music. Hatfield and friends - soprano saxman Jim Clouse, bassist Hans Glawisching, percussionist Steve... (read more) Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:55:09 EST http://www.guitar9.com/tobecontinuedrev.html