Rob Johnson Review of "Guitarchitecture" @ iTunes By: Andy Garibaldi he third album from one of America's best 'unknown' rock/metal guitarists and it's definitely the best one yet. The opening track powers its way in on a hotbed of scorching riffs and sizzling lead guitar, underpinned by some monster electric bass and crashing drumkit work that propels the composition along with passion. Throughout this instrumental album, you will hear the bass and drums sound as they really should on any metal guitar album, produced superbly and played even better. But, it is Rob's show, although he rarely does anything without the rhythm section accompanying him, and it's a veritable feast of multi-guitar riffs and molten solos, this time with an even greater sense of range and variation, not afraid to slow the intensity within a track and then allow it to build once more before the track explodes with a vengeance. The whole of the album is on fire and several tracks just thunder along but absolutely on the right side of enjoyment and avoiding any hint of self-indulgence or the feeling that the compositions are just vehicles for flashy guitar work. Every single track is well constructed, thoughtfully arranged and totally dynamic. The fact that you can hear what the bass and drums are doing underneath and around the anthemic guitar runs serves to heighten the enjoyment of a superbly played group album. This is his best to date and a metal guitar album that you will actually be playing for a long, long time to come. Without a bad track on the whole album, this is a winner in anyone's book, just has to be heard and leaves the likes of Vai and Satriani standing firmly at the starting line while Johnson nearly finishes the race. Brilliant. © Andy Garibaldi / CD Services Guitarchitecture Transcendental Super Charged Metaphysical Chatterbox Dance Of The Monster Gods