By: M.J. Brady
hicken pickin' gumbo funkin' fusion, that's the vibe I am getting from this CD by Neville Bros. Band's guitarist Shane Theriot. Shane has a very catchy approach to song writing, establishing strong grooves with bass, drums, keys, accordians, and his signature rhythm style. He builds creative, and fitting themes that glide over the backdrop with a melodic ease. There is a wide range of styles that culminate the full effect of his music, and these influences range from Cajun/Zydeco, jazz, fusion, rock, funk, and more. The music has a very upbeat, uptempo fun feel to it, very dancable stuff. The spotlight here is on Shane's guitar playing throughout the CD, he plays with great command of various tones, setting the mood with each passing song, his guitar is never overbearing or overplayed for that matter, he has a very keen sense of harmonic compatibility to enhance the very essence of each composition. Having been a session guitarist in the last few years, has only lent to his repertoire as a player that has an encyclopedia of chops, riffs, licks and styles, and he lays it all down here. He is backed by some great names, particularly on the bass, as Victor Wooten (Flecktones), Adam Nitti (Solo artist, also reviewed at this site!), and Kim Stone (Rippingtons), all make huge contributions to the bottom end, and with guys like this in the mix you can only expect some thimpin' bottom end. There are many other musicians of note on this cd, too many to review individually, but Shanes' music brings them all together nicely in these addictive tunes. The best description I can give you of Shane Theriots' music is Little Feat, meets Weather Report, with Eric Johnson on guitars. Well it's a stretch, but what can I say, his is very original stuff, and a lot of fun to listen to loud.
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