Nardulli has great command of his instrument, echoing the soloing skills of Satch, Vai, Vinnie Moore, etc. The major difference is his approach to delivering his music. There is more attention to the details of chord progressions, and changing time signatures than most of those guys music. My only knock on Nardulli's cd here is that he opts to tackle all the instruments, and uses the dreaded drum programming. Something that is great for working out songs in the studio, but allowing a quality drummer always enhances the music with a touch of emotional personality. A nice cd for this genre, and a great introduction to a musician with some great writing ideas, a definite player to keep an eye on.