By: John W. Patterson
eid is a guitarist of many facets, stylistically riffing. He handles that Eric
Johnson/ Hendrixian sound very well. He creates those moody chordal
progressions and compositions mirroring Allan Holdsworth. He can do that Stevie
Ray Vaughan bluesy rock ballad. He even mellows out blissfully, serenely, and
full of that pristine, hollow-body electric jazz standards mood. If this short
album is to showcase Reid's solid songwriting and guitar technique, then it
does just that and Reid is impressive. The guy even sings on one cut and
manages to decently pull that off -- a rare gift for most instrumental
guitarists.
Here's hoping to see Reid do more Eric Johnsonesque work but from
Johnson's Electromagnets fusion phase and to also crank out some more
Holdsworthian legato with a Scott McGill crunch. From what I hear on this
release, Reid can probably do it all, just like I am imagining. He is that
good. If Reid keeps improving and releasing better and longer works, then this
release will probably become a collectors' item in a few years. Bravo, Curtis
-- ya done good!
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