Neal Schon
I On U
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With over three decades of making music, Neal Schon continues to inspire all with his sixth solo outing, a dazzling collection of guitar instrumentals entitled I On U. As the lead guitarist and songwriter for the multi-platinum band Journey, not to mention his work with guitar legend Santana and composer Jan Hammer, Schon has lived the life of several rock gods. Still, he continues to reinvent himself, taking his own musical vision to new heights. Playing with modern sounds and flavors, yet always staying true to his signature guitar sound, I On U pulls it all together. Says Schon, "This is the first album that encompasses everything and makes it brand new." Each listener will experience it differently. From the majestic opening of "Blue Passion," and the soaring melodies of the title track, the songs suggest wide open spaces, an overview of what's to come, with tracks like the driving, passionate "Burning Bridges." Then it's on to the far off reaches of the imagination, with the arpeggiated rhythms of "Timeless Motion," the spicy funk of "Loner's Dream," and the eastern flair of "It Will Happen." Nothing to do but sit back and see where it all takes you. Instrumental Guitar, total running time, 60:27
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'Get On With It'
Review Featured In MusicDish
By: Ben Ohmart
ood things come in small packages. After all, anymore a cd shouldn`t
be a mere 32 minutes long. Especially when you like the music. But some
things you can overlook because you like it. Bryon Thompson`s latest
effort, Get On With It, is one such exception. This is instrumental
pop, fronted by a guitar. Yet the music is so fun and friendly, with
its usual array of instruments, that somehow you don`t think of it as a
guitar album. If anything this is an instrumental release that walks
the line between pop, rock and jazz (how many lines does that make?) as
it pummels you with good feeling.
All of Get On With It is played by Bryon himself. If he produced and
mixed it as well, applause, please. But just writing and performing all
of this is enough to give untalented burks an inferiority complex.
While he doesn`t show off much, he does implement melodies that get
trapped inside the brain easily enough. If you can`t remember a tune
upon one listen, or don`t want to, you`re riding the short bus home.
The songs remind me of what the Beach Boys should`ve done on those
non-lyrical tracks of theirs in the early days. No, no spirit of surf
music here, but a spirit of adventure and a delight for living. I`d
rather hear that psychology than REM and the complaining kind any day.
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