Taking his musical cues and influence from Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson, L.A.-based musician Glenn Rottmann pours heart and soul into an all instrumental CD of hard driving rock, The Living Guitar, a virtual blueprint for melodic guitar. Rottmann has the relatively rare knack for creating songs which grab your attention immediately with hooks and great production. In addition to picking up sound and texture ideas from Rush recordings, Rottmann credits Steve Hackett with pointing the way towards bending notes to make them sing and scream (excellent examples can be found on "Bad Language" and "She's The One", among others). Check out the all instrumental cover of "Play That Funky Music". Mixing '70s progressive rock influences with a polished '90s mix describes The Living Guitar perfectly. Instrumental Guitar (Electric/Rock/Hard Rock), total running time, 39:10