With his new solo album, The Master Plan, Australian guitarist Chris Brooks delivers an exciting and diverse instrumental release. Forming a tapestry of melodic themes, soaring solos and fiery excursions in heavy rock, progressive metal and fusion, The Master Plan is a great listen for fans of dazzling guitar work, imaginative songwriting, and creative arrangements. Song highlights include the all out, relentless progressive opener "Kryptica", the provocative, cerebellum-crushing grooves of "Blue Sky Odyssey", the extended, dizzying soloing and structure of "Tales From A Distant Sky" - we could go on and on. Fans of a modal approach to rock soloing (reminicient of John Petrucci and Mr. Satriani) will find a lot to like in Brooks' debut album.
| 1 | Kryptica Instrumental Guitar | 4:51 |
| 2 | Inner Light Instrumental Guitar | 4:05 |
| 3 | Crack In The Hourglass Instrumental Guitar | 5:42 |
| 4 | Blue Sky Odyssey Instrumental Guitar | 5:00 |
| 5 | Funksion Instrumental Guitar | 1:41 |
| 6 | Theme For The Next World Instrumental Guitar | 0:45 |
| 7 | Axiom Instrumental Guitar | 2:28 |
| 8 | The Master Plan Instrumental Guitar | 6:08 |
| 9 | Only Time Instrumental Guitar | 3:45 |
| 10 | Tales From A Distant Sky Instrumental Guitar | 8:00 |