Tuesday 21 February 2012

Eric Steckel & Craig Thatcher - The Soundmine Sessions [2009 demos]

World Ahead

I have written before about Eric Steckel and his last major album Milestone of 2010 which showcases this astonishingly good and young guitarist. This 2009 set offers four [3 + 1 reprise] more numbers in the same fine vein, with third track It's The Little Things presenting a superlative guitar solo: it's not flash, but full of sonic bliss in the disciplining on the wah wah, and then - well, it's not flash as I said, but it is blisteringly quick. Not a shred, but a romp around the frets.

There's loads of good guitarists out there, and maybe many who are more virtuoso. With Steckel, it's the control and depth of sound, and he also has a fine maturing vocal, and the songwriting is excellent. Still only 21 years old. What a world ahead.

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