Guitar Pete
Burning Bridges
Tangible 1998
Review Published Mar 15, 1999
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Track Listing
- Turnin' Off
- Jellyfish
- Mustang Sally
- Do You Hear The Rain
- J.B. Shuffle
- Drifting
- Makes No Sense
- Chillin'
- Rainmaker
- Gasoline
EB Rating - 4.0
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One of the first things to make an impression when listening to
Burning Bridges for the first time is the unusually deep, clear voice of vocalist/guitarist
Guitar Pete. His vocal style sounds to be more like that of a
smooth & soulful R&B singer, especially on the slower ballads. Pete counters this vocal
style with blues-rock guitar leads, as he runs through a set of 9 originals and one cover tune, Mustang Sally.
The songs range from slow blues and ballads, to pop and shuffles, sometimes reminicent of
ZZ-Top. The mix of harder,
blues-rock guitar oriented material to more melodic music and ballads is about even. I enjoy a good ballad every now and again, but would
would have enjoyed a couple more hard blues or upbeat songs.
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My favorite songs from the CD include Jellyfish, an upbeat, humorous ode to the full figured woman,
Makes No Sense, the one straight blues number, Chillin', a groovin' blues-rock
instrumental, and the set's closer, Gasoline, a ballad which features some nice, soulful guitar work.
While the song selection includes a bit too much in the way of nice melodies and ballads for my tastes, this is my only major negative comment.
I enjoy Guitar Pete's guitar playing, and after a short period of adjustment, found that his R&B flavored vocals work well with the blues.
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