Artist: Rodrigo Y Gabriella
Album: 11:11
Worth Buying: Every track
You will be interested in this album is you are fan of: Classical instrumental guitar, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Ygnvie Malmsteen, Jeff Beck, Al Dimeola and all the other great guitar instrumentalists.
I have just been introduced to 2 new guitar heroes.....and I aint talking no plastic controllers either.
I am talking about the guitar duo of Rodrigo Y Gabriella (Rodrigo and Gabriella). Originally from Mexico this guitar duo combines traditional classical guitar with metal, fusion, jazz and progressive rock. All instrumental and all with acoustic guitars (well...most of the time...there is a little bit of electric guitar in this album).
Rodrigo Sánchez (lead guitar), and Gabriela Quintero (rhythm guitar), played in Mexico in a metal band called "Tierra Ácida" before forming their acoustic guitar duo. The two had to leave Mexico and go to Dublin Ireland in order to form a following and start to receive acclaim.
This is sizzling guitar instrumental guitar music played with passion and fire. Fans of Classical instrumental guitar will be just as interested as fans of Jeff Beck, Joe Satriani and Yngvie Malmsteen.
What about the packaging? The concept behind packaging and the albums title is very cool. The version I got came in a nicely designed mini vinyl gatefold and included a bonus DVD. Now this is all instrumental music so there are no lyrics, but there is a booklet and it contains more than just liner notes. You see, the title 11:11 refers to 11 songs inspired by 11 artists who influenced them as musicians. In the booklet each song is listed with an explanation of the meaning of it's title. The artists that the song is dedicated to, what that artists music meant to them and web information so that you can discover there music too if you like. .....HOW COOL IS THAT!
TJR 03/23/10
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