Johnny A. - Sometime Tuesday Morning
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Free Music Notes for Sometime Tuesday Morning
Free Music Review: Simply Marvelous
Hit: 5 Stars
One of the most satisfying, original, guitar albums to come along in years. This guy has abilities and creativity to spare. As soon as you think you know what his next phrase will sound like, he does a turn-around that completely surprises and delights you at the same time. Every time I play this CD I hear it again for the first time. There is a lot in there. I am so glad I took a chance and bought this disk. I, too, am anxiously awaiting Johnny A.'s next CD. I hope this one catches on like wildfire. This album is a jewel, a diamond. [...], here is guy giving us real, generative, music. This is the kind of music that inspires other musicians and composers. If you love American guitar, you will love this recording. If you play the guitar, listening to this music will make you a better player.Free Music Review: Astounding talent
Hit: 5 Stars
I, too, heard the NPR interview and immediately ordered 2 CDs,one for me, and one for my son-in-law who is a serious guitar player/lover/collector. The more tracks I heard, the more I grinned. This guy just LOVES playing his guitar! He plays like he is playing for himself - edgy chord progressions, lightning licks, strong tremelo, sounding sweet through the tube amp. Excellent jazz
I am already booking a ticket to see him in person.
Free Music Review: Meet Johnny A.,Guitar Man
Hit: 4 Stars
Every once in a while, an authentic guitar hero rises up from the miasma of pedestrian players that saturate live music circuits across America. In recent times, there have been some shining stars: Stevie Ray and Jimmie Vaughan, Danny Gatton, Eric Johnson, Brian Setzer, and Junior Brown. The guitar hero's appeal stretches across many layers of the spectrum.With the release of 'Sometime Tuesday Morning,' we can now include Boston's Johnny A. in this exclusive club. This album will attract both enthusiasts who struck gold with Gatton's '88 Elmira Street' and casual listeners who enjoyed the most popular works of Johnson and Setzer.
But classifying Johnny A. as just a blues player would be uncharitable, and comparing him to other guitarists is a futile, apples-and-oranges exercise. So let's talk about why Johnny A. is unique.
First, there is his attention to tone and phrasing. Johnny strikes the right balance between pure and mellow and rough and raunchy. No overkill here. He can be bluesy without sounding gutbucket, rockabilly without sounding retro, contemporary without sounding atonal, and country without sounding hillbilly. Make any sense? Purchase the disc and it will.
Johnny A. tells an original story with each composition. He doesn't play notes for their own sake; melodies fit as snugly as pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. Johnny seems to understand something that all great musicians know: sometimes one note speaks louder than ten. While the song 'Oh Yeah' is a toe-tapping, turn-up-the-volume classic, overall this disc falls somewhere between Marvin Gaye and Wes Montgomery in the third date, bring the girl back to the apartment mix. In fact, the songs on 'Sometime Tuesday Morning' are so recognizable it seems certain that they will be used for film soundtracks and television commercials. All the more reason to pick this disc up while it's still new and fresh.
Free Music Review: A Rising Star
Hit: 5 Stars
The only thing better than listening to this debut album, is to see the artist in person. In a popular music world dominated by vocalists, here is a musician who paints pictures with his fingers. Not only do you not miss the human voice, the completeness of Johnny A's sound would be hurt by such a vocal intrusion.Ranging from rockabilly to blues to jazz to rock and roll, this former Peter Wolf sideman shows a range and depth of expression that is unforgettable to the casual listener and breathtaking to other guitarists. This is a magical album combining tributes to greats such as John Lennon/Paul McCartney and Jimmy Webb and complex and inspiring original tunes. Johnny A reminds us that the musical scene of the big record labels and $150 arena seats shields us from a spectrum of creative and accomplished musicians who have the ability to move us with insight and skill. I can't wait for his next effort.
Free Music Review: Guitar Tone God
Hit: 5 Stars
I ripped opened the CD case and jammed the new Johnny A CD, "Sometime Tuesday Morning" into the deck. Stretched out on the couch, closed my eyes and some guy with a Gibson guitar and a Marshall amp appeared in my living room. I thought I recognized the style- it was Danny Gatton meets Chet Atkins. This CD is a real killer- the tones are real, lush and smoky. There's no hint of any chorus, layered, overproduced kind of jive. Just a great guitar player with a cool sounding band. Buy it now, it will be your favorite in no time. By the way, his rendition of "Witchita Lineman" will give you serious goose bumps.