Steve Morse - Major Impacts

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Free Music Notes for Major Impacts

Free Music Review: 4.5 Stars, really..
Hit: 5 Stars

The gimmick this time, as you undoubtedly read on this page before now, is that Steve gives each of his compositions here a different 'flavor' based on a guitarist that's influenced him. Not covers, not blatant rip-offs, but a blend of their style and his own that, in almost all cases, works wonderfully. I've even thought some of them would work as duets - some acoustic picking from John McLaughlin would be icing on the cake of "The White Light," while the only thing missing from "Truth-Ola" is Eric Johnson's sweet guitar tone that Steve doesn't (and shouldn't) exactly match. That song, by the way, to me is also the only one that doesn't quite fit the style of (one of) its influences; in this case, Jeff Beck. The Allman Brothers homage "Free in the Park" partly hits its target, but at first I guessed it was also a nod to David Gilmour's early work in Pink Floyd.

While other guitarists will find plenty of ripping note frenzies to appreciate (Check "Led On" for starters), don't be scared off by Major Impacts being a guitar-based album. It loses half a star from me - or would, if half-star ratings were allowed - just because of "Something Gently Weeps," and I can't give it quite the opinion of perfection I have for Structural Damage and High Tension Wires. However, it's a petty squabble comparing any of Steve's albums since I've never heard the man do anything less than brilliant. You can't really go wrong with any of them.

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