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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Oct-07-2009 Encoder......LAME 3.90 Modified ║ │
│║ Genre........Instrumental Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2006 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........11 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.andytimmons.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Andy Timmons Band Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Resolution Label : Favored Nation ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ An immediate listen to Resolution, Andy's second ║ │
│║ CD on Steve Vai's Favored Nations label, makes ║ │
│║ it abundantly clear that Andy Timmons time has ║ │
│║ arrived and his time IS right now! It is time ║ │
│║ for Andy's name to be spoken in the same breath ║ │
│║ and held in the same regard as those of Joe ║ │
│║ Satriani and Steve Vai. It is time for him to ║ │
│║ take his rightful place, right at, or very near ║ │
│║ the top of the list of the finest purveyors of ║ │
│║ instrumental rock guitar in our era. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ I could never say enough good things about ║ │
│║ Andy's superb musicality, his innate pop ║ │
│║ sensibility, his impeccable note selection, ║ │
│║ phrasing and above all, other worldly modern ║ │
│║ electric guitar tone. Andy cajoles, coaxes, ║ │
│║ throttles and caresses the most exquisite sounds ║ │
│║ out of his signature guitar (Ibanez AT300) and ║ │
│║ amplifier combination. When future budding ║ │
│║ musicians are researching the flagship guitar ║ │
│║ sound of our era, they will not be off the mark ║ │
│║ if they somehow hit upon this CD. ║ │
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│║ Andy's tone has always been legendary, however ║ │
│║ at some point during the production of this long ║ │
│║ awaited release, Andy and co-producer bass ║ │
│║ player extraordinaire Mike Daane decided "pretty ║ │
│║ good is not enough" so they embarked on what ║ │
│║ they call "the Tone Quest" to seek out and ║ │
│║ produce the various tones required for the ║ │
│║ tracks on this CD. The release date has been ║ │
│║ delayed many months to accommodate this quest, ║ │
│║ but the result is well worth the wait! Andy has ║ │
│║ also paid homage to many of his heroes and ║ │
│║ contemporaries with short flashes of tone and ║ │
│║ phrasing throughout this work. I will mention a ║ │
│║ few and leave it to the listener to determine ║ │
│║ what they may hear! ║ │
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│║ The CD is a true power trio band production of ║ │
│║ expert song craft and controlled mayhem. Mike ║ │
│║ Daanes (who did a phenomenal job engineering ALL ║ │
│║ the guitar tracks at his home studio in addition ║ │
│║ to playing bass guitar and co-producing with ║ │
│║ Andy) and Mitch Marine (drums) had a hand in ║ │
│║ co-writing with Andy fully half of the tracks on ║ │
│║ this CD. The tone fest opens with "Deliver Us" a ║ │
│║ mid tempo number with an insistent picked note ║ │
│║ versus chorded ask and answer theme recurring ║ │
│║ throughout the song. The solo comes in with a ║ │
│║ Satch-like wah tinged flurry before soaring into ║ │
│║ a space and place that is all Andy. "Helipad" ║ │
│║ builds in volume on a tribal like drum beat ║ │
│║ passing over some Eric Johnson tone and phrasing ║ │
│║ territory before ramping up over an insistent ║ │
│║ bass guitar driven path into the most effected ║ │
│║ Andy solo on the release. As Andy himself has ║ │
│║ said: "The title, Resolution, has several ║ │
│║ meanings. My favorite one is 'the act of ║ │
│║ reducing something to its simplest form'. That's ║ │
│║ really the goal of the whole record... one ║ │
│║ guitar track, bass and drums... nothing simpler ║ │
│║ than that!" To that end, the use of effects and ║ │
│║ multi-tracking is indeed minimal on this CD! ║ │
│║ "Ghost Of You" initially eases off the gas pedal ║ │
│║ as Mitch settles into a very Simon Phillips like ║ │
│║ groove (not surprising as Andy has frequently ║ │
│║ worked with Dr. Phillips). The tune then gets ║ │
│║ heavy with Andy providing excellent soloing and ║ │
│║ tone over walking bass lines right down to the ║ │
│║ final string rasps. "Resolution" is a gorgeous ║ │
│║ tune replete with Andy's signature vocal-like ║ │
│║ guitar phrasing. Andy is one of the very few ║ │
│║ instrumental artists capable of providing this ║ │
│║ vocal like quality to his lines and keeping the ║ │
│║ listening experience interesting. "Redemption" ║ │
│║ is the short crisp rocker on this release. All ║ │
│║ Andy, all the way, with as usual, the perfectly ║ │
│║ note selected and phrased solo passages. ║ │
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│║ As is also usual with Andy, he follows a rouser ║ │
│║ with what starts off as a softer edged ║ │
│║ introspective piece. "Lydia" however quickly ║ │
│║ morphs into a chord cruncher with anthemic high ║ │
│║ octane lead guitar. "Gone (9/11/01)" is Andy's ║ │
│║ tribute to and is "a musical snapshot of the ║ │
│║ range of emotions we all felt that day and every ║ │
│║ day forward". As you might expect, this one runs ║ │
│║ the gamut of the emotion spectrum from Jeff Beck ║ │
│║ like whispers through wailing, crying and ║ │
│║ screaming guitar sirens reminding one of rock ║ │
│║ era Gary Moore. It is however at the end of the ║ │
│║ day, another Andy Timmons classicà. a "piece de ║ │
│║ resistance" performance as only Andy can deliver ║ │
│║ containing an emotionally charged, searing ║ │
│║ guitar performance throughout. "Move On" another ║ │
│║ short sweet number, starts out and frequently ║ │
│║ returns to a classic 70ies rock like power chord ║ │
│║ progression interspersed with memorable modern ║ │
│║ lead guitar passages. "Beware Dark Days" the ║ │
│║ longest song on the CD, is another mid tempo ║ │
│║ melodic tune performed over a shuffling drum ║ │
│║ beat and crunchy power chords that also ║ │
│║ traverses a couple of superb rimshot driven ║ │
│║ sections. The first, provides a super cool jazzy ║ │
│║ interlude and the second provides the basis for ║ │
│║ a remarkable, occasionally Hendrix/Vaughn like ║ │
│║ long bluesy outro solo passage with at its core, ║ │
│║ another memorable hook. "The Prayer/The Answer" ║ │
│║ starts with "The Prayer" which is another soft ║ │
│║ introspective display of silken tone which ║ │
│║ builds into "The Answer" which of course is ║ │
│║ barely contained, over the top, searing Andy ║ │
│║ soloing which contains a nod to the classic tune ║ │
│║ "A Little Help From My Friends". And then there ║ │
│║ is the hidden track. "Headed For The Ditch" is a ║ │
│║ hell bent mixture of super hot tabasco basted ║ │
│║ chicken picking fricassee and Who like power ║ │
│║ trio histrionics (lead bass lines/power chords ║ │
│║ and madcap drumming). Several chord progressions ║ │
│║ along the way are very reminiscent of the ║ │
│║ turbo-charged 1970ies Outlaws telecaster sound. ║ │
│║ A fun way indeed to cap off a truly epic guitar ║ │
│║ release (and a milestone in guitar sound ║ │
│║ production) from the Andy Timmons band. This IS ║ │
│║ a five star CD, but holding true to the ║ │
│║ philosophy that something must be held back to ║ │
│║ compensate for the rigor and pain of producing ║ │
│║ and generally dealing with a lead vocalist, I ║ │
│║ give this release 4-1/2 stars. ║ │
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│║ I will leave the last word to Mike Daane (a very ║ │
│║ witty fellow indeed) who posted the following ║ │
│║ succinct message on Andy's forum in regard to ║ │
│║ the goals and aspirations of this latest CD: "We ║ │
│║ set the bar pretty high for this record and we ║ │
│║ all feel like it measures up. We wanted the ║ │
│║ songs to be the main priority while still ║ │
│║ throwing in some wow factor. I'm pretty sure ║ │
│║ that anybody who has ever picked up a guitar ║ │
│║ will appreciate this record, but with any luck, ║ │
│║ we'll get one step closer to our ultimate ║ │
│║ goal......... girls." ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Deliver Us [04:03] │
│ 02 - Helipad [04:47] │
│ 03 - Ghost Of You [05:08] │
│ 04 - Resolution [05:39] │
│ 05 - Redemption [03:42] │
│ 06 - Lydia [03:43] │
│ 07 - Gone (9/11/01) [03:49] │
│ 08 - Move On [02:59] │
│ 09 - Beware Dark Days [06:07] │
│ 10 - The Prayer/The Answer [04:53] │
│ 11 - Headed For The Ditch (Bonus Track) [03:19] │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ Too all people who contributes to make this │
│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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