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│ + Michael Lee Firkins - Michael Lee Firkins-(RR 9399 2) + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Oct-13-2017 Encoder......L3.98.4 -V0 --lowpas ║ │
│║ Genre........Instrumental Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........1990 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........09 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.michaelleefirkins.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Michael Lee Firkins Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Michael Lee Firkins-(RR 9399 2)abel : Roadrunner ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ There were literally dozens of young Steve Vai ║ │
│║ and Joe Satriani-influenced rock guitarists ║ │
│║ dreaming of launching big-time instrumental rock ║ │
│║ careers on shredder specialty labels like ║ │
│║ Shrapnel during the late '80s and early '90s. ║ │
│║ Michael Lee Firkins was one of the best artists ║ │
│║ (if not the best) among these mostly forgotten ║ │
│║ noodlers. Refusing to play the goofy-outfit- ║ │
│║ wearing self-marketer, Firkins let his music ║ │
│║ speak for itself, and as his label's fortunes ║ │
│║ dwindled with the subsiding popularity of this ║ │
│║ very specialized genre, that voice was muffled ║ │
│║ by obscurity. To date, Firkins seems to have not ║ │
│║ been allowed the resources to record a disc with ║ │
│║ a production level equal to this debut, and ║ │
│║ while decent, none of his subsequent ║ │
│║ instrumental albums captures the same urgency ║ │
│║ and clarity. Firkins proves himself capable of ║ │
│║ keeping up with the 64th-note crowd, but his ║ │
│║ songwriting, tone, and amazing feel for rhythm ║ │
│║ separate this musician from the gaggle of ║ │
│║ equipment-endorsing, pink-and-green-guitar- ║ │
│║ playing instrumental competitors. Rarely can ║ │
│║ shredders pull off five minutes of blues soloing ║ │
│║ as intriguing and consistent as Firkins does on ║ │
│║ "DΘjα Blues," much less write a brilliant chorus ║ │
│║ to wrap around all the screaming leads. The ║ │
│║ elegant guitar tones and arrangements combined ║ │
│║ with sticky-sweet melodies and a completely ║ │
│║ original approach to rock soloing make standouts ║ │
│║ like "Space Crickets" and "Laughing Stacks" ║ │
│║ instrumental classics. Central to Firkins' ║ │
│║ guitar voice is his generous use of country- ║ │
│║ sounding double stops and a unique picking ║ │
│║ technique that gives his guitar a cool horn-like ║ │
│║ quality. Mimicking horns, especially saxophones, ║ │
│║ is something that many guitarists aspire to do, ║ │
│║ but only the absolute best (Allan Holdsworth, ║ │
│║ for instance) can even approximate wind ║ │
│║ instrument tone, legato, and sustain. Ever the ║ │
│║ innovator, Firkins actually captures more of a ║ │
│║ country-metal-clarinet effect during choice lead ║ │
│║ spots like the springy B section of "Laughing ║ │
│║ Stacks." Despite his amazing ability, Firkins ║ │
│║ never took the studio cat or sideman route to ║ │
│║ second-hand prominence and financial security, ║ │
│║ the virtuoso preferring instead to woodshed and ║ │
│║ further tweak his guitar abilities. The ║ │
│║ resulting excursions are fine efforts, but this ║ │
│║ debut still stands out as the musician's best ║ │
│║ collection. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Laughing Stacks [04:22] │
│ 02 - 24 Grand Avenue [04:37] │
│ 03 - Runaway Train [03:08] │
│ 04 - Cactus Cruz [03:29] │
│ 05 - Deja Blues [06:27] │
│ 06 - Space Crickets [03:44] │
│ 07 - Rain In The Tunnel [05:24] │
│ 08 - Hula Hoops [03:51] │
│ 09 - The Sargasso Sea [05:24] │
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│ Total Length : [40:26 minn │
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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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