Artist.......: Daryl Stuermer
Album........: Go
Label........: Inside Out
Genre........: Progressive Rock
Catnr........: n/a
source.......: CDDA
rip.date.....: Mar-12-2007
str.date.....: Apr-24-2007
quality......: VBR/44.1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: n/a
track title time
01. Striker 04:52
02. Masala Mantra 04:10
03. Greenlight 04:00
04. Dream In Blue 05:42
05. Breaking Point 04:26
06. Urbanista 06:34
07. Heavy Heart 05:19
08. Meltdown 04:35
09. The Archer 04:25
10. Omnibus 03:39
Runtime 47:42 min
Size 71,8 MB
Release Notes:
Since 1980, Daryl Stuermer has been regarded as an
integral part of GenesisÆ live shows. This
exceptional musician from Milwaukee, Wisconsin has
played guitar and bass for the supergroup since the
æAnd Then There Were ThreeÆ tour. He also later
performed alongside Phil Collins both in the studio
and on stage. Stuermer has co-written with Collins
(æSomething Happened On The Way To HeavenÆ), and
has contributed to the solo output both of Tony
Banks and Mike Rutherford. After the æInvisible
TouchÆ tour in 1987, Stuermer recorded his first
solo album æSteppinÆ OutÆ. Since then he has
released his own albums on a regular basis û æGoÆ
is his ninth release to date.
While in the past Stuermer has explored
contemporary jazz and combined ælighterÆ pieces
with mid-tempo rock dominated by nylon string
guitar, ôGoö sees him completely dedicated to a
rockier electric guitar sound. The songs are still
very melodic but are more riff oriented and offer
an edgy æliveÆ sound this time out.
ôI always let my current feelings slip into my
compositionsö, explains Stuermer. ôOn each album I
have a certain point-of-view and I carry with it
particular sounds and a specific mood. On æGoÆ I
let things ærollÆ a little bit more than in the
past, as I wanted to reach new shores. There are
similar approaches on my earlier releases too, but
never so much as with this one. My motto is, æOn
your marks, get set, go!Æ and then with full power
out of the speakers! There are only two ballads on
æGoÆ but even they are seething with an underlying
energyö.
StuermerÆs words sum up the music extremely well.
If we were to elaborate further, one can say that
listeners could expect virtuoso instrumental guitar
music that has elements of both Al Di Meola and
Allan Holdsworth. The album has a fun vibe to it
with plenty of striking hook lines, energetic
riffs, catchy melodies and fluid guitar solos.
Sometimes it leans more towards jazz (æStrikerÆ)
and other times there are stronger elements of prog
(æUrbanistaÆ), and Stuermer is also quite proud to
showcase the influences he has gained from his time
with Collins & Co. on æHeavy HeartÆ, a track with a
melancholy feel that also recalls Dire Straits.
There is also a multi-cultural element to be found
on æGoÆ with Caribbean rhythms or melodies from the
Far East as evidenced on æMasala MantraÆ. ôMasala
is the name given to various spice mixtures that
are used to make Indian curries. I have always
liked Far Eastern music û not to mention Indian
cuisine, especially Chicken Tikka Masalaö, he
continues while explaining the ethnic touches in
his music picked up from his numerous journeys
around the world. Stuermer is once again ably
supported by his long-time and highly skilled
collaborators John Calarco (dr), Eric Hervey (b)
and the Petersburg Kostia (b) as well as Leland
Sklar with whom he worked in Phil CollinsÆ band.
Whether the aforementioned guys will have the
opportunity to perform æGoÆ live with Stuermer
still remains to be seen as Stuermer is currently
booked-out with the forthcoming Genesis reunion
tour. ôMaybe I will do a solo tour once again after
this Genesis tourö, he says. One can only hope.