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About the CD (page 1 of 3) Opening with a vocal rendition of the title song, Sound of the Blues compares the emotional qualities of music to the sound of a "night train passing through." Like the sound of the night train, music can evoke feelings of emptiness and fulfillment at the same time. With succinct lyrics, this sentiment is further conveyed through the lead guitar solo - - in a complementary way that lyrics alone, or guitar alone, could not express. The melody of the lead guitar hints at the desires, both the accomplished and the elusive, that can characterize the loves of a lifetime. This poignant solo, combined with the lyrical expression of Sound of the Blues, leaves each listener with a uniquely personal experience of the song. As the title song fades into the night, I Can See Around The Bend opens with a spacious and nearly minute-long guitar solo. Although played on a conventional electric guitar, the bending strings and ringing overtones of consonant notes have a sound that is reminiscent of a slack-arm guitar. Bend is a unique composition with its combination of a bright tempo and its contrasting, plaintive expression of a "sweet love fading away." The vocal tells the story of a love that is slowly, but irreversibly slipping away, and it reaffirms the album's theme with the lyric, "I'm not sorry that I loved you, just sorry for what might have been." The heartfelt lyrics are supported throughout the song by energetic instrumental performances that extend the lyrical story, adding more immediacy than words alone can convey. Continue to page 2. |
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