One thing I
hate is an instrumental guitar album without good songs and with programmed
drums. Well, I’m happy to say Lars Lind’s album Soul Kicker is the direct
opposite. First of all, John Macaluso on drums, that just can’t go wrong. The
bass work is handled by Simon Fitzpatrick and the keyboards by Jan-Fredrik
Heider, and these boys do a killer job as well. Furthermore, Lars is a melodic,
yet technical, bluesy and very all-round guitarist. I really like his tone and
guitar sound, very nice and crunchy, but not overly distorted. The songs are
really strong with the right balance between melodic, almost vocal “verses” and
shreddy solos. It’s definitely not any “shred for shred’s sake” album, but an
enjoyable musical ride. He’s less metal than Joey Tafolla, more rock than Steve
Morse, less shreddy than Vinnie Moore, actually more in the vein of fellow
Norwegian Mads Eriksen, but a bit better in my opinion. A classy CD, well worth checking
out!
Janne Stark
Country:
Norway
Year: 2015
Label:
Self-released/Shredguy Records
Video: https://youtu.be/Mfh-v2YwEaY
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