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 | Title : Sometime Tuesday Morning
Author : Johnny A.
Release Date : 20010605
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $17.98
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Editorial Reviews :
A veteran of long years on the Boston club scene and a stint as sideman to former J. Geils Band frontman Peter Wolf, guitarist Johnny A. originally self-released this masterful, tasteful solo record to much local acclaim, and then guitar ace Steve Vai added the musician to the roster of his label. Proving that the term 'guitar god' has too often been misapplied in the post-Van Halen era of diddly-squeak school of soloing, Johnny A. draws on a more classic pantheon of American fret deity for inspiration, including Chet Atkins, Scotty Moore, James Burton, Nokie Edwards, and Wes Montgomery. And like the late Danny Gatton (whom the musician's fiery solos recall), Johnny's years as a sideman have taught him the importance of space and dynamics. The smoky, moody title track sets the tone. While his choice of covers (the Beatles' 'Yes It Is,' Jimmy Webb's 'Wichita Lineman,' and the Ventures' signature 'Walk, Don't Run') underscore his restraint, the guitarist proves his overdrive can burn with the best of them on 'Two Wheel Horse,' 'In the Wind,' and the rockabilly kicker 'Up in the Attic.'
Buyer Reviews :
Every once in a while, an authentic guitar hero rises up from the miasma of pedestrian players that saturate live music circuits across America. In recent times, there have been some shining stars: Stevie Ray and Jimmie Vaughan, Danny Gatton, Eric Johnson, Brian Setzer, and Junior Brown. The guitar hero's appeal stretches across many layers of the spectrum.
With the release of 'Sometime Tuesday Morning,' we can now include Boston's Johnny A. in this exclusive club. This album will attract both enthusiasts who struck gold with Gatton's '88 Elmira Street' and casual listeners who enjoyed the most popular works of Johnson and Setzer.
But classifying Johnny A. as just a blues player would be uncharitable, and comparing him to other guitarists is a futile, apples-and-oranges exercise. So let's talk about why Johnny A. is unique.
First, there is his attention to tone and phrasing. Johnny strikes the right balance between pure and mellow and rough and raunchy. No overkill here. He can be bluesy without sounding gutbucket, rockabilly without sounding retro, contemporary without sounding atonal, and country without sounding hillbilly. Make any sense? Purchase the disc and it will.
Johnny A. tells an original story with each composition. He doesn't play notes for their own sake; melodies fit as snugly as pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. Johnny seems to understand something that all great musicians know: sometimes one note speaks louder than ten. While the song 'Oh Yeah' is a toe-tapping, turn-up-the-volume classic, overall this disc falls somewhere between Marvin Gaye and Wes Montgomery in the third date, bring the girl back to the apartment mix. In fact, the songs on 'Sometime Tuesday Morning' are so recognizable it seems certain that they will be used for film soundtracks and television commercials. All the more reason to pick this disc up while it's still new and fresh.
(by Craig Montesano)
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