Customer Reviews
Dave Martone comes CLEAN
by
CellarDug
Guests: Joe Satriani, Greg Howe, Billy Sheehan, Daniel Adair (Nickelback)
Featured in “Guitar One Magazine” Jan 2008 issue as one of the top 4 underground shredders in North America
Martone . . . visiting what the future of guitar music would sound like.
If you thought that Canadian rock started and ended with Rush, Saga or Triumph, think again. Canadian guitar virtuoso, Dave Martone is a force to be reckoned with.
“I wanted the album to be playable by a 3 piece band, while not relying heavily on studio production techniques. I wanted more of a 4 on the floor vibe, with very strong melodies, and a more organic texture of sounds.”
All songs have Daniel Adair of Nickelback laying down the drum duties. "Nail Grinder" features a blistering solo from none other than Joe Satriani. "Hard Wired" features an amazing solo from Greg Howe. For "Dinky Pinky", Martone wanted a bass player that would kick hard. Billy Sheehan was, of course, the logical choice and he lays down an incredible performance. "Moron Face" i s a heavy riff tune with Jennifer Batten guest soloing.
Stunning
by
Chickenwhipping Partner
Dave Martone knows how to work his guitar, finding new and seemingly-impossible ways of playing. He can play with the best of them (I.e. Greg Howe, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Kiko Loureiro, and even Allan Holdsworth) Dave Martone is easily one of the best out there, and this album showcases his chops beautifully. It would be a shame to miss out on this awesome album.
Martone delivers the best to-date.
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InsideOut5150
I have followed the career of guitarist Dave Martone for a number of years now, and have even enjoyed the immense privilege of learning from him on a number of occasions. Since my first aural encounter with the interstellar sounds of Martone by way of "Demon's Dream", his musical efforts have been nothing short of stunning and his personal style completely unparalleled, and the path he has carved out for himself in the over-crowded instrumental guitar arena is inarguably inspiring. With that said, "Clean" has established a new benchmark for Martone and for instrumental music as a genre; a heady claim to make, since Martone's music has consistently defied categorization by genre. With this latest effort, characterized by the artist's agenda of recording in a live, "4-on-the-floor" format, Martone has struck gold. One immediately notices the lack of much digital studio wizardry in this album, a trait that previously characterized the music of Martone as much as the recording style of the artist himself. But the absence of synthesized mix-down magic is hardly missed here, and lends a kind of clarity and honesty to the sound of the music that allows for a coloring of Martone's sound as only his hands and bare equipment can deliver. Every track is both an auditory pleasure and a showcase of talent and raw musicianship, even before one considers the added benefits of the truly world-class musical guest list the artists has assembled. Martone is a true artist, and with this latest release, he has made of himself an undeniable and permanent fixture in the arena of strange and beautiful music.
