...and maybe not...but it's easy to see why the "second coming of Hendrix" tag was applied to the young man. That was older brother, Eugene, on bass and lead vocals, whom I mentioned in the previous post on Cyril Neville. On the following releases, Eric took over vocals and that's when the problems started for me. I understand being the "star/frontman" and all, but in his case it detracted from his music. There was a series of records on Blues Bureau International that I passed on, including a couple released since starting this blog. Same ol', same ol'... If you scroll down to the end of this linked post, you will see some of the same sentiments expressed on the PGP project of a year ago, but the percentage of retention had increased. Which brings us to "Ghost Notes." It is 100% power trio instrumental! Hot damn! Rock, funk, fusion, blues...I could put this on and have it play in the background all day and no one would complain (well, Mrs. Rocker probably would). Solid drumming, some interesting bass lines, but guitar is the star. Allow me to present a piece of proof...
Love it when a band looks like they're having fun... Eight of the album's twelve tracks clock in at north of the five-minute mark and none ever become tedious. The closer is a version of "Amazing Grace" that I sense he's trying to stamp like Jimi did to our national anthem. One note I made said Vernon Reid and another likened a track to Robin Trower, which I've heard that comparison made before.
I know this has been available for over five months but an instrumental record of this caliber has legs and won't likely leave your player for a while. As I prepare for a short road trip this weekend, I plan on soundtracking this for fifty-five minutes each way. I won't realize that 67.8 miles will have passed during the spin...
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