1st Night Forever - Burnt Friedman

Advantages: It's real music
Disadvantages: It takes a few listens

...come from both Sylvain's official website along with his labels. The upset of all the emotional pain of the artist has contributed greatly to the album's impact, putting the soul back in the machine. This album may take a little work on the listener's part but the rewards are great with music for the head as well as the heart. This album is now avaiable as a complete download from the Samadhisound website. Earlier this year(16th Jan 2007) a mini-album called "Money for all" the tracks are mix of re-mixs and outtakes from the album sessions the track are as follows:- 1. Money for All 2. Get the Hell Out 3. Banality of Evil [Burnt Friedman Remix] 4. Wonderful World [Burnt Friedman Remix] 5. Birds Sing for Their Lives 6. Serotonin [Burnt Friedman Remix] 7. Money for All [Version] 8. Get the Hell Out [Burnt... Read review

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Advantages: Great musicmanship
Disadvantages: Not for everyone

...Of all the guitar virtuosos who release instrumental albums Marty Friedman is one of the most endearing. Not genre specific and Often treading ground in most areas of the rock genre and occaisionally leaving its boundries all together, his use of exotic scale patterns and eastern influenced compostions helped set him apart. Friedman has enjoyed an eclectic career. He along with fellow guitar great Jason Becker formed neo-classical rock band "Cacophony'" in the mid eighties, and although it would be Becker who would deservedly get the plaudits Friedman was noticied by Dave Mustaine who was looking for a new guitarist for his thrash metal band "Megadeth", a band that was rapidly growing. What followed was ten succsessful years with Megadeth which helped shape the heavy metal/thrash genre where they sold 10million albums. Friedman left... Read review

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Advantages: Two Excellent albums together
Disadvantages: The sleeve.

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