7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Subtle writing interlaced with heavy metal riffs, 16 Sep 1998
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Coast to Coast (Audio CD)
The first Steve Morse album I bought was Southern Steel. I find this work of his to be more explorative, diverse, and subtle, without so many heavy riffs, but still very satisfying.
"User Friendly" shows off his catchy tunewriting talent, while "Morning Rush Hour" is more about the guitar licks. The diversity is shown in songs like "Runaway Train," a solid rockabilly/bluegrass tune, and "Flat Baroque" which has a classical feel just as the name suggests.
All this backed up by an incredible rhythm section including Dave LaRue on bass makes for a very interesting guitar solo album.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Throw Your Guitar Away, 21 Jun 2000
By Grant Rubb - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Coast to Coast (Audio CD)
Man can this guy play. There seems to be a song on this CD to please every Guitarist and I'm wondering if there is any style that Steve can't play. The best thing about it is that he plays with awesome feel and you just know that each note counts. Long Lost is my favourite track on this CD, it really highlights Mr Morse's amazing compositional skills. Think you're a good player/songwriter? Check this CD out and think again.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Maestro, 27 April 2005
By Tim Shullberg - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Coast to Coast (Audio CD)
Many fans of Steve's think that High Tension Wires is his best solo album, but they must not have listened to this effort. I think that there might be one song on this CD that I don't fall over from hearing. If you enjoy hearing someone really playing the guitar, so you can feel and understand the notes during solos and stand in awe of great composition, then this album should be in your collection.