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American Matador

~ Marc Bonilla
3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

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  • Audio CD (17 Aug 1993)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Reprise
  • ASIN: B000008DNN
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 388,241 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. American Matador
2. Get off the Fence
3. Streetalk
4. Whiter Shade of Pale
5. Vanishing Road
6. Mephisto
7. Wake the Baby
8. Under the Gun
9. Vette Lag
10. Prélude
11. In the Blue Corner
12. I Am the Walrus
13. Whiter Shade of Pale [Instrumental]

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3.0 out of 5 stars +1/2 -- Pyrotechnic rock and prog-rock guitar, 16 Mar 2009
By hyperbolium (Earth, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: American Matador (Audio CD)
Guitarist Marc Bonilla's second solo album, originally released in 1993, is reissued here as part of a four-CD set framing the works of Toy Matinee. Toy Matinee's self-titled 1990 debut spawned a touring company with Bonilla on guitar, and his relationship with Toy Matinee's songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Kevin Gilbert led to the solo debut EE Ticket and a year later this follow-up. Bonilla would return to the Toy Matinee fold as part of the 1994 reunion (sans Gilbert) 3rd Matinee on the CD Meanwhile.

As on his solo debut, Bonilla sticks primarily to jazz-tinged heavy rock instrumentals that demonstrate his talent for shredding with blistering fusillades of rapid notes and his ability to lay back and create unusual atmospherics, such as the loping tempo and varied tones covering the Beatles' "I Am the Walrus." Though most of his playing is electric, there's an impressive flat-picked acoustic passage on "Mephisto" and a lovely dual-acoustic take on Ravel's "Prelude" that show Bonilla's range to extend well beyond prog-rock.

Bonilla's vocals on the original "Wake the Bay" and a cover of Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale" (which is also offered in a purely instrumental version) are adequate, but don't compare in reach to the guitar playing. Fans of Robin Trower, Jeff Beck, the myriad progressive guitarists of the `70s and their more metallic '80s and `90s descendents will find much here to enjoy. 3-1/2 stars, if allowed fractional ratings. [©2009 hyperbolium dot com]
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