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Rick Ray is a talented American musician who has been
spitting out cd's for the last couple of years and this is a summary of his
works so far. The songs on it are taken from eleven (!) different albums
released between March 1999 and June 2000. It´s hard to classify this music
but it is probably closer to progrock than any kind of metal. Most of the
music is based on never-ending guitar licks á la Yngwie Malmsteen that gets
tireing rather quickly. Rick Ray is doing most of the playing himself, taking
care of guitars, bass, vocals, keyboards, guitar-synth, RXS and percussion all
alone. Rick Schultz also appears on clarinet and Jack Ambrose on vocals. If
you like Yngwie Malmsteen then this could be something for you. Rick Ray is
probably a very talented musician but to me this album seems very plain with
no song really sounding much different than the others. I find it hard to
really like this album although it does have its finer moments. One or two
guitar solos here and there can sound pretty good but hundreds of them
sounding exactly the same for more than an hour is a little too much for me.
Yngwie fans and guitar players give it a try but otherwise I advice you to
stay away from it. Rick Ray´s albums can be purchased from Of Sound Mind at http://www.osmind.com/ or contact Neurosis
Records at Hobbelshnimp@hotmail.com.
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1. Your Short |
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Life 2. Kevin´s Dead 3. Makes No Sense 4. The Daulhowz |
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Concerto A Dolly The Parton B Salvadore The Dolly |
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C Dolly The Lama D Dolly The Clone E Barbie |
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The Dolly 5. Scream 6. Divine Wind 7. You People |
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8. Everything We Know 9. A Wheel Within A Wheel 10. Burn Of |
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The Century 11. Mind Control Incorporated |
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