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Coast to Coast

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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.

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.

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.

I originally bought Coast to Coast on cassette back in the early 90s, mostly for two reasons: 1) I was really into the stuff Steve Morse did with Kansas (which is how I discovered him) and 2) I really loved instrumental guitar rock, but had listened to all my Joe Satriani stuff one too many times and was looking for other artists that did similar music. I was not disappointed on either account. My favorites are the opener "User Friendly", the high-speed boogie "Collateral Damage" and the feel-good rocker "The Oz". I'm not much of a blue-grass guy, but "Runaway Train" really grew on me, too. Steve's technique is incredible!
What I really like about this music is how it has real energy without ever being nerve-racking. This is extremely diverse, wide-open "blue-skys" kind of music that warms the heart and soul, as well as gets your feet moving. And if you like shredding, no-one does it with more grace and fluency than Morse.
If you've ever heard Kansas' Power album, you'll find that some of this sounds much like it, only without vocals, so if you liked that album, you likely won't find it hard to enjoy this. Obviously, Morse and the boys from Topeka were an influence on each other, and that's not bad. Great album. Give it a spin.

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.

Steve Mprse isa Virtuoso a guy who can really take guitar playing into the next level. his rapid fire speed picked scalar runs ar awesome and unbelievable and his taste for melody is truly exceptional! Now doubt he's the man. To all you shredheads out there go out and buy this album. It really blew my socks off!