Daredevils of the Red Guitar

Bugs Henderson

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 31, 1994)
• Original Release Date: 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Flat Canyon Records
• ASIN: B0000038SS
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #113,700 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Whats Up Doc, November 20, 2002

By	Russell Diederich (Littleton, CO United States) - See all my reviews

I must admit that I purchased this album because of the red PRS guitar on the cover. I lucked out as old Bugs isn't too bad of an axe player. His voice and sound is a tad countryish, and he's a far better player than a singer. I find his vocals a little on the weak side, and emotionless, but his playing can be very powerful at times.

My favorite tunes on the album are the instrumentals. Any guitar-head flips for the Ventures or someone who can cover them well. Bugs does just that with a great representation of five classic Ventures rolled into the "Ventures Medley". The title track is a flashy instrumental with a good groove and some fast hammers on the guitar neck. His fifteen-year-old son takes a turn behind the skins. Probably should keep an eye out for the younger Henderson. Bugs pays tributes to his hero's again by covering the great Duane Eddy's "Rebel Rouser", and does a great job of it as well. "Rawhide" rounds out the great instrumentals on this album.

There are some great licks and solos on this album. If you like your guitar-work a little bit country, a little bit blues, and a little rock and roll, then this is worth checking out.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Guitar Work - too "studio", August 20, 1998

By	[e-mail] (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews

Avid Bugs Henderson fans will be disappointed in this "studio" release. Bugs always has and will do his best work before a live audience. The choice of tunes is interesting, perhaps the best cut being the Ventures "medley".

5.0 out of 5 stars the stuff guitar heroes are made of, July 30, 2007

By	Patricia Hennessy "CD Cellar 4" (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is the stuff guitar heroes are made of. Henderson doles out everything from straight-up rock & roll to slow, nasty blues and twangy country on this album. The quality and clarity of the sound on this recording serve to enhance and complement Henderson's in-you-face guitar style too. The opening track "Hit the Bricks" is fairly weak, and there are a few others that don't necessarily light any fires (the title track and "Love Somebody"), but the rest of the CD smokes. The seven instrumentals include Henderson's favorite Link Wray song "Rawhide," and a twangy, two-part version of Duane Eddy's "Rebel Rouser." The Ventures medley is a true delight (he breaks out the whammy bar a bit). "Brandon's Song" features some double-lead guitar and sounds like something you might hear from Clapton. "Jitterbugs Part 2" is some of the fastest swing you'll ever hear. It includes a great bass solo and a dead stop part of the way through, after which Henderson says in his great Texas drawl, "Is it just me, or is this too damn slow?." You can probably guess what happens next. Willie Nelson (vocals on "These Eyes") and Tom Morrell (nice steel guitar on "Judi Likes the Blues") are among the guest artists.