Deep Into It [Extra tracks]

Larry Carlton | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 13, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B00005O118
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #147,146 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Larry's still got it but the producer doesn't let it show!, December 8, 2001

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Shannon (Jacksonville, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Deep Into It (Audio CD)

The content of this CD has little to do with any decline in Larry Carlton's actual work, it's just that this is Paul Brown's CD with some incidental music from Larry Carlton mixed in. The fact that occasional glimpses of the real Larry Carlton do emerge from this wash of loops, computer generated grooves, and standard Lite RnB fare is an accomplishment on his part because the project is tailored for a radio format, not for fans of the music or the artist. Especially Larry Carlton fans who cut their teeth on Steely Dan and the Crusaders and love it when he cuts loose and *plays*. But you gotta get the airplay so you can get booked for live gigs..and thats where he can step out of the Smooth Jazz Pod and become LC again. If you like the Smooth and Relaxing sound of Smooth Jazz radio, especially if you didn't listen to instrumental music before the mid 90s this will be comfortable, enjoyable fare for you. If you are a long time Carlton fan or like your music with a little life to it, save the money and use it for a ticket when he tours. I would have given it 2 stars just for the bonus track but I subtracted one for what I consider an absolute butchering of one of my favorite Eagles songs. Can't blame LC on that one..the track was already finished and given to him to do a solo on after it was done so it ain't his fault!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars What happened to Larry Carlton?, November 22, 2001

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Lance Morrison (Livermore, CA>) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Deep Into It (Audio CD)

The elevator has arrived. Mr. Carlton's latest effort is so lackluster and unimaginative that I frankly can't believe it! He has been a wonderful player over the years and my library is full of his work. This album appears to be dedicated to the proposition that a raised pulse is risky. It is almost a forced melancholy. Riffs are dull and the whole work seems stifled by a desire to be background music to a car ad or something. What a drag!!

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars What's with all the complaining?, December 11, 2001

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Peter J. Swingle "Architect, Poet, Music Lover" (Phoenix, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Deep Into It (Audio CD)

Ok, after reading some of the reviews here, I have a few things to get off my chest. To you guys who panned this release because Larry isn't 'shredding' like he did 15 or 20 or 25 years ago - please note that Larry is growing up, you should take notes. If you want crunchy riffs and monstrous dexterity, go see Steve Vai or Joe Satriani. Larry's playing has matured into a warm sound that envelops like a 10 year old Cabernet or the arms of a familiar lover. Guys like Peter White could take a lesson here and there. And the nicest thing is the use of all REAL instruments, no annoying drum machines.

With that said I have one beef about this release. Larry, and all other purveyors of 'smooth jazz', please take note: NO MORE COVERS, NO MORE COVERS, NO MORE COVERS. It reminds me too much of Muzak, ok? That's why you don't get 5 stars.