Inheritance

Adrian Legg | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 28, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Favored Nations
• ASIN: B0002W4UZW
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #48,836 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

A colorful mix of gentle contemplative ballads, snappy and percussive jams, rock-edged electricity and hints of folk music, Irish jig and traditional church music influences, Inheritance marks a radical contrast from the unadorned, minimal production approach of the London born guitarist’s rootsy 2003 label debut Guitar Bones.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great record with signature expert pickin!, October 22, 2004

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Jesse S. Rogg (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Inheritance (Audio CD)

Was eager to check out Legg's new record and was in no way disappointed! He, again, has delivered with his well-known incredible guitar pickin combined with beautifully crafted songs...
A delight to listen to over and over...this will be a mainstay in my CD player for a long time to come!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars very good show, April 11, 2005

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Hideaki (San Jose, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Inheritance (Audio CD)

Adrian Legg sounds exactly like Adrian Legg, and no one else. And no one else sounds anything like Adrian Legg. He is one of the most gifted acoustic guitarists around, with an instantly recognizable sound, excellent compositional skills, and a delightful sense of humor. This release stands as one of Adrian's best CDs. It's a skillful, lovely, idiosyncratic, resounding testament to one of the best solo acoustic guitarists on the scene today.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Eclectic Fingerstyle, December 24, 2004

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twangmon (Nashville, TN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Inheritance (Audio CD)

Melding snappy chicken pickin', Travis-style alternating bass, swing-band voicings, real-time retuning, bagpipe-like drones, and pedal steel-inspired bends, Adrian Legg pushes the boundaries of solo guitar like no one else. His broad sonic palette includes acoustic colors from a miked parlor guitar ("My Blackbird Sings All Night"), ringing mag-pickup timbres ("Nail Talk"), and sizzling undersaddle pickup sounds bathed in ambient washes of digital processing ("English Blue"). Pledging no allegiance to any particular genre or musical period, he bounces from delicate, hymn-like melodies to funky Jerry Reed riffs to pensive modal improvisations. A skilled arranger, Legg occasionally augments his guitar with string and brass ensemble accompaniment; these organic sounds provide a welcome foil to his electronic explorations. While many of the originals on this instrumental record have a somber cast, Legg's subversive take on tone and technique give Inheritance a playful feel.