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It H-Hurts the Instrumentals [Explicit]

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This is very cool stuff. The members of this group must have had movies in mind; their instrumentals would make exceptional soundtrack music. Guitar guru Ronnie Montrose (how in the world did these guys hook up with him?) peels paint with his licks on a number of tracks, and the synthetic keyboards---never my favorite thing, they actually epitomize everything I hate about Eighties pop music, in fact---are employed to great effect here. This really should hit the eardrums of film producers: the opening is a clever James Bond salute; "Television" and "Lonely (FX mix)" remind me of "Miami Vice"; "Snuk" would fit right into "The X-Files" with its spine-tingling effects; "Saltation" really rocks. Again, I could not be less enthralled with electronic music, but even without Montrose's six-string wizardry, Anti-M (whose members are John Wardlaw, Ruston Slager and Mark Rumer) have produced a really exceptional example of this sub-category of pop music. Buy it, listen to it, and if you're a creative sort like I am, write to it; I will.

This cd is an odd collection of songs, almost all instrumentals. Ronnie Montrose plays on 4 of them (another reviewer seemed to have missed the fact that this info is posted right here on amazon). Ronnie's work is mostly guitar solos. The track SECURITY has a flavor of CONDITION YELLOW from GAMMA 3. His guitar work is easy to pick out in my opinion. However, this cd is loaded with keyboards and a bit of a 80's feel. I give it 5 stars for being different and original in a time when everything seems to be sounding like american idol (which I really hate). indepenantly produced...how did they get Ronnie?

This instrumental re-mix has several tracks featuring Ronnie Montrose. Ronnie is an amazing guitarist and his licks on this CD make no exception to his prowess. There are some very interesting styles meshed together on the CD. I especially liked the song Sensory Overload Chamber (extended).

The tracks with Ronnie Montrose defintely showcase his excellent guitar style. All four tracks with RM are great; personal favorites are "Security" and "Television". Even when I'm playing the disc but not focusing 100%, when "Security" starts, I immediately know who's on guitar.

That said, do not ignore the rest of this disc. The first four tracks are taken from the soundtrack they did for the film "You Only Live Once." It's a James Bond parody (duh), hence the 007-themed music. But that works well with these songs. "Nothing" is pleasingly haunting. And two of the best are the final two tracks. "The Sensory Overload Chamber (Extended)" is a frantically-paced 15-minute jam. Really good guitar work (I believe credited to Steve Weber), and some wild synthesizer (John Wardlaw) and nice interplay between the two. "Silicon Rose (Extended)" is more melodic, a nice finish to the disc.

I first discovered Anti-M searching for Ronnie Montrose music. He plays on four tracks on their "Positively Negative" disc. The remixed instrumental versions appear here on "It H-Hurts". If you like this disc, definitely check out "Positively Negative". I also recently ordered their latest disc "Damage" based on remixed versions I heard from the [...]. Very strong stuff.

Being a long time fan of Ronnie Montrose I was anxious to hear something new, although this CD has been out for several years. I have listened to this CD exactly 2 times and have found nothing to make me want to listen to it again. This is strictly a personal opinion and I'm sure there are listeners out there who enjoy this. Just not what I expected from such a talented guitarist. And further, Ronnie only plays on 2 or 3 tracks. If the tracks hadn't been identified I would have never known.