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4.0 out of 5 stars
Great goof around for scales practice..., February 13, 2004
This review is from: Jam Track - Blues Volume One: Music CDs to Jam with the Band (Audio CD)
If you are tired of practicing scales and modes with no idea for how they are useful, pick up this CD and try out your improv skills over some really nice sounding backups. All the components of a band are there (rhythm, bass and drums) except for lead guitar and vocals.
The wide variety of keys and tempos is really great, but I do have to say that a lot of the tracks on the disc aren't as bluesy as I would have liked, and some are very close to being classic rock in sound. That is great, but I had really hoped to have some nice 12 bar to play in front of (there are enough of those to keep me happy).
At the price, this should keep you entertained with a fun way to practice your scales in a non-linear fashion. I had a guitar teacher that used to do this same thing and we would play for 10 minutes a lesson, I think it really helped me to visualize the scales on the fretboard, which made my playing much more fluid.
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