Loose

Jim Campilongo | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 7, 1997)
• Original Release Date: January 1, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Blue Hen Records
• ASIN: B0000009DL
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #211,200 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loose is Great !, February 1, 2004

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Jonathan Greenberg (San Francisco.Ca) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Loose (Audio CD)

I am a Tele Player and I was lucky enough to see Campilongo play a dozen times at the Paradise Lounge while Jim was still living in SF. After seeing these shows I' wasconvinced he is one of the all-time best Tele players . Loose captures that Paradise Lounge era ( mid to late 90's?) very successfully .Campilongo is one of the true innovative stylist's playing electric guitar today..The important aspect of Jim's playing is his soulfulness and composition as a writer and improviser. That seperates him from the wolf-pack. The whole band is a real treat and Goldman is amazing on this one! This CD is great .

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, November 25, 2003

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Doc Bobster (Berkeley, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Loose (Audio CD)

I don't know why another reviewer felt compelled to rank this relative to the Hellecasters. It isn't as if you have to choose between the Hellecasters and Campignola, unless you are headed to a desert island with room for only 1 cd. If you aren't, and you like the Hellecasters, you shouldn't deprive yourself of Campignola. I think the soloing here is exquisite; Campignolo is a master of nuance, tone, taste, and humor. Campignolo is at times reminscent of other guitarists -- Jimmy Bryant, Danny Gatton, Scotty Anderson, Roy Buchanan, and Bill Frisell -- but he has his own distinct style (especially with respect to composition), and I for one think my collection is vastly richer for having discovered his work.

4.0 out of 5 stars THIS is how to play the Telecaster!, March 6, 2005

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David B. Erickson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Loose (Audio CD)

Jim Campilongo is the whole package: His approach to the Fender Telecaster involves incredible facility on the fretboard, a tone that manages to encompass the trademark Tele twang and a thick metallic growl all in one, a great melodic sense, and a good sense of humor. He plays a lot of notes, but his articulation is so good that you don't mind. The only drawback is that the Ten Gallon Cats, while excellent players, have a certain sameness of sound. Don't get me wrong--it's very enjoyable music, but I don't think I could listen to a whole lot of it at one sitting without wanting a change of pace.