Midnight Drive

Tommy Emmanuel | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 21, 1997)
• Original Release Date: June 2, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Higher Octave
• ASIN: B000003Z2A
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #256,762 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Can't Get Enough

2. Villa de Martin

3. Midnight Drive

4. Stay Close to Me

5. Reggie's Groove

6. No More Goodbyes

7. The Inner Voice

8. Drive Time

9. Fields of Gold

10. Song for Nature

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good But Not Great, March 1, 2002

By A Customer

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Midnight Drive (Audio CD)

I bought this CD based on positively glowing feedback I'd heard from some people I know about a recent concert by Tommy Emmanuel. In the concert he played solo guitar, so I was expecting a solo guitar CD.

Rather than a solo guitar, on the CD Mr. Emmanuel plays with a number of other talented musicians (guitarist Larry Carlton among them) and the overall feeling of the CD is light jazz at times along the lines of some of what Lee Ritenour has done, and at times a bit along the line of what Peter White has done.

Having said that, there is some good playing on here, although most of the songs themselves are nothing I would rave about. I'm not a big fan of some of the funkier style on a few songs, but there are some pretty arrangements here -- "Villa de Martin", "Stay Close to Me", "No More Goodbyes". Also on the CD is Sting's "Fields of Gold" and Mr. Emmanuel's cover of that beautiful melody does not disappoint. In general, the softer pieces featuring his acoustic guitar playing over the ensemble come across as the better efforts.

Apparently Tommy has other CDs out that are more along the lines of solo acoustic guitar than ensemble work. Based on this CD, he is a talented guitarist, but the arrangements by and large don't allow him to give full outlet to his talents. I'll probably purchase other CDs by him which feature his solo work, but overall wouldn't purchase another featuring ensemble work like this one.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Midnight Drive~Tommy Emmanuel, January 4, 2002

By 

Andy Pomeroy (Loveland, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Midnight Drive (Audio CD)

A friend put this CD on Chistmas day and I was blown away. I thought I had heard almost every great guitarist at one time or another and was pleasantly surprised that Tommy Emmanuel had gotten under my radar. The production value is good and the interplay between the acoustic and electric guitars is very intresting. In most instrumental guitar recordings the ego of the guitarist is evident, but here he blends his style with the fine players who accompany him and comes up with a refreshing melody driven work of art. If you are into guitar playing that is clean without being contrived and still a vital part of the whole this CD is one to put along side the other greats in your collection.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, June 23, 2000

By 

Bill Juliano (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Midnight Drive (Audio CD)

Had the good fortune of seeing Tommy Live in NYC as a Opening act for Robbin Ford. He blew me away. He made one instrument sound like he had a 5 piece band behind him. Most incredible acoustic guitarist I've ever seen. The audiance was hypnotized. It was his first and as far as I know his only trip to the states...I went back the second night..and who did I run into but Sting...at the bar..we chatted a bit and he told me he was a big fan of Tommys and I believe a good friend. Was an increible night. This man is an unbelievable talent. Buy this and Journey you will be amazed.