Saguitar

Alvin Lee | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 18, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Shout Factory
• ASIN: B000UVLT2M
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #38,539 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

On Saguitar, Alvin Lee delivers 14 blistering new studio tracks that will be enhancing our shores from September o Christmas. Alvin, founder and leader of the original band. Alvin, founder and leader of the original band, Ten years after and hero of the Woodstock, will be doing press and promotional activates all year and returning in early '08 to tour the U.S.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

31 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Stellar Collection!, September 23, 2007

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Truthinblues (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Saguitar (Audio CD)

This is a stellar collection from a matured and brilliant guitar player. 14 new songs showcase Lee's strengths in multiple genres - blues, rockabilly, even a rousing interpretation of "rap", but all have the common thread of Lee's emotive mastery of the guitar. There are several standouts here, including the thoughtful and melodic The Squeeze; the melancholic Motel Blues that is heart wrenching in its deeply personal delivery, and the Texas driven Rocking Rendezvous (which also features an incredible vocal performance). Lee also nails it with The Rapper, a daring and forceful song with great drum rhythms and soaring guitar. Filled with understated and elegant performances, this album may not please those listeners stuck in 1969 and unable to absorb and delight in a tastier and more controlled Alvin Lee, but it will be their loss. Saguitar is a proud progression of an exceptional talent.

25 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Collection of Songs from the Master Guitarist, September 23, 2007

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Herb Staehr (Hingham, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Saguitar (Audio CD)

This is a rather eclectic mix of songs from Alvin Lee as it includes an assortment of Rockabilly, Memphis, "Midnight Blues" and more (even Rap). It sounds as though some were leftover material from past projects, resuscitated here on "Saguitar". The mood changes frequently from track to track. But no matter, taken individually this is a fine collection of songs with Alvin's voice and guitar playing in great form throughout. There is a lot of stuff here and it sounds better with each listen!

22 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A genius masterpiece of one man music melting pot, September 27, 2007

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P. Kentrop "Pieter Kentrop" (Norway and Holland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Saguitar (Audio CD)

And here it is the brand new Alvin Lee CD Saguitar,from the legendary frontman who was the reason why the now from-departed Ten Years After became so very famous and successful,Alvin Lee with his breathtaking guitar play and signature song writing talents, wich made him an icon in the eyes of many guitarist all over the world ,who look up to him as a guitar school example and "cover" his written famous classic rock songs, like Love Like A Man,Hear Me Calling,Im Going Home etc etc etc.
Now over to the New Alvin Lee CD Saguitar.
On the artwork cover picture . the legendary "Big Red " Gibson Es 335 guitar wich has been with the maistro since the beginning of his carreer.
His "warm" new!! mixed and mastered collection of fresh cristalclear sounded songs ,goes from the blues into Rockabilly ,Memphis,Rap and drivin Rock,wrappes arround you like a blancket,wich does not distords even if you turn up the volume very loud,ready for your rockin dancing shoes.
Alvin Lee decided to produce and record this brillant masterpiece alone, by playing during those long hardworking hours in his own studio serroundings, all the instruments ( guitars.Basses,drums etc) impressively by himself,alowing onley a few guest musicians like Tim Hinkey (keyboards),Trevor Morais,and Eugen Fritz (harmonica),to participate on a few tracks.
The opener Anytime U Want Me sets the standard with the great Rockabilly/Rock inspirated riff song, including Alvin`s welknown signature guitarplay wich is spinning the song together like a RockSpider in his web with his very strong and clear vocals, and easy to understand lyrics.
From the "heartbreaking" sad quitting-the-music great blues song Motel Blues ,to the happy in the dancing mood musician again who is ready and wants to go on playing his music,on It`s Time To Play.
Alvin is not Alvin if does not have some messages to tell us on the album like on the slow but powerfull floating The Squeeze with beautiful guitarsolo`s and the Southern inspirated "slide" acoustic ( on the background Eugene Fritz on second harmonica) Smoking Rope, warning the listener about the danger of gambling drugs,and alcohol abuse on those brilliant songs.
Close your eyes,put your earphones on ,lay back and listen while you dream away during this wonderfull Blues Has Got A Hold On Me with Alvins floating guitarplay combined with Tim Hinkleys on the organ .A real balm for one`s soul.
And wow!! do we hear Alvin play the soul-inspirated-trompet on It`s All Good.
Naturaly one wil also find Alvin lee`s "drivin" guitar sound solo`s on songs like; Onley Here For The Ride,Got A Lot Of Living To Do,Education,were one can sit imagionary in the car and hear those songs take you for a rockinguitar- drivin spin .
And the "time maschine" song; Memphis wich sound like the 50ties ,hearing Alvin laying down the the double bass and the bruches drums rithmm as a base for his accoustic guitar solos and strong clear vocals.
Wich takes us to an imagionary dark strobo-scope-lamp. loud dancing place were they play loudly Rapper and hearing Alvin singing in his very recognisable Nottingham accent, this suprisingly, weldone danceable rap song in a funny "ironic" i told you so fasion. (note).. On other musicians rap songs one can hardly understand what the songs are about.
The great texas drivin Rocking Rendezvous closes this 14 tracks brilliant album,full of different exiting style songs ,wich one can hear easely over and over and over and over again
Bravo ,hatts off, and thank you for this genius music melting pot masterpiece Alvin Lee.
Pieter Kentrop.