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Story of My Life

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All of Eric's albums are very good, but this one is the best--it is SMOKIN'! Great songs, great guitar playing, and great guitar tone! TOP NOTCH on all! Eric's vocals are not his forte, but they're good enough to serve the songs well, and he actually displays some skill in vocal expression and melisma on a few tunes. Just not the most powerful voice out there. But no matter, his guitar playing will DROP YOUR JAW! He gives Joe Bonamassa a definite run for his money on the top blues/rock guitar slinger out there today. The title song, "Red, White and Blues" (kind of a corny title, but the song is FANTASTIC), and "You Don't Move Me" are highlights for me. But it's ALL GREAT--not one dud on the CD! Eric G. definitely hit a home run with this one--IT SHOULD WIN AN ALBUM OF THE YEAR GRAMMY--EASILY--but sadly, it won't, because it's GOOD. That's against the rules for winning music awards these days. CRAP is in, GOOD is out. But as long as the good stuff is available at good ol' standbys like Amazon, who cares if it never hits the charts! Buy it and make it your OWN #1 record!

Eric Gales's guitar style closely resembles Joe Bonamassa's--great, expressive, rock-edged blues playing with a spoonful of shredding here and there to make it more exciting. The main difference between the guitar playing styles of these two blues/rock powerhouses is that Eric tends to focus on more electric blues and a little funk, while Joe dips into slide, acoustic and mainstream pop rock here and there. So if you like Joe B. but are not too familiar with Eric, you need to acquire the entire catalog of Eric Gales. He deserves a LOT MORE attention!

I remember a friend turning me on to Eric Gales in the early 90's when he was in The Eric Gales Band and thinking that this guy was a great guitar player, but most of the originals he did kinda all sounded the same. (Though they did a cover of the Beatles' "I Want You" that was amazing). Then he came out with a solo disc around 2000 called "What I Am" and I was totally blown away. Every single song on there was excellent and different, plus the guitar work by Mr. Gales was phenominal. His last two albums, "Crystal Vision" and "Psychedelic Underground", were good but not as great as "What I Am". This album comes closer to that benchmark. I probably would give it 4.5 stars if I could, but it definitely a step up from his last two efforts. If your a fan of blues infused rock with some great guitar work, this album is a great listen.

Stron effort from this modern guitar-master. If you like solid blues-rock guitar, do yourself a favor and pick this one up.

Story of my Life by Eric Gales is my second CD by the talented Blues Rock Guitarist released in 2008 and not to be confused with the other Eric Gale a talented session Jazz Blues guitarist who I haven't heard from in years as for The Story of my Life is as good if not better Guitar Solos than Relentless with a great drummer : Jeremy Colson & Bass player : Steve Evans playing & singing 13 catchy tracks : Save Yourself , I Ain't No Shrink , The Story of my Life , Layin' Down The Blues , The Sound of Electric Guitar , Red , White and Blues , Very Educated , Cut and Run , Borderline Personality , You Ain't The Boss of Me , Bringin' The Hammer Down and two Bonus Tracks : You Don't Move Me and Gypsy makes 13 , like I said on the previous review this guy is a Good and plays a Mean Guitar .

What more can I say? Another superb disc. He just keeps getting better and better