String Theory

Ken Hatfield (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 22, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: CDBY
• ASIN: B000FTARMW
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #545,129 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Gospel According to Sam: The Word

2. The Gospel According to Sam: Redemption

3. The Gospel According to Sam: Prodigal Son

4. Snowhill Variations: Theme

5. Snowhill Variations: Variation 1

6. Snowhill Variations: Variation 2

7. Snowhill Variations: Variation 3

8. Snowhill Variations: Variation 4

9. Snowhill Variations: Variation 5

10. Snowhill Variations: Variation 6

11. Snowhill Variations: Variation 7

12. Snowhill Variations: Variation 8

13. Snowhill Variations: Variation 9

14. Snowhill Variations: Variation 10

15. Snowhill Variations: Variation 11

16. Snowhill Variations: Variation 12

17. String Theory: Quirks and Quarks

18. String Theory: The Ties That Bind

19. String Theory: Sparticles

20. Borges & I: Delia Elena San Marco

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars refreshing 6-string, February 19, 2007

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twangmon (Nashville, TN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: String Theory (Audio CD)

It's a treat to stumble across fresh guitar sounds and novel concepts, and guitarist Ken Hatfield offers both in his latest solo album, String Theory. Within this remarkable work are two intricately composed duets, each presented as a three-part suite. One is a musical dialog between a fingerstyle nylon-string and a resonator slide guitar, the other between a nylon-string and a tinkling mandolin. In these duets, Hatfield performs both parts, overdubbing each in one pass to preserve a live feel. The timbral mix of nylon and whining reso is as striking as it is unusual. The classical's crisp attack contrasts so beautifully with the Dobro's whining slurs and liquid holler, one wonders why this pairing hasn't been explored more deeply. String Theory also contains two extended solo-guitar suites. The first begins with a brief, but haunting piece of counterpoint, followed by 12 variations that move from shades of baroque to hip bossa-flavored chording. Boasting seven movements, the second suite is equally diverse, with fingerstyle jazz sharing airtime with intensely polyphonic fingerpicking. Throughout String Theory, Hatfield's playing is brainy, dynamic, and relentlessly melodic.