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Thanks to Frank

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I've never played a guitar in my life, so I would seem a rather unlikely type to be heaping such piles of praise on an album that boasts virtuoso guitar playing on every track.

Warren Cuccurullo is one of my absolute favorite guitarists (it doesn't hurt that he's in Duran Duran... three cheers for the 80s British Invasion). He is often mentioned in the same breath as virtuosos like Steve Vai and Joe Satriani, but his songwriting and soloing seem to serve a far more melodic, dramatic, and even thematic purpose than anything I've ever heard from standard-issue kings of the axe. His playing seems perfectly fluid, sloppy, planned, and improvised all at once!

His solo work on the final track, "Thanks to Frank" is a perfect companion piece to Zappa's "Watermelon in Easter Hay." If you want to kick out the jams in a big way, while marveling at the mind-blowing ability of an incredible talent... this is one place to begin...

Check out Mike Keneally while you're at it... Frank sure new how to pick 'em!

Warren Cuccurullo rocks on this CD. It is stunning. The music is VERY tight and makes a great companion to the excellent 'Machine Language' CD.

I am not a fan of guitar normally, I find excessive solos bore me, excessive showing off grates on me. I like to have something vocal, some lyrics to hook onto.

This masterpiece is in a category of its own!

No vocals, but the guitar sings to you in a way only the sweetest front man could master. Buy it. Buy it NOW.

Colorful, breath-taking, explosive, raw, complex, intricate, full-bodied, brilliant technical twists & turns throughout, genius... a collage that will rocket you to Venus, around the Sun and back again. Not for the musical light of heart. Intense. A fusion masterpiece, every track has a unique voice. The playing is always phenomenal, compelling and tight. This one is a must have for anyone who loves progressive music. Warren and the band create what is in my view one of the greatest recordings in the history of recorded music. Run, don't walk and GET THIS!