True Obsessions

Marty Friedman | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 8, 1996)
• Original Release Date: October 8, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Shrapnel
• ASIN: B00000108V
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #218,612 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #81 in Music > Rock > Rock Guitarists > Shred

Track Listings

1. Rio

2. Espionage

3. Last September

4. Rock Box

5. The Yearning

6. Live and Learn

7. Glowing Path

8. Intoxicated

9. Farewell

10. Thunder March [#][Demo Version]

Editorial Reviews

Includes Two Tracks Not on USA Version.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great album!, April 18, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: True Obsessions (Audio CD)

marty friedman is always a guitar genious, this album had lot of melodic stuff just like his previous release but also got some hardrock tune , rock box is my fav track
he's playing is always good

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Genius, November 16, 2003

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Jonny S (Jersey, Channel Islands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: True Obsessions (Audio CD)

When i first listened to this album I really didn't like Marty Friedman's style. I put the album aside and left it for a while. A few months later I went and got Dragon Kiss and really thought it was brilliant and Friedman's style came through there. So I got True Obsession and put it on and absolutely loved it. It provides a good mix of guitar instrumentals and lyricized stuff with some beasty, 'Marty Friendman' style solos. Fave track off the album 'Hands Of Time'. Definitely a great album for any Friedman fans and some people looking to be introduced to his stuff.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not bad., November 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: True Obsessions (Audio CD)

This album didn't really dissapoint me at first. There is some good playing and some interesting ideas. However, it tyres rather quickly. I feel Marty was experimenting a little too much. The album just doesn't flow. Some songs start off quite well and just become messy and jarring (eg. "intoxicated and "the yearning"). Also the songs with vocals sound a bit too 80's for me, but I guess that isn't always a bad thing. "True Obsessions" is no way near the standard of "Scenes" where he was really trying to emote feelings through his playing. All the same it is still rather good. Songs such as Rio and Fairwell hit the spot. If you liked Marty's other albums you will probably like this one.