Wake Up Call [Extra tracks]

Gary Hoey | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 21, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks
• Label: Surfdog Records Ada
• ASIN: B0000D8L3C
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #110,455 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Probably Gary's Best Work!, January 13, 2005

By 

givemerock (Plainfield, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wake Up Call (Audio CD)

Outside of Joe Satriani and Steve Morse you won't find a

more talented instramental guitarist than Gary Hoey!

Gary may not get as much "acclaim" as Joe, but he should.

Gary's been putting out great instramental work since the

late 80's! One area that Gary may have an edge over

others instramental artists is his song writing. It's not

blistering guitar work just for the sake of it. This is

good music begining to end. And when Gary takes the vocal

reigns on a few tracks you don't kringe. It just sounds

right. On top of that I think Gary's one of the best at

doing a cover tune. He does'nt copy it, he puts his stamp

on it. If your new to Gary's work check out his

"Greatest Hits" as well.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Your Wake Up Call..., January 24, 2004

By 

Jay Squier (Palm Bay, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wake Up Call (Audio CD)

Gary does it again. I have Animal Instinct which is an awesome cd. It has been the only cd of his I've had for a long time, until I walk in Best Buy and "Hot Damn!"...they have a new one. I don't know how many cd's Gary has, but they are sure hard to come by where I live. This cd is as good (if not better) than Animal Instinct and a bit more rockin'.
To start: My favorites are "Train Wreck", "Surf Alert" and "Electric Karma". They are instrumentals, first of all, and intense at that.
About half of the cd (bonus tracks not included) have vocals and are very cool, but I don't buy Gary Hoey to hear him sing.
Hoey does awesome covers of a few classics and makes them rock more than those who wrote them.
"Drive" and "Hocus Pocus" are both from the Animal Instinct cd, so I would've prefered 2 I didn't already have, but...hey, they are very cool songs.
"Linus & Lucy" remade is great! I didn't realize what it was at first...strangely familiar...and then it hit me and I had to laugh. This is (again) a great remake...never would've pictured myself cranking up the Charlie Brown theme song on my stereo.
From the "Frankenstein" opener to the bonus tracks, this is an awesome cd and a must have if you are fan of great guitar work. At the same time, if you like this, you will love Animal Instinct.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great place to start, January 1, 2005

By 

Patrick Moreau (Pelham, N.H. United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wake Up Call (Audio CD)

If you never have purchased a Gary Hoey CD before, this is a great one to pick up for fans and guitar players. Gary plays with a great feel with the grace of a player who knows where he is going. Among the excelent compositions there are some wonderfull covers. This CD is perfect to crank up when your driving.