Yr. [Original recording reissued]

Steve Tibbetts | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 8, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Ecm Records
• ASIN: B00005UNS9
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #222,640 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One Of The Top Guitar LP's Of All Time, December 11, 2006

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Sean E. Kutzko "Alpine7784" (Connecticut, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yr. (Audio CD)

Strong words, I know. I was first introduced to this recording as a volunteer DJ at WEFT in Champaign, IL back in 1983. This recording changed my life.

Steve Tibbetts' music defies categorization. His own tongue-in-cheek description, "post-modern neo-primitivism," only hints at the contents of this wonderful CD. He succeeds in making a legitimate bridge between rock and world music; think Jimi Hendrix with Zakir Hussain and Mongo Santamaria as the rhythm section. Layers upon layers of guitars - sometimes 50 dubs deep - swirl around and entwine with all sorts of world percussion, including tabla, congas, bongos, shakers, vibraslaps, flexi-vibes and lots of other incidentals, thanks to percussionist and longtime Tibbetts collaborator Marc Anderson.

The music doesn't follow standard concenpts of Western song structure (Intro, verse, chorus, verse, bridge, etc), but instead takes the listener on a fantastic journey of soundscapes certain to paint wonderful mental pictures for the listener. If you have any hint of synesthesia in your family history, you'll get a good workout with this recording.

The CD has much better sound than the original self-released LP, but there is a differnce in the mix. I spent $20 and got a hold of the original LP; I prefer that mix and am willing to take a bit of a hit in sound quality to get it. The original mix has a lot more stereo imagery than the CD release...MUCH more fun with headphones! :)

This must-have recording is certain to please guitar freaks of any sort. Get anything Tibbetts has released; I've acquired everything he has made available to the public, along with a couple bootlegs of his concerts. I've yet to be disappointed. Tibbetts is a singular talent, and is a master of his craft. Five Stars.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best Tibbetts album, April 22, 2006

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Alonso Tellez (Mexico) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yr. (Audio CD)

Thank God I finally could get this fabulous record. I have been looking for it since 20 years ago, when I first had the opportunity to listen YR. I didn't know the name of the LP, so it was hard for me to find it in old vinyl records stores. In fact, I couldn't, but thanks to this site I could finally found it and bought it. What can I say about it? For me YR is not only the best Steve Tibbetts record (and you must know I have all the records from him), but the best instrumental work I have ever heard. It's a record to enjoy song by song, all the tracks connected into a musical journey, where just your imagination rules. YR and Exploded View albums are the basic recordings you must have to experience Tibbets at his best.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars complex & timeless, October 31, 2003

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M. Fox "Westmatt" (Fallbrook, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yr. (Audio CD)

An incredible recording. Layers of sound, percussive and melodic. Each listening will reveal something you hadn't heard before. Tibbetts definitely deserves more widespread recognition of his talent. This is one of those recordings that will often invoke a craving to hear it again.