Live: Men of Steel -- The Art of the Steel-String Guitar (Thunderation, 2003)
Don Ross Tony McManus Beppe Gambetta and Dan Crary. First off, I call b.s. Judging from their photos, the accounting department is as close as any of these dudes have come to working in a steel mill. Yes, they play steel string guitars. But that is a parasitic relationship to steel. So, i challenge the title of "men of steel."
Second, a complaint. If it were possible for an album to contain too much incredible guitar playing, this album would be one of them.
And, finally, some praise: _Live Men of Steel_ is a gorgeous celebration of the acoustic steel-string guitar with four master musicians performing for what must have been a drop-jawed audience. Also, as an aside: I would like to start a petition for Don Ross and @TedNugent to face off in a guitar duel. The loser has to shut up forever, and the winner gets to help set social policy. #albumreview #acousticguitar
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