cw86
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Post by cw86 on May 21, 2023 4:54:42 GMT -6
What's everyone's thoughts on Alex Machacek?
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Post by xmiles on May 21, 2023 6:26:27 GMT -6
I like him but prefer his earlier albums, in particular Improvision which he made with Jeff Sipe and Mathew Garrison
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Post by GeorgeX on May 21, 2023 11:42:41 GMT -6
The end results usually end up being underwhelming for me. Huge talent, and I like some of his stuff, but
there is more that I could leave rather than take. 24 Tales is my favorite. I like about half of the FAT
album material. I like Featuring Ourselves and Improvision pretty well, but feel like both could be better.
That pretty much summarizes how I feel about his career, actually. Pretty good; could be better.
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Post by funkle on May 21, 2023 18:13:28 GMT -6
Yes! I love Alex. I have his signature guitar and I think he is about the best thing since Holdsworth. He is also really funny - seeing him in concert is like a mixture of seeing fusion and a stand up comedy show between tunes. Sometimes his releases are a little esoteric (as George says), but in a live situation he is wonderful.
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cw86
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Post by cw86 on May 22, 2023 11:51:10 GMT -6
I love Featuring Ourselves which, it has really a nice blend of Holdsworth, Zappa and Gong all rolled into one, his trio projects with Sipe and Garrison for me are Machacek's best work.
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Post by funkle on May 22, 2023 13:55:04 GMT -6
I love Featuring Ourselves which has a nice blend of Holdsworth, Zappa and Gong all rolled into one, his trio projects with Sipe and Garrison for me are Machacek's best work. Yeah, Featuring Ourselves is my favorite. That actually was one of my five star albums last time I ranked them |
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