| AUDIO DISC loss 4 words baby dinosaurs intentions dain bramage always & forever skyline rendezvous at saturn road trip kitten with an attitude aftershocks tectonic plate shake black cloud the pants party reverse peristalsis piece of cake siberian sunburn wormhole |
| Released July 2008 GARY SCHUTT - all instruments Special Guests - Neal Schon, Oz Fox, Howie Simon, Jeff Thal, Jon Finn, Bryan Beller, Ronny Dee, Jim Casey, Mike Catone. Neal, Oz, Jeff, Jon and Bryan appear on "Road Trip" Howie takes the second solo on "Dain Bramage" Jim, Mike & Ronnie take over "Kitten" Mike rips up "Dain Bramage This is my first instrumental release. I'm very proud of my playing, writting and the extra talent I got to perform on this CD. |
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(Points: 8.3 out of 10) Guitarist GARY SCHUTT returns with a new solo-CD titled ‘Loss 4 words’, which as the title predicts is an instrumental record. Gary’s a hero on guitar and throws enough melodies in the 17 songs on this CD to keep you interested all the way through. Musically it is also very diverse and comparisons to an instrumental STEVE LUKATHER, 80s NEAL SCHON and TOMMY DENANDER of course are quite easy. Highlights are the AORish “Baby dinosaur”, “Skyline” and “Siberian sunburn”. It’s already the 7th CD of Gary, but his first all-instrumental album, which besides Gary also features a list of well-known guest musicians, such as NEAL SCHON (JOURNEY), OZ FOX (STRYPER), BRYAN BELLER (STEVE VAI), HOWIE SIMON (SOTO) and several others. The CD also has a bonus-DVD, which is quite enjoyable too and well all I can say this is something worth checking out if you’re a fan of instrumental Rock with an AOR touch, some Jazz/Fusion material here and there and also feeling like something straight out of the 1980s (read NEAL SCHON’s ‘Late nite’!). Maybe still not beating his first CD ‘Sentimental’, which had JEFF SCOTT SOTO on vocals, this is another great album from Mr. GARY SCHUTT. More info at: www.garyschutt.com _______________________________________________________________ from: www.revelationz.net http://www.revelationz.net/index.asp?ID=2661 (Points: 8 out of 10) An all instrumental guitar album with a punny title, one that (just) fits with the guitarist's surname. Lots of tracks with weird / zany - but eminently descriptive - titles like 'Baby Dinosaur', 'Chinese Firedrill' and 'Tectonic Plate Shake'. Another Joe Satriani, Neil Zaza, Gary Hoey wannabe. Right? Be very afraid. Right? Wrong. On his seventh album now, Jef Scoto Soto's sometime bassman proves himself once again to be the master of the stringed instrument. Whether it be the four, five or six stringed version. Also, he's not too shabby on keyboards or the studio mixing board. Yeah, I can hear you yawning, switching off, whatever. But that would be a shame. 'Loss 4 Words' is unarguably one of the best guitar instrumental recordings I've heard for quite some time. Fuelled by imagination, lyrical melodies and driven by a strong, deft hand on the production wheel, Schutt strikes gold, if only metaphorically. Those who like screaming, lightning quick playing should look away now, because Schutt isn't a shredder, never a "look, no taste" blur of notes guitar player. Instead, for the most part, 'L4W' is thoughtful piece of work, presented within a carefully controlled environment. That may sound as if it's clinical, sanitised. Not true. The music is filled with ripe melodies, sweet and sour, moving and flowing. Melodies that capture a mood, reflect an emotion. And when it needs to, it rocks. This is guitar music with passion and depth. If it occasionally strikes a discordant note, it's only because it's impossible to maintain this level of quality over a 17 track, 80 minute recording. Some judicious pruning would have made this album even stronger. Among the more noteworthy tracks are the rhythmic, funkalicious 'Pants Party', the beautifully Westcoast, Toto-esque 'Intentions' and the cleverly titled 'Loss 4 Words', which is as lyrical an instrumental track as you could imagine. 'Reverse Peristalsis' is as down'n'dirty as the album gets and 'Road Trip' is where Schutt enjoys a little help from his illustrious friends, Neal Schon and Oz Fox. Elsewhere and without exception, Schutt makes sure there's enough going on behind the curtain to ensure our attention doesn't wane, but never so much as to distract us from the main attraction. Impressive. Included in the package is a DVD with alternate versions of various tracks, plus the fabulous but unreleased 'Aftershock', part of Schutt's 'Earthquake' trilogy. And the moderately amusing, deliberately cheesy, 'Baby Dinosaur' music video. Great deal. Great value. Great music. _______________________________________________________________ from www.metalwarrants.com By John Haseltine Best known as touring bassist/guitarist for Jeff Scott Soto, master multi-instrumentalist Gary Schutt offers up his latest creation ‘Loss 4 Words’. This being Gary’s seventh studio release, he decided to show off his talents on the guitar by writing guitar-based instrumental tunes. This compilation of 17 tracks really shows the extraordinary musicianship of Gary Schutt. Musically the disc is a great listen. It varies through several aspects of rock, hard rock to metal. Nothing really flashy or overbearing as you find with a lot of guitar-based instrumental albums. There is plenty of experimentation through out the disc that really highlights Gary’s influences and writing abilities. ‘Loss 4 Words’ also features some of Gary’s close friends as guest musicians which include Neal Schon (Journey), Oz Fox (Stryper), Bryan Beller (Steve Via, Dethklok), Jim Casey (Hartke’s greatest unsigned bassist) and Jeff Thal (Bumblefoot). Also included here is a DVD which contains alternate versions of a couple tracks, some unreleased material, music videos and access to exclusive web content. I’ve checked out the web content, and you’ll be surprised. Can’t tell though. A great new disc by a great musician. Fans of Steve Via, Joe Satriani, Uli Jon Roth, Yngwie Malsteen, Marty Friedman, Vinnie Moore and the likes of will thoroughly enjoy this new offering by one of today’s prized musicians. _______________________________________________________________ from: rockreport.be http://www.rockreport.be/review.asp?id=2146 (4.5 of 6) New Yorker Gary Schutt is probably best known for his bass duties with Jeff Scott Soto but as always there's more to it than meets the eye. Mister Schutt is not only a fine wielder of the honorably 4-string axe but can perfectly start his own one-man band if he wanted to. He can play drums, keys & everything with strings on. So that's why he plays almost everything himself on his latest & 7th solo installment. Only exceptions to the rule are 'Dain Bramage', 'Kitten With An Attitude' & 'Road Trip' where friends like Howie Simon, Jim Casey & Neal Schon lend a hand. Schutt is also very obviously a child of the 80's as all his compositions balance between the good old Shrapnel-shredding, Steve Vai/Joe Satriani & the soundtrack of Miami Vice. Listen for example to 'Baby Dinosaur' with its exquisite 80's sounding keyboards and you'll know exactly what I mean. This is the kind of instrumental record that will hold the listener on edge, seldom bores & is a refreshment in the all to bland instrumental world these days. The CD comes with an bonus DVD filled with really nice stuff like alternate takes of songs on the album, a video for 'Baby Dinosaur', some trailers & access to web content only accessible when you actually have that DVD inserted in the player of your computer. Cool geek stuff. _______________________________________________________________ from: metal-temple.com http://www.metal-temple.com/review.asp?id=3122 (3 1/5 of 5) In 1986 Joe Satriani opened up a whole new world in the music industry with his first guitar instrumental album "Not Of This Earth". In 1987 "Surfing With The Alien" made the melodic guitar sound familiar to even more people. Joe’s example is still alive and kickin’ with a great number of guitar heroes like Paul Gilbert (ex-MR. BIG, RACER–X), John Petrucci (DREAM THEATER), Marty Friedman (ex-MEGADETH, CACOPHONY) and more; who released their own instrumental albums. Gary Schutt is best known as touring bass player/guitarist for Jeff Scott Soto (ex-Yngwie Malmsteen, TALISMAN, JOURNEY) and with his new album "Loss 4 Words", is entering the instrumental guitar players list. Gary’s talents on guitar and writing, guitar based, instrumental tunes is printed on this album. Gary plays all the instruments on "Loss 4 Words" and took care the cover art as well, we can safely say that this is an "one-man" album, except that Gary is been blessed with some extraordinary guest musicians, such as Neal Schon (JOURNEY), Oz Fox (STRYPER), Bryan Beller (DETHKLOK), Howie Simon (Jeff Scott Soto, ALCATRAZZ) and Jeff Thal (BUMBLEFOOT). "Loss 4 Words" is based on the musical talent of Gary Schutt, with the lead guitar sound obviously in the front of the mix along with a lot of keyboard and synth sounds in the background. Many of the drum parts are coming from a MIDI sequencer that makes the final result a little bit out of feel. The melodies that Gary uses in "Loss 4 Words" remind me of Satriani’s compositions, despite the fact that Joe’s technique is unreachable and hard to copy, but manages to capture this guitar mood.For Example the songs like "Always & Forever" and "Loss 4 Words" are variations of Satriani’s "Always With Me, Always With You", the same feel and major scale with the same background sound. "Loss 4 Words" also includes a DVD with some unreleased and alternative version of the audio CD songs along with the music video of "Baby Dinosaur". Gary Schutt obviously wants to make himself a part the G3 line-up and with "Loss 4 Words" he seems to be in a good track. As for myself I will stick to the original Satriani work, for now. __________________________________________________________________ |