Another reviewer takes points away for being too diverse? Hope that’s not going to be a trend as I always thought diversity was a good thing, LOL!

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Album Review Steve Senes - De-Evolution of Theory

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Artist: Steve Senes

Title: De-Evolution of Theory

Year: 2010

Genre: Instrumtental, Guitar
Rating:
(6 / 10 - Reviews: 1)
 

Review:
De-Evolution of Theory is an album by guitarist Steve Senes. The album will be released on 5/11/2010. Steve Senes has worked in the guitar scene a very good reputation. Most recently he was the winner of Guitar Player’s Guitar Superstar 2009 to make speeches on his own. According to Daniel Steve discovered the music itself, as the age of 7 he first heard Kiss. Steve then got to play as a self-taught guitar after he heard at the age of 15 years for the first time Yngwie Malmsteen and Alcatrazz. Senes invested daily to their numbers between 12 and 14 hours into practicing.

Over the last few years, played in various bands Senes seems to have carried all sorts of styles. Steve now serves us with his skills on the instrumental debut album De-Evolution of Theory. Steve span the musical range from Rock, Metal, Country and fusion to funk to R & B and Soul.

Technically Senes can burn anything. It is up to every trick and dominated almost all the techniques that we now expect a good guitarist. He manages to conjure up decent lines - they remind me often of guitarists such as Greg Howe and Paul Hanson, but also to Satriani and Vai. He uses the old school rock as well, as it offers unusual lines or modern Heavy Metal.

Senes opened with two energetic songs - Swami is oriental sounds at first, then to modern rock and deep. Grease Ball ties closely to the classic-rock riff, the song he has managed really well. The press and grooves really well. Grease ball goes smoothly into the quiet song Ruth. After an initially purely acoustic Part, Senes shall submit a mid-tempo song. Unfortunately, this sounds more inconclusive. I do not understand why he stayed here not for the acoustic concept. High Ball sets again. The beginning is towards prog-rock, then there is a full up-tempo Heavy polyphonic board with nice leads.

Cop show begins with Mehrfingertapping interesting. However, the tune has a funky with bonds at the merger in the whole concept does not fit somehow. Deep and evil Senes rocks then release to Face Check. High & Mighty opens with a brilliant modern blues solo. It seems to me that here a little Senes would like to recall Gov’t Mule, as it offers the further course a mix of Country, Southern, blues and heavy down tuned guitars. Again, the approach lights but not completely.Colossus sounds like a modern hard rock with a simple and low Grundriff, beautiful melody and basic experimental parts such as scratch sounds. Angel with a romantic number is followed with nice guitar picking and fat layer sounds. From the basic system is reminiscent of Steve Morse, the orchestra-like guitar of course to build on Brian May’s sound. Bomb Jam is once again a fairly modern number with weird sounds, guitar sounds brutal ultra-low and extremely groovy character. Mare Tranquility is another one of those song that will not quite fit into the concept. These pseudo-Latin groovy number with a remote touch Santana can not cut it. The Afterglow closes the album, with cleaner and effect-laden guitar, slowly. That sounds pleasant, but also a little exciting

Senes did not win for no reason the Guitar Player Award 2009. But Senes can share with all due respect for his excellent technique, no accents. In my view, but that is no longer possible, after almost three decades of shredding guitar. If Senes rocks, it sounds good and consistent. It is therefore in my view, a weakness of the album that he plays through all possible angles styles. Somehow missing one because the line and it overwhelmed the most heard. While songs such as The Swami and (listen ⇒ Greaseball on Youtube), particularly Greaseball are managed really well covered songs like Ruth, Cop Show, High & Mighty, Mare Tranquility and sometimes also the final at The Afterglow. De-Evolution of Theory is still a good guitar album dar. As I said, you have to discuss the technical skills of Steve Senes not for guitarists Senes ultimately provides more than enough to concentrate. Otherwise, the potential audience is likely, however, limited to an extremely small group - mainly because it is stylistically indecisive.

(Source: rezensator.de)