Translated from French
Rating: 7.5/10 | The year 2009 was not the most common for Steve Senes. Indeed, he won the famous and coveted title of “Superstar Guitar Player” springboard organized by the magazine of the same name and specially devoted to the six-string and especially those who shoulder the door.
Logically, therefore, a first album of this musician, because it also provides the bass and programming drum beats, must see the day as the “De-Evolution Of Theory”. Without doubt, the jury (composed of famous guitarists as Steve Lukather and Jennifer Batten) has not committed any misstep by electing Steve Senes. This fable loud enough instrumental highlights a character determined to prove its value in a sphere, however, already filled with talented and experienced phenomena.
“De-Evolution Of Theory” handily takes care to present a guitarist whose major strength is based on compositions that do not feel obliged to to impress but to discuss various topics revolving around a still impressive armada of securities Metal resonances. In this sense, compositions like “The Swan”, “Colossus”, “Greaseball” or quick “Highball”, mark the course of dazzling treasures, but the melodic sense developed by Steve Senes fortunately remains a dominant element. Which approximates the likes of Joe Satriani and Yngwie Malmsteen, to the point that he brought the enlightenment that traced the path to a Senes still very young.
To balance this against electric atmosphere particularly powerful, Senes infuses just the right amount of direction away from beaches with metal sounds. The long and beautiful electro-acoustic ballad “Ruth” had its effect, while the funky “Cop Show” with brass and clear sounds similar to a generic American soap opera All Rights out the years when the pants in fashionEph leg adorned the streets of American metropolises. A nostalgic but still very effective …
On a more intimate lens and peaceful “The Afterglow” succeeds “Mare Tranquillitatis” whose intonations Latinos are immediately think of Carlos Santana. However, the personality of the game Senes is not to question. Its culture and its musical influences are diverse, as the advertisement “High And Mighty” and reinforced his groove Confederate shots slide particularly sturdy. Art course, but especially a lot of feeling is felt listening to “De-Evolution Of Theory”.Only small area of shadow, “Angel” and its medieval concept does really nothing more at all.
Although this high diversity is imposed on the same instrumental album, which may still confuse the listener enough informed but also flatter the novice, Steve Senes is not the apostle of revolution any guitar on the planet. His style is mainly based on proportions inherently accessible determinant ideal to stand out any tendency megalomaniac. “De-Evolution Of Theory” is thus in complete agreement with a real desire humility placing well above selfishness. This first album will find its logical place, a technical point of view and human, between the latest productions Livertout Manu and Brian Maillard.
(Source: musicwaves.fr)
