Despite Baker's well-deserved reputation as one of the most influential guitar players of early rock & roll, The Wildest Guitar was one of the few chances he really got to strut his stuff as a solo artist. This entirely instrumental set features ...
Unique sounding guitar instrumentals This CD captures only one aspect of Mickey Bakers career. It's a cross between what Les Paul and The Surf bands were doing in the studio, but with a heavy dose of the Blues and R&B. He is both an intense & whimsical Guitarist with incredible sound. He was an in-demand NY session Guitarist and had hit records under the name Mickey & Sylvia. This record is very different with a lot of unique Guitar sounds and effects done by a master Guitarist. Submitted by chris.paccione (New Rochelle, NY) Was This Wildest Guitar Music Review Helpful? YesNo
$14.79 This past year has been an eventful one to say the least. Leading the worship band at church, traveling to perform concerts, and taking care of my two girls has certainly occupied much of my time. But I find, again and again, God is always giving me inspiration if I am willing to be still and listen. Here are a few nuts and bolts for folks that like that sort of thing. I went into the studio (Crew Cuts in Raleigh) w/ tracks that I had written over the last year and a half. I had been playing these songs at some of my concerts and the ones that I actually recorded seemed to really speak to people. In a way, I guess you could say that the audiences at those concerts helped me to choose which songs to put on the CD. Of course these "demos" were all recorded "solo acoustic style", and I knew some would take on a different life once other musicians started sinking their teeth into them. I did not miss my guess. This time out I called my good buddy, Todd Proctor, who is my favorite drummer and has played on several records with me. I asked him to pick the bass player that he thought would be most creative. He chose Ben Palmer, out of Durham, NC. When we had the first rehearsal I knew we were on to something. Ben is an upright bass player (one of those cool jazz dudes) but strapped on the electric bass just for me (what a guy). Jim Crew (engineer and awesome keyboard player) made it a foursome and away we went. We all played on most of the tracks and this has given this record a continuity or "vibe" that is hard to get w/ different musicians playing on every track. If you asked me what I think the record sounds like I might tell you that it has more of a vintage feel than the first one. Yes, acoustic guitar still leads the way but this record has more organ and piano and has a somewhat "warmer sound". As was the case with the "Hold On" recording, there were a couple of songs that just seemed to speak best w/ a bare bones acoustic approach (similar to the original demo) and some that begged to be pushed by a full band. These decisions came easily as the songs revealed themselves to me. One of the songs that demanded to be loud was this little acoustic Celtic sounding ditty called "Soldier". This tune just got bolder and bolder as we recorded the tracks. It soon became evident that it would be the title of the entire project. A line in the chorus, "I am a servant and a Soldier for my Lord", just seemed to be the theme. As Christians, aren't we all called to ...
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