Johnny A Get Inside CD

 A very interesting listening album
Ya know, I've also been playing guitar for almost 45 years and I gotta tell you I am almost always impress by Johnny A's smooth approach. The guy can play. I cant say the guy is the next Les Paul or Chet Atkins however, he's an excellent example of what a guitarist should strive to be. Smooth, and exciting at the same time. As for prior reviews, I'm simply not going to make comparisons beyond the ones I already have above. I find his music to be well produced, his guitar work flawless on this, and the band behind him seriously cool and tight tight tight. This album is smooth groove sexy. Oh and for the guy playing 40 year up above...where's your solo album and why havent I heard of it?
Submitted by Paul (Boston, MA)
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 uggg...
I have played guitar for 40 years. This guy doesn't cut it at anything. He stabs at many styles and masters none. don't waste good money on this. I laughed at "better than Jimmy Page" statement. Obviously someone doesn't know much about guitar playing. johnny A. has some potential if he would get some 'direction'. but thats my 2 cents. take it or leave it. I wish i had not purchased this.
Submitted by bluesgod (Bluesville USA)
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 i'm a new fan!
I went to see the Robert Cray band live, and Johnny A was opening for Cray for about an hour. After hearing Johnny A live, I immediately became his fan. He opened with the very appropriate smooth, bluesy/jazzy tune "Sway a Little", which is track 10 on this CD. After he warmed up and established his sound in the auditorium, his second song was "Krea Gata" (Track 7). This tune has to be one of the prettiest and most striking instrumental guitar pieces I've heard since SRV. It starts off with the most silky smooth guitar picks while his drummer uses the brushes to provide a slow jazzy/bluesy backing; then, toward the middle of the song, the sticks replace the brushes, the rhythm changes, and Johnny starts turning up the intensity until he gets us completely caught up in a rock-n-roll solo that gets almost out of control, at which point Johnny brings it to a screeching halt and resumes his smooth bluesy picks to his drummer's brushes, bringing the piece to a graceful finish. At this point, the crowd is wide awake and going crazy, caught completely by surprise. This seems to be the spirit of Johnny A's style. He is such a rare combination of styles, sounds, and influences that you can't help but be surprised by his creativity and mastery of guitar-playing. I was amazed at how he's able to juice such a wide and diverse spectrum of sounds from a single (custom-made) Gibson guitar. You will hear this diversity throughout this CD. The CD has a really good rhythm. It's not too rockish, not too bluesy. It has a good pick-up. The energy flows from every tune, and each is full of beautiful melody. Don't be surprised if after you have finished playing the entire CD, you will want to go back to track 1 and play the whole CD again. This is a guitar master that ranks right up there with the big boys and deserves every bit of recognition.
Submitted by deniscit (NJ, USA)
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 Great Guitar Work
Johnny A. is one of my favorite guitarists ever. One of the few that I think is better than Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin). If you like this then also buy his first CD "Sometime Tuesday Morning". Then if you like that too, then go see him live. I've seen him live once and his version of "Red House" (Jimi Hendrix) is awsome!
Submitted by zeppelinfan224 (Riverside, RI, USA)
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 Johnny A., 'Gets Inside' on his second disc
Boston native Johnny A. delivers the goods on his second cd release 'Get Inside' on Steve Vai's Favored Nation label. This is an amazing guitar instrumental disc. Johnny mixes rock, blues, jazz and more with his very distinct guitar playing. He covers Johnny River's 'Poor Side of Town'and Jimi Hendix's 'The Wind Cries Mary' but he adds his own style and sound to the songs and makes them his own. It's very refreshing. I saw him live three years ago and he was amazing. Check out this disc and see why.
Submitted by Doug (Arundel, Me, USA)
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