[Slowhand] RE: Slowhand Digest, Vol 7, Issue 311

[Jason Lynch]

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>Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 21:18:33 -0400

>From: "DeltaNick" <deltanick at comcast.net>

>Subject: [Slowhand] Re: Peak Periods

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> >>> FF to 1989: Although "Journeyman" is a good album, I don't really 

>recall there being much guitar playing on it worth talking about, except 

>for "Old Love," which is a great song. <<<

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> >> Boy, I really couldn't disagree more. The only complaint I have about 

>Journeyman is that 80's poduction creeps in too much here and there, but 

>only a little. Absolutely outstanding guitar playing through almost the 

>entire album. <<

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>Such as ...

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>Maybe my recollection is off, since I haven't listened to "Journeyman" in a 

>year or two. But I really don't recall much guitar being played on the 

>album, except as accompaniment, rhythm guitar, a few fills. Yes, I remember 

>solos on "Old Love" (excellent) and "Hard Times" (not bad, nothing to write 

>home about either), but nothing else grabbed my attention. So, if these are 

>the only two memorable guitar passages, it's why I wrote the above.

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>My recollection is lack of guitar.

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Olli already covered this for the most part, but it really is almost the 
entire album. I'd say every song except Run So Far and Lead Me On has a 
pretty excellent solo somewhere. The only caveat I'd throw is what I 
mentioned earlier about the production (Anything for Your Love, Breaking 
Point, and No Alibis) and the overly-liberal use of back-up singers over 
some of the really choice gitar bits (Breaking Point and No Alibis). 
Otherwise, the album is loaded with guitar. My personal favorites are Bad 
Love, Running on Faith, Hard Times, Old Love, and Before You Accuse Me.

-- Jason