Guthrie Govan - Erotic Cakes (rel.2006)

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	Artist/Composer Guthrie Govan Title Erotic Cakes Length 55:14 Discs: 1 Tracks: 11 Format CD-R (copy) Packaging Jewel Case Style Progressive Rock Rating

Track list

01 Waves 05:10 02 Erotic Cakes 03:52 03 Wonderful Slippery Thing 03:22 04 Ner Ner 08:06 05 Fives 04:38 06 Uncle Skunk 05:31 07 Sevens 05:59 08 Eric 05:07 09 Slidey Boy 04:37 10 Rhode Island Shred 02:20 11 Hangover 06:32

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By Owen Edwards. 31/08/2006. Amongst serious guitar afficiandos the world over, there are few albums in the last decade or so that have been as eagerly awaited as Guthrie Govan’s debut ‘Erotic Cakes’. However, on one level, such are the levels of expectation surrounding this release that it’s almost doomed to disappoint. In certain circles this has been mooted as the most important release since Steve Vai’s ‘Passion & Warfare’ and Eric Johnson’s ‘Ah Via Musicom’ – or for the real serious guitar heads out there, Shawn Lane’s ‘Power of Ten’ release. That these aforementioned albums were all released in either 1990 or 1992 has lent credence amongst the hopeful that perhaps, just perhaps, this can help herald in another golden age of the guitar… This is an album that needs to be really listened to; the casual guitar fan/shred head (delete where appropriate!) will not find instant gratification here. This is a soundscape that takes the listener on a musical journey. That it is a technical tour de force goes without saying, but what might suprise some is the very depth of musicality, maturity of composition and sheer individualism that is present. It is not a perfect album, but as a declaration of intent it works brilliantly and should provide a firm foundation for ‘Guthrie Govan – The Solo Artist’ to join the pantheon of guitar greats. (...)