Guitarists looking for a hero and a role model to emulate need look no further. Dave Beegle is perhaps one of the top 10 guitarists in rock music today. He plays with emotion, he plays with technical accuracy, and he plays with style. He can shred it up, as on the bluesy "Goin' Down" or he can add flavour to a haunting melody, as in "Monsters." Regardless of the setting--whether a solo project, as part of Fourth Estate, Artifact Symphony, or the BOQ Trio, Beegle's playing makes each song on this compilation shine. It's hard to not like this album if you appreciate fine rock guitar playing.
4.5 tocks
Other coverage for this album
HM Magazine #81Reviewed by David BixlerThis guy is a pretty well-known guitarist, perhaps best known for his work in the band Fourth Estate. Well, Clear The Tracks is a compilation of a lot of stuff he has done, both old and new. The inside of the CD describes it as "over 10 years of guitar innovations," and let me say that this is quite good. It is primarily instrumental in nature, and it explores classical, Spanish, rock, and other…The Phantom Tollbooth 2000Reviewed by Linda J. T. LaFianzaSelf-produced masterpieces need financing, fans need tantalizing, and the public needs reminding of what the fuss is all about. Clear the Tracks, released last year, accomplishes all of this nicely. It spans Beegle's recording career from a rare early recording of "War of the Worlds" to previews of A Year Closer. The Fourth Estate years are well represented with pyrotechnics like "Kara Kum" and…The Phantom Tollbooth 2000Reviewed by Michial FarmerDave Beegle is an underground guitar hero, who, according to the liner notes of Clear the Tracks, has released at least six instrumental guitar albums. Even so, he's a virtual unknown, and it's hard to understand why after listening to this album. Beegle has twice as much creativity and talent as 70% of the people who are called legends, and, quite differently from most soloists, can play more…Similar sounding releases
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