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James Ryan : Blown
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Instrumental Rock guitar casserole. A spicy mix of modern Satriani inspired mayhem, with a twist of acidic drum and synth flavours, tossed with a large portion of blues spices...It suits many guitar tastes as well as lovers of exciting rock guitar hymns.
Genre: Rock: Instrumental Rock
Release Date: 2005
Blown Record Label: James Ryan
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Preview Song Name Time Format Price Select
The Glory 1:12 Album Only
Acid Tongue 3:52 Album Only
Space Talk 4:12 Album Only
Racing 4:12 Album Only
Beck to Front 4:57 Album Only
Lifted 2:33 Album Only
The walls came down 5:24 Album Only
Blown 4:29 Album Only
Take a Breath 4:42 Album Only
Nutts 5:01 Album Only
Vodka 2:02 Album Only
House Hunting Blues 5:25 Album Only
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Album Notes

I am a guitar teacher and clinician from Melbourne, Australia and currently share my time between playing live, writing and producing music and working the frets.
I also do clinics and workshops for Roland and Boss, showcasing their recording and guitar gear (thanks guys).
Career highlights include touring the US and South America with Australian legends Men at Work.

Blown is a compilation of rockin' guitar tunes written over the last 5-6 years. The sounds and styles vary but the ROCK takes a front seat throughout.
From the modern loop and synth filled sounds of Acid Tongue, Racing and Space Talk through to the bare boned melodic ballad Take a Breath and the total shredfest in in the title track Blown.
This cd is an awesome driving/racing cd!
WARNING...When listening to Blown while driving you WILL speed. Influences include.... Stevie Ray, Yngwie Malmsteen, Steve Vai, Richie Kotzen, Zakk Wylde, Joe Satriani, and Jeff Beck to name a small few.

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REVIEWS

Acid Tongue from Blown
author: Lynnie
Delightfully whimsical; astute intricacy...Thank you for sharing.
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Nice Tune's! very Cool!
author: Steven C. Wilde
Very nicely done, Keep up the great work! A fellow, Cdbaby Indie! stevenwilde.com
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Blown-Away! Very Inventive, Awesome!
author: David Jones
I haven't heard a guitar album which stood up like that for years, very inventive, awesome, rock on!
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Debut envelope-pusher from Aussie virtuoso
author: Guitarist Australia magazine
Uplifting, original and superbly produced, it's at once hard to believe this is the work of a relative new comer. The bravery and initiative that Ryan displays by striking out into this very risky territory is to be applauded - as is the fact that he unquestionably pulls it off. Ryan names some of the greatest guitar legends of our time as his influences, and it must be said, that he has studied them well for in a double-blind (or should that be double deaf?) experiment, I'm confident Blown would hold its own against anything by the masters. Songs such as Racing throw in unpredictable changes in scene, Nothing short of anthemic in size, while the ocean-breeze-like acoustic brightness of Lifted brings sunlight into the room even as I write this review at 1.47am. Stand out tracks: The Glory, Racing, Lifted, Take A Breath GUN ARVIDSSEN
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