Hello Leigh, waiting more than 30 years to have some news !!,i am not disappointed by this cd -you are always this gre
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Hello Leigh, waiting more than 30 years to have some news !!,i am not disappointed by this cd -you are always this great guit/writer,thank u J-P
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I always was a fan of Leigh Stephens and was not disappointed with this release at all.His craftsmanship on the guitar is impeccable.From the covers to the original music was a delight to the aural experience.Dreamland alone was worth the price of the disc.Thanks for the effort and keep em comin'!!!!!!
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Leigh Stephens shredded the guitar solos in the first two (and most important) Blue Cheer Lps back in the late sixties.  Underappreciated and basically dismissed at the time, he's back with a vengance and apparently not holding any grudges! Neither is Rolling Stone magazine, who named Leigh as one of the Top 100 guitarists of all time in a 2004 survey. High Strung/Low Key is Leigh's 'more guitar' cd, and it's a killer! Always more than just a competent composer, Leigh doesn't disappoint with four originals here to go along with six interpretations of rock staples. Divided equally between instrumentals and vocals, featuring the dynamic Eva Marie Caperon (imagine Blue Cheer with their own Grace Slick), she has the savvy to let Leigh's playing shine through while still imprinting her own personality all over this endeavor. Don't get me wrong, although there are images of Leigh's BC days, High Strung is his OWN music now, more melodic/lyrical maybe, but without dumping the Harley for a BMW! Theme From The Magnificent Seven (true story) opens the cd, and it's the Blue Cheer guitarist minus the band, fast-forwarding 40 years without missing any of the trademark chops! Rock Me Baby, drenched in reverb with a 'live' sound, smolders and cooks all over BC's original raw version thanks to sultry vocals along with Leigh's bluesy fretwork. And check out Prelude In E/Into The Mystic (yeah, the Van Morrison classic)where Leigh and Eva interplay flawlessly!  Sorry I can't do a track by track review (space is limited here folks), but you'll just have to hear the rest of this on your own.  Oh, well maybe I should mention that 'At Last' is a stunning cover of the Etta James original; no, make that STUNNING!  Or that Rosarito Road Trip along with Dreamland (how about You Can't Handle The Truth with visions of Pink Floyd), demonstrate why it was such a crime Leigh didn't write and record more since the 70's!  Give this four stars out of five.  Why?  Because I don't want one of the Top 100 Rolling Stone guitarists to get a big head and rest on his 'laurels'. This is really a SIX star cd, but don't tell Leigh that - I want him to make up for lost time!
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