"All I Need Is This Guitar (that's all I need)" is the genuine article. In these days of digital editing, modeling and auto-tuning, "All I Need" takes a new step backward and delivers that sound we all remember but don't know how to get. Chalk it up to clever song-writing, solid in-studio performances, and no-nonsense production. To top it off, the album is engineered with a gritty old sound and even includes a true-to-form cover of the classic song sung by Steve and Bernadatte in the movie "The Jerk".
MJ O'Sullivan is a songwriter and performer who has a knack for making the new sound old. His "All I Need ... " collection, which he calls "songwriter blues," blend classic American styles with an overall blues feel to produce something that is at once familiar yet unpredictable -- and altogether enjoyable.
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