An unbelievable CD.  LRD's talent is only exceeded by the emotion he uses to write his music.  Lance's coverage of several styles, classical, rock, jazz, blues, and country, is superb and serves as proof that he's mastered the instrument; thus, cementing him a place in guitar history with such peers as Jeff Beck, Stevie Ray vaughn, Steve Vai and Joe Satriani.  One of the best reasons I bought the album was I was able to deal with him directly.  It's uncommon to meet such an easy going person of such great talent.  Thanks for the music Lance.  I'll be looking you up for some more CD's.  Peace, Ski
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Freak provides a trip into the unexpected and it is the kind of CD you want to keep handy in your car.  It keeps your attention and keeps your head spinnin'
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Artists have the rare distinction of having the greatest following in the world. While Solomon boasted 600 wives and 300 concubines, artists seduce the world with their magic and have more lovers than any abacas could hope to reckon. Most of us come to know artists through their work and then come to love them. In my case, I came to know Lance Reegan-Diehl the man first and then came to know and love his work. It is a rare privilege to have a telescope into an artist's cosmos, to know his soul and habits intimately, to understand his vision, and to gaze with him beyond the horizon at the tomorrow he has already envisioned in his mind. Having worked with the man personally, I have an inside track on his creative genius. He is a mystic, a shaman and an inspirational genius, who can put a CD together in a day like the pieces of a puzzle. He's telepathic, psychic and great-souled, so he feels the mood, the qi, and the psyche of the artist he is working with. He also feels his audience and plays to the audience. He can read the mood, the energy and the mind of the audience and plays to it accordingly. If they want rock, he rocks. If they want soul, he souls. I know cause I've pounded back enough whiskeys at Woodstock, his regular venue, to sink a battleship. 
      Lance's "Freak" is his most avante-garde work to date. A mixture of styles and genres, it resonates with the century that spawned it. "Symphony 1" resonates with the Stravinsky-like strains right out of the "Rites of Spring" that ushered in the vernal proliferation of 20th century music. "Symphony 2" is a guitar fantasy and is grounded much more in the composer's roots. 
     As for the "Stand", a grunge rock ballad not unlike some of Pearl Jam's more pearl-like jams, Reegan-Diehl haunting voice carries us through his life in what can be none other than a sorry tale about love come and gone. 
     There are other tracks on the album like the cover dedication to Clapton with a Santana-inspired intro that give us some idea of the range of this artist, who like a saprano who can span a range of four octaves, can capture the musical repetoire of four centuries in a blink. The world may discover this Mozart soon enough, but I feel privileged to know him for who he is now.
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This CD is a mixture of Great Rock-n-Roll, Blues, Screaming Guitars, Classical Guitars, Latin Fusion, and Native American Flutes in the mix. The track STAND is performed with heartfelt emotion, and beautiful guitar playing.  WRAPPED is a song I really enjoy with a Blues/Latin style  feel.  All the songs are performed very well, and the CD is one you will enjoy.
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