Ricky Lewis is an incredibly gifted musician and entertainer.  His guitar skills are phenomenal. His music has a story to tell. And can play a mean electric guitar. Which I have witnessed several times with sheer delight. But last night I heard him play acoustic guitar for the first time, solo. And I was completely mesmerized.  Ricky is just a rare and incredible guy. I highly recommend this CD. And you must see him play live. There is no one like him.
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If I had to describe the album in one word I would say "Soulful". Not soul like R&B but soul like you can tell this music came from the soul. A cool collection of tunes that each one "says something". I love this album. Its in my car and its been playin' whenever I am driving since I got the album!
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Ricky has always been a master guitarist with such a tremendous talent and a definate goal.  I knew him as a young man with a great desire to make his music the absolute BEST.  I am very proud of his success and am very proud to have known him.  GOOD JOB Ricky!  I love your music!
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Ricky Lewis is a master guitarist. This CD, "Songs For The New Depression", demonstrates Ricky's mastery of many guitar styles, ranging from jazz, to incendiary rock-fusion, to pop, to delta blues. Ricky's guitar playing is certainly both technically superb and of the highest caliber on this disc. But it is more than that. On this disc he expresses a depth and range of emotion that establishes him as a lyrical artist of the first degree. As if this sort of mastery of an instrument isn't enough,
Ricky also demonstrates mature compositional abilities on this disc too. To top it all off Ricky has a voice that is honest, sincere and capable of expressing the human condition with true conviction. This guy is a star, and I hope that we see and hear many more CDs in the future!
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