SONGS FROM ANOTHER TIME

An eclectic mix of Instrumental guitar tracks spread over 50 or so minutes which the guitarist/keyboardist describes on his Bandcamp page as a collection of old ideas which have been re-recorded for this album. Some of the songs on this work date back to Mitchells earliest playing years when he states he was still at school and used to jam around with a couple of friends using Fender and Gibson copy guitars and basic amplification. What I find quite amazing about that concept is how he can actually remember things that he played back in the early 1970s as a youth, because I certainly wouldn't be able to do that - I can hardly remember yesterday.....clever.

Back to the music : with this offering we have a somewhat eclectic mixed bag of 1 : rock - as described by the tracks "Ice" "The Bat", "The Cream Egg Song" and "One New Years Eve". 2 : Jazz (sort of) as described by "Big Als Song" which is named as a tribute to guitarist Al Di Meola, and "DADGAD" . 3 : Blues in which we see another tribute track with the title of "SRV" ( for Stevie Ray Vaughan)

Mitchell also shows his more sophisticated and cultured side with the "The Snow Leopard part 7" : an atmospheric piece with a cinematic feel, apparently taken as an excerpt from a larger project which he originally recorded at the beginning of the 1980s. He also demonstrates his acoustic guitar skills with the Steve Howe inspired "Jazzy Rag"

We also have a short and powerful track called "The Chase" which is the heaviest track on the album.

From listening to this album it is clear to me that Kenny Mitchell is a talented and versatile musician who has several album titles already under his belt and I look forward to listening to more from him.

Well worth checking out.