
A little too far
-- Gia G --
13/04/2023
David Hardy

Album genres:
■ | Fusion Metal |
■ | Instrumental metal |
Album artists:
■ | Gia G | Guitars / Keybord |
■ | Mark George | Drums |
■ | Paul Angle | Bass |
Intro necessary :
Ok guyzs, here we are on instrumental from top to bottom, from left to right, and all the power of what you normally get in the voice, you have to get in the guitar. It's an experience like any other, let's say that it's clearly close to a mix between Mike Oldfield and Steve Vai. This style a little soaring remaining in the vicinity of metal rock fusion ... come on, we keep, it gives a little depth in the styles and we are interested here. We are here in the presence of a 3 tracks EP very well done putting forward the mastery of Gia G (Gia Federico) Guitarist from Boston USA. Let's see what came out of Boston (other than the Celtics and, a little further, the Patriots). First of all we have Barry Goudreau, who in my opinion has already given him quite a bit in his sound, but we also have a certain Dick Dale, the guy that everyone knows but for whom the name is unknown! I assure you that you know at least one of his titles! ... If I tell you pulp fiction, THE emblematic music of Pulp fiction ! Well it's him ! ... What else do we have ? Well, Frank Black for example, guitarist of the Pixies ... And of course the whole Boston band ... (that will speak to old people like me !). So yes, Boston remains a breeding ground for music and electric guitar oriented rock/metal (see more extreme metal with Jacob Bannon). It is thus in this pot of jam which must stick well to the skin that evolves Gia Federico alias Gia G.
Developing :
Well, so much to tell you in one word ... it is pretty, as well as what it is supposed to look like, and the piling up of different guitars is very well done, the guitar is well put forward, the parts are well cut, we understand what is done and the technical parts are clearly clean. Yes, ... yes but, ... we are clearly on an EP that does not make anything stand out so much it is smooth, it is clean, it is, I would not go to say without soul because it would be an insult that it does not deserve, but, I listened to the whole EP during more than two hours (and it is not 15 minutes in whole) ... I do not have anything "sticky" ... yes it is well made, but, nothing stands out or remains. I like to have a little feeling of lack when I stop listening to a piece, and there, I don't have it, it's guitar and bass/drums that follow ... Be careful eh, they follow well, but, it makes the listening quite bland for my taste.