AJ Rosales - Resistor
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AJ Rosales kicks off Resistor with
"Prophecy," a song with a distinctly southern sound to it. The guitar in
this song reminds me of The Allman Brothers Band and James Gang. AJ shows
some pretty good chops on the guitar and this song is a good introduction
to the rest of the album which is mostly folky and rootsy but also shows
shades of classical and blues ("Disturbance Around Me").
He follows "Prophecy" with "Union." The
guitar riff at the beginning of "Union" reminds me of another midwestern
singer/songwriter, John Mellencamp. The rest of the song reminds me of
Lou Barlow. It's got the same sort of poetic lyrics and a very similar
style to what Lou Barlow does with Folk Implosion.
In the middle of the album, AJ delivers
"Interlude" and "Resistor" which are both showcases for AJ's classical
guitar skills. If you're a guitar player and you want a display of some
serious guitar skills, pay special attention to these two songs.
This album is really well done and it is
evidence that AJ Rosales set out to make the album he wanted to make. He
certainly doesn't seem to push for a specific target demographic and doesn't
allow himself to be easily pigeonholed. Well, I guess I should amend that
slightly. It seems to me that AJ Rosales's target demographic is people
that enjoy good music by talented musicians. If you are a guitarist, or
any artist looking to make a solid independent album, Resistor gives
you a pretty good idea of how it's done.
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