I bought this album because I
thought Warren might sing on it. Nope. It was an instrumental album. But
in no way was I disappointed.
I had heard before that Warren
was a protege of the late guitar god, Frank Zappa, having played in his
Joe's Garage project. Listening to this album and knowing Warren's background
got me interested in Zappa's work. So I bought his greatest hits CD, and
I am AMAZED at how much Warren's playing sounds like Frank Zappa's.
Not only has Zappa's technical
style seemed to have rubbed off on Warren, so has his guitar-playing genius.
Simply put, this album is sheer musical brilliance.
If you're an aspiring guitarist
or avid Frank Zappa fan, I highly recommend this CD for listening. There's
a broad range of musical styles on here. Everything from the techno, space-age
guitar of "Orgasmatron," to the underwater quality of "Indian Time Zones"
(reminiscent of a certain duran song :-), to the heavy-metal drive of "The
Canarsie Daquiri," t the sensitive, melodic balladry of "Tardinha." "Ass
Man" I can picture as being a "Dukes of Hazzard" theme song. While the
title track, "Thanks 2 Frank" provides the best example of what Zappa's
playing sounded like (aside from listening to Zappa himself). Probably
why this song was named what it was, thanks to Frank for the musical influence
on this album.
On a scale of one to ten, I give
this album a perfect 10.
