electric_guitar_rotate_md_clr.gif (5285 bytes)Steve Morse

 

purnote_sm_clr.gif (1227 bytes) Facts purnote_sm_clr.gif (1227 bytes) What's so special about him? purnote_sm_clr.gif (1227 bytes) Steve with Deep Purple purnote_sm_clr.gif (1227 bytes) Links

purnote_sm_clr.gif (1388 bytes)Recommendations

Dixie Dregs (The Mahavishnu Orchestra meets The Allman Brothers)

Steve Morse Band (If you prefer the guitar to have a higher profile)

stressfest.jpg (21545 bytes)StressFest

songs that need no words

Steve Morse

majimpct.jpg (19314 bytes)Major Impacts

a tribute to his many influences. Tracks written in the spirit and style of other guitar players such as Steve Howe, Hendrix, Jimmy Page, George Harrison. A follow up is promised next year.

Deep Purple (revitalised)

Purpendicular  - particularly Loosen my Strings and  Sometimes I feel Like Screaming

abandon.jpg (17316 bytes)Abandon  - Watching the Sky

Deep Purple - In Concert with the LSO

(the 1999 version of the Concerto for Group and Orchestra)

and whatever he does next.

But best of all get to see him play live.  He plays with a passion and furious energy unmatched in my experience, combining technical precision with stunning improvisations and amusing quotations.