Flashback '90s: Richie Kotzen

The '90s is a non-happening decade for all things guitar; those in possession of one, tried their best to unplay it because it was the coolest thing to do, it's grungy that way... Luckily for dweebs like me who are too involved in guitar technicalities, the technical players out there are still into what they do best- finger gymnastics... on the fretboard of course. Electric Joy is Richie Kotzen's 3rd release but it had a different approach guitar-wise. Gone are the excessive legatos from his debut album & fortunately, he decided not to sing in this one (he sang in his 2nd release). I hear lots of layered fills here despite the rather bare rhythm involvements but that's what I like it for. The tele-type Ibanez might be one for show rather than having real contributions in the album because there are plenty of whammy-phrasings to be heard. This is one album I didn't regret buying.