Guitar (Peter Lang album)

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Guitar
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 11, 2003
Genre Blues, folk
Label Horus
Producer Peter Lang
Peter Lang chronology
Dharma Blues
(2002)
Guitar
(2003)
Live at Charlotte's Web
(2007)

Guitar is the title of a recording by American folk and blues guitarist Peter Lang, released in 2003. It was recorded entirely on 12-string guitar.

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The title "Snaker Ray Has Come & Gone" refers to St. Paul, Minnesota musician Dave "Snaker" Ray of the folk-blues trio Koerner, Ray & Glover.

Reception

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Allmusic reviewer Thom Jurek states in his review: "This is guitar music that matters because it is played not only with technical acumen and a sense of history, but with an aesthetic that celebrates and pushes the tradition in new directions." [1]

Track listing

All songs by Peter Lang.

  1. "Little Cairo" – 5:03
  2. "After the Fall" – 5:19
  3. "Come Along Joe" – 1:48
  4. "John Hurt in the 21st Century" – 3:01
  5. "I Should Have Known" – 1:48
  6. "Brick House Blues" – 2:55
  7. "Snaker Ray Has Come & Gone" – 4:08
  8. "Emily's Waltz" – 2:45
  9. "Daylight Is Darkness" – 2:41
  10. "Witness to the Messenger" – 8:37
  11. "All Through My Life" – 12:34

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Jurek, Thom. "Guitar > Review". Allmusic . Retrieved June 22, 2011.