Re-Purpose

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Re-Purpose
Carl Jah - Re-Purpose album cover.jpg
Studio album by Carl Jah
Released 2012
Genre Rock
Length73:19
Producer Carl Jah

Re-Purpose is an instrumental rock album by former Dread Zeppelin guitarist Carl Jah. It is Jah's first album as a solo artist. [1]

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Carl Jah is an American rock musician and co-founder of the band Dread Zeppelin. He was the lead guitarist with the band from its founding until 1995, and returned for a period in the 2000s. In 2012, he released his first solo album, Re-Purpose.

Contents

Release and reception

Re-Purpose was released in 2012. In 2013, Guitar Player praised the album's sense of humor and Jah's ability to tie in many disparate musical elements; also in 2013 a Toledo Free Press review described the album as "fresh and original", praising the multi-layered guitar work and catchy riffs. [2]

<i>Guitar Player</i> magazine

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The Toledo Free Press was a weekly newspaper which was published from 2005 to 2015 in Toledo, Ohio.

Track listing

All tracks written by Carl Jah [3] .

No.TitleLength
1."Event 1: Campaign • Hooked • Dinner Bell • Devil • Favor"11:56
2."Event 2: Boon • C401 • Astronaut • Static • Tronica"12:22
3."Event 3: Beautiful Machine • Blap • Capricorn • Destiny • Piano Jam"12:38
4."Event 4: Stick It • Wiffle • The Grinch • Interview • Church • Bonanza"11:54
5."Event 5: Payload • Snow • Dance Tech • Meditation • Proposition"13:01
6."Event 6: Wavevoice • Rapmaster • Has Love Lost Its Way • Plastered • Rewind"11:28
Total length:73:19

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References

  1. Blackett, Matt (June 4, 2013). "Carl Jah Lets Nothing Go to Waste on 'Re-Purpose'". Guitar Player . Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  2. Nicholes, Will (July 31, 2013). "Former Dread Zeppelin guitarist hits solo trail". Toledo Free Press . p. 18. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  3. Re-Purpose (CD). Carl Jah. 2012.