| CD REVIEW George Bellas |
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Band : George Bellas George Bellas started playing guitar at the age of 7, on a classical guitar his father had bought him. On the way home from getting the guitar, in the back seat of the car, George started to play. When he got home, he ran all around the neighborhood playing his new guitar. The next day at school, George checked out every single music book in the school library, went home, and began his quest to obtain an absolute understanding of every detail in music theory. George began practicing and studying really hard at first, to the point of which his fingers began bleeding. He would put band-aids on them and continue practicing. His influences include: J.S.Bach, L.V.Beethoven, Franz Liszt, Paganini, Debussey, Walter Piston, Ted Greene, Robin Trower, Montrose, Van Halen, Michael Schenker, Dream Theater, Magellan, Yngwie Malmsteen, Tony MacAlpine, Jason Becker... I don’t know as this album belongs in the progressive metal genre, but I’ll put it there for lack of another pigeon hole further to the left of progressive.. Fans of guitar music that explores the versatility of the instrument and the expressiveness of it will enjoy this disc. Some parts of this 75-minute step into the future are flowing and airy, some are aggressive and driving. The shredding solos are really intense and impassioned. By album's end, Step Into the Future becomes a bit of a chore and much of it goes by without making a major impact. One would wish for more stirring music, particularly since George Bellas is incredible at what he does. No, I won’t step into George Bellas’ future. . 70/100 Peter Brems. |