Huron Street

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Canadian guitarist Don Ross is a multitechnique fingerpicker who sits comfortably in the company of Preston Reed and Leo Kottke. Rerecording compositions from earlier, Canadian-only releases, Huron Street's melodies arrive out of a confluence of folk, country, and a dollop of classical sensibilities that keep things from getting rustic. Alternating down-home grooves with plaintive ballads, he writes complex tunes that roam like a Jack Kerouac novel. Although he fingerpicks, and has the whole two-handed tapping technique down, Ross's approach is more rhythmic than most, with lots of chordal strumming used to effect dynamics. It gives him a hard-edged, linear sound that often seems more plectrum driven. That tack wears thin over the course of the album, as he reverts to strumming to keep the rhythm going instead of letting his melodies flow outwards. The string bass on a couple of tunes definitely helps and is the kind of lift Ross needs to separate himself from the acoustic guitar glut. --John Diliberto

Huron Street,Don Ross,Narada,Contemporary Instrumental,New Acoustic,New Age,New Age / Meditation,Pop

Huron Street

Huron Street

Average customer rating:

To the leass than 5 star reviewers...

You better learn the flute..

Great cd, ignore the 2 star reviewers

playing the guitar or playing MUSIC?

Still a wanna-be

Huron Street
Don Ross
Manufacturer: Narada
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | New Age | Styles | Music
Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B00005AKIA
Release Date: 2001-04-03

Tracks:

Big Buck
Thin Air
Loaded. Leather. Moonroof.
This Dragon Won't Sleep
King Street Suite
Zarzuela
In From The Cold
Wall Of Glass
Midnight March
Lucy Watusi
Catherine
Three Hands

Amazon.com

Canadian guitarist Don Ross is a multitechnique fingerpicker who sits comfortably in the company of Preston Reed and Leo Kottke. Rerecording compositions from earlier, Canadian-only releases, Huron Street's melodies arrive out of a confluence of folk, country, and a dollop of classical sensibilities that keep things from getting rustic. Alternating down-home grooves with plaintive ballads, he writes complex tunes that roam like a Jack Kerouac novel. Although he fingerpicks, and has the whole two-handed tapping technique down, Ross's approach is more rhythmic than most, with lots of chordal strumming used to effect dynamics. It gives him a hard-edged, linear sound that often seems more plectrum driven. That tack wears thin over the course of the album, as he reverts to strumming to keep the rhythm going instead of letting his melodies flow outwards. The string bass on a couple of tunes definitely helps and is the kind of lift Ross needs to separate himself from the acoustic guitar glut. --John Diliberto

Customer Reviews:

To the leass than 5 star reviewers..........2007-07-20

little jealous are ya? never got much further with your gtr playing than sitting on your bed huh? too funny!

You better learn the flute.........2006-07-20

I've made a point of finding where the guitar standard is today and with guys like Don Ross, Tommy Emmanuel and Stanley Jordan you better have some good lyrics or get a genetic enhancement because your not going out shine anyone on guitar.

Great cd, ignore the 2 star reviewers.......2006-06-12

First of all I can't believe anyone could give this cd 2 or 3 stars. This is first rate material. The comparisons to Hedges are apt, how could that be a bad thing? Ross is a technical wizard and few indeed can play at his level of ability. Far from just playing the guitar, the compositions are bright,memorable, and energizing. I waited too long to buy this cd. Hope to hear Don play one day, but he seems to be playing almost exclusively in Canada.

playing the guitar or playing MUSIC?.......2005-12-01

Many fingerstyle acoustic guitar instrumentalists seem to gravitate to displaying their technical talent rather than writing great songs. Don is an awesome instrumentalist, but the compositions seem to fall short. It seems that in most cases a catchy guitar riff generated the songs, not the heartfelt desire to write a piece of music. The result is a technical tour de force, not a piece of emotion. Not a bad record, but it is (unfortunately) a bit forgetable after a few listens. Check out Laurence Juber or Michael Hedges if a you seek a more wholistic blend of chops and emotion-pulling composition.

Still a wanna-be.......2005-09-14

With this album, it is clear that Ross is still inspired by Michael Hedges.

Unfortunately, with few exeptions, this album is harmonically poor and repetitive.