Larry Carlton - Strikes Twice

Larry Carlton (Steely Dan, the Crusaders, Joni Mitchell) es un brillante guitarrista de sesión que optó por dar a su música una orientación comercial.

Strikes Twice, publicado en 1980 sin haber recibido el reconocimiento merecido de críticos y aficionados, representa el punto culminante de su producción.

Strikes Twice incluye el riff de guitarra más bonito que sea posible hallar en una grabación de jazz; Springville parte de una magnífica introducción en tiempo lento y comienza a cobrar intensidad hasta desatar la furia del mejor rock; Mulberry Street contiene un asombroso solo de guitarra editado duplicando su velocidad real; For Love Alone enseña el muestrario completo y difícil de empardar, de armónicos, acoples y efectos con los pedales.****1/2

1.Strikes Twice 5:23

Larry Carlton - Guitar

Greg Mathieson - Fender Rhodes

Don Freeman - CP 70 electric grand

Brian Mann - CS 80 solo, Oberheim

Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion

Pops Popwell - Bass

2.Ain't Nothin' For A Heartache** 3:17

Larry Carlton - Vocals, guitar, guitar synthesizer

Greg Mathieson - Fender Rhodes

Don Freeman - Clavinet

Pops Popwell - Bass

John Ferraro - Drums

Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion

3.Midnight Parade 5:03

Larry Carlton - Guitar, guitar synthesizer

Greg Mathieson - Fender Rhodes

Don Freeman - Clavinet

Pops Popwell - Bass

John Ferraro - Drums

Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion

4.The Magician* 4:13

Larry Carlton - Vocals, guitar

Greg Mathieson - Oberheim, CS 80

Don Freeman - Fender Rhodes, Clavinet

Pops Popwell - Bass

John Ferraro - Drums

Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion

5.Springville 6:36

Larry Carlton - Guitar

Greg Mathieson - Cs 80, organ

Don Freeman - Fender Rhodes

Pops Popwell - Bass

John Ferraro - Drums

Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion

6.Mulberry Street 7:13

Larry Carlton - Guitar, guitar synthesizer

Terry Trotter - Fender Rhodes

Greg Mathieson - Organ

Pops Popwell - Bass

John Ferraro - Drums

Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion

7.In My Blood* 4:09

Larry Carlton - Vocals, guitar

Greg Mathieson - Organ, Mini-Moog

Don Freeman - Fender Rhodes, clavinet

Pops Popwell - Bass

John Ferraro - Drums

8.For Love Alone 5:00

Larry Carlton - Guitar, Fender Rhodes, drums

bass, percussion

Brian Mann - Oberheim

All songs composed by Larry Carlton
unless otherwised indicated.
* Composed by Larry Carlton and John Townsend
** Composed by Kerry Chater and Baron Longfellow

Recorded at Room 335, Hollywood, CA.

MCA Records MCAD-42246 (1988)