Topic: Monte's Mirror
Sometimes I find myself caught in a rut searching for new music and forgeting to savor the stuff I already have. This afternoon I was finishing a disc I was making for an English friend that was basically acoustic blues and wanted to include one by Monte Montgomery. The problem I ran into though is Monte's not done many blues songs. I have alot of his music and I'm always slack jawed listening to his virtuosity playing on his amped up beaten Ibanez. Of all his albums it seems I always reach for Mirror first. The cool thing about this album is every song's different. On top of being a world class guitarist, Montgomery's a damn fine songwriter and on this one all the stars lined up. Vocally you could compare him to equal parts early Billy Joel, Jackson Browne and Mark Knopfler.
I'll include a couple vids from the album for those interested. This would be a great album to play on a long drive and a desert island must.
http://youtu.be/glBwJWdSqCY Mirror
http://youtu.be/l7suZpJ-rMA Self-titled album