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Rare still sealed private pressed digipak release

Byron Fry has been around. He has carved himself a place in the L.A. music scene through his performing, composing and arranging, and in his producing. He brings all of those talents and honed skills to bear in this 2013 album Explosive. He also engineered, mixed and mastered the CD. In other words, he devoted himself whole-heartedly to this venture. And…it all works. He composed all of the 14 tracks but two. Black Dog is, of course, a Led Zeppelin tune and Actual Proof is a Herbie Hancock composition. The album proves thtat Byron Fry not only is a bad ass metal-funk-jazz-world guitarist, he is also pretty damn handy with a composer’s and arranger’s pen as well. He shows us his skills at all genres of guitar playing from rock to metal to fusion to jazz to funk and all forms betwixt and between. Most of those forms are on full display on this album and he shows no signs of weakness on any of them. The compositions are strong and the arrangements are stellar. The performances, especially by Byron, are inspired. Mostly, there is no weak moment on the album. Elements of personal taste may make you enjoy one track over another but the entire album is an excellent work. It is an excursion into the details of guitarcraft. Guitar wizards and instrumental music lovers behold.

Track list:
1. RDX
2. Celestial Circledance
3. Black Dog-Led Zeppelin cover
4. For the Mercy of Love
5. Of Rhinoceri and Propane Tanks
6. Hexanite
7. El Capitan Beach Road
8. The Chowderhead Theorem
9. A Rose, a Flame, a Moth
10. Sandfire
11. No, Really
12. Melt
13. Fusillade
14. Actual Proof-Herbie Hancock cover