Some instrumental CDs become boring after a while, not 'Progressive By Nature', the newest release from guitarist Ken Snyder. It's got an amazing blend of heavy stuff, melodic movers and experimental sounds that will send chills up your spine. Snyder's guitar playing is simply unbelievable! What an extraordinary, technically wicked, musically proficient and consummate master of the guitar! 'Progressive By Nature" kicks off with two adrenaline pumping tracks, "Pitch Black" and "From The Shadows". The latter starts with a tasty riff and both utterly showcase Snyder's great guitar abilities. Then you have tracks like, "Of Man And Machine" that has a beautiful majestic intro that leads you into the powerful meat of the song. Though this album definitely is packed with smoking guitar work galore, Snyder also shows that speed is not needed to enforce his point. Case in point, "Solitude" a mid-tempo melodic piece that shines. The energizing "Post Mortem" and the Pink Floyd-ish vibe of "Equinox" close the album, two stimulating compositions that will leave you numb and in awe. It's a myth that guitar instrumental albums are just for other guitar players. This is just great music and belongs in anybody's collection who appreciates an incredibly talented musician. What Ken Snyder has done with, 'Progressive By Nature' is prove that great guitar players still do walk this earth.
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