For A Few Guitars More

V A - FOR A FEW GUITARS MORE
A Tribute to Morricone's Spaghetti Western Themes

Genre: Surf


V A - For A Few Guitars More - A Tribute to Morricone's Spaghetti Western Themes [2002/MP3/192]
01 - The Penetrators - Guns Don't Argue
02 - Bradipos Iv - Titoli (A Fistful Of Dollars)
03 - Dave Wronksi - For A Fistful Of Dollars
04 - Cosmonauti - For A Few Dollars More
05 - Brent J. Cooper - Sixty Seconds To What
06 - Langhorns - The Vice Of Killing
07 - The Atlantics - The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
08 - 3 Balls Of Fire - The Ecstacy Of Gold
09 - The Bambi Molesters - A Gun For Ringo
10 - Pollo Del Mar - Navajo Joe
11 - The Irreversible Slacks - The Big Gundown (Seconda Caccia)
12 - The Hellbenders - The Hellbenders
13 - Kim Humphreys - The Great Silence
14 - In The West - Once Upon A Time In The West
15 - Bernard Yin And David Arnson - As A Judgment
16 - Di Dollari - Farewell To Cheyenne.
17 - Davie Allan - Bonus Track The Loud, The Loose And The Savage
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Reviewed by: Keith "Muzikman" Hannaleck, March 2003

Ennio Morricone is one of the most identifiable names in the film industry. He has created countless scores for films. Even though a small portion of his work is specifically for the famous Spaghetti Western films, it remains some of the most popular music in the chronicles of recorded music. Nowhere has it been more treasured and emulated than in the surf-instrumental community. The twangy piercing guitar lines found in this music are what the ancestor’s of the genre used to separate their music from the pack.

This outstanding tribute titled For A Few Guitars More - A Tribute to Morricone's Spaghetti Western Themes is a testament to the love and admiration each artist that contributes to this compilation holds for Morricone’s accomplishments. Croatia, home of the The Bambi Molesters, (they cover “A Gun For Ringo”) and also the Dancing Bear label, which now serves as a distributor for established labels here in the states, provides access to music that was once elusive to the formerly oppressed country. Distributing a compilation such as this is huge for the country and indie music as a whole.

To start things off with bang this CD kicks off with The Penetrators injecting powerful surges of surf and reverb into “Guns Don’t Argue.” I have to be perfectly honest, every one of the 17 tracks on this compilation rocks with reverb and western twang. The images of cowboys riding their horses in a dusty hot burning dessert sun with Morricone’s music blaring in the background, setting the stage for the next climatic scene, is the purpose and essence of this tribute. Each band does a fine job in projecting that imagery through their music.

How could you possibly miss the mark with bands that call themselves The Hellbenders, Three Balls Of Fire and The Irreversible Slacks? Then there is Davie Allan’s rave up to the “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly,” a real smoker called “The Loud, The Loose, And The Savage.” It is a sonic blast into a future western world and a special tribute to the man of the hour. The track is a fistful of venom permeated with the old and the new, making for a deadly rattlesnake’s bite. Allan and his Arrows close the curtain on this sunrise admirably, and along the way kick up plenty of dust with a real classic rockin’ instrumental that will have them talking from shore to shore for quite some time.

No duds allowed on this awesome tribute to one of the world’s most prolific masters of film scores. Believe me, you will not find one dinger on this CD. These guitars do not argue.

Rating: 5/5