Imagine if
you throw a portion of well cooked vintage Wishbone Ash into a blender and then sprinkle a bit of Joe Satriani and
Steve Vai on top. You then sift the brew to get rid of all unnecessary
shredding. Throw the shredding away and keep all that good tasty stuff. Pour
it into a mold and make a nice CD of it. Voila! You’ve got the "Evolution of
Karma"! This is the second CD by Greek instrumental rockers Universal Hippies
and even though I really enjoyed their debut, “Mother Nature Blues”, this one
takes it a step further in terms of tasteful melodies and great song material.
There’s not a weak moment on this album and it has a great flow. This is
definitely an album album, an album you listen to from beginning to end. The
flow from one song to another is just sublime and Stavros Papadopoulos’ guitar
playing is nothing short of phenomenal. His feel and tone are just awesome. Not
forgetting the highly tasteful rhythm section featuring bass player Jim
Petridis and drummer Chris Lagios, who really lay down the perfect grooves for
the brew. The mix, also by Stavros, is crisp and clear with a lot of nice
ambience. Very analogue and very live sounding. This is an outstanding album,
indeed and I’d recommend it to anyone who’s into the melodic instrumental side
of Wishbone Ash or Satch, when he slows it down and get his melodic mojo
working.
Janne Stark
Country:
Greece
Year: 2018
Label:
Grooveyard Records
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