Rating: 4/5
Review:
Great, great playing
This is a magnificent exhibition of guitar playing. Two of the very greatest show just what greatness means with a display of astonishing technique, breathtaking skill and quite magical touch. Any guitarist or fan of the guitar will be open-mouthed in admiration.
My sole caveat is the choice of material. It is very much based in musically fine but inoffensive arrangements of familiar standards, with little in the way of real thrills for me. It's rather summed up by the white tuxedos and bow-ties worn by the Chet and Les in the cover photo. There's nothing wrong with it at all, but it's not the sort of stuff I listen to repeatedly, however wonderfully played, and for me it doesn't have the quite the appeal of the brilliant Neck & Neck which Chet Atkins made with Mark Knopfler. If it's your thing, though, you'll love this – and even if it's not there's a wealth of great, great playing to enjoy.
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