Artist: Andy Timmons Band Album: Resolution (2006) Label: Favored Nations Entertainment; FN2560-2 Website: http://www.andytimmons.com Reviewer: Mike Ostrich

Track List: 1. Deliver Us 2. Helipad 3. Ghost Of You 4. Resolution 5. Redemption 6. Lydia 7. Gone (9/11/01) 8. Move On 9. Beware Dark Days 10. The Prayer/The Answer 11. Headed For The Ditch (Bonus Track) Do you like the blues, kids? Do you like your blues to shred paint from three miles away? Then do I have an album for you to sink your teeth into! As I placed this disc into my car riding down the main drag by where I live, I must admit I didn't know much about Andy Timmons. 10 seconds into the first track, Deliver Us, I knew as much as I needed to know - this cat can play! This album, totally instrumental, kicks some serious booty (if i may be so blunt). The 3 piece (featuring Andy on guitar, Mike Daane on bass and Mitch Marine on drums), goes through 11 songs of excellent guitar-based rock music with a blues slant. There really isn't a dud on this album. From the frantic place of Headed For The Ditch to the somber reminder of 9/11 on Gone, this album is one that was most certainly worth the 5 year wait from Andy's last release. I can most certainly hear snippets of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Johnson and Joe Satriani, but what impresses me the most on this album is Andy's ability to solo "appropiately" without shredding for no apparent reason or purpose. You won't hear a guitar solo out of place - each one has its' purpose to accentuate the song. This, in my opinion, is one of the biggest reasons why this album is better than most guitar-player's solo releases nowordays. It's soloing, but with taste. For self-indulgence sake, let me paint a picture for you of how to best play this album in your car stero. It must be a sunny day. You must have the windows down. You must have a CD player (with speakers). You need to be able to put the volume up to 11. From the first track to the last, you'll enjoy the 48 minutes of fury from forth your speakers. I can't reccomend this disc highly enough!