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Doppler, Inc - Nu Instrumetal Favored Nations – 2005 | |
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Doppler hits you right in the mouth with “Fat Lip.” First he smacks you with the heavy distorted rhythm to the jaw then comes back with screaming high-pitched notes that uppercut you in the gut. The high solo parts are fun and nice contrast with the dark bottom foundation. The beginning chunky power riffs set the stage Doppler to light the “Fire Down Below.” The distortion in the main riff is so darn thick and powerful you can’t help but mosh in place to it. This is definitely not for those who like the guitars to sound paper-thin. The guitar voice effect Doppler plays in the 3rd track is just plain “Wicked.” I really dig the cool little playful guitar parts and the soloing is masterful. Satriani and Doppler’s head honcho at his record label (Steve Vai) I’m sure are proud. Speaking of heavy distorted riffs, the one in “Grind” will bash you to a pulp. I love in this track, just over two minutes in, big riffs bounce a couple times to let Doppler go off with his maddening soloing. “Wrecking Ball” swings back and forth between bone-crushing riffs and Joe Satriani-like embellishment. Doppler plays a bunch of screaming tremolo bar induced notes and some wah-wah speak on his six-string friend. Doppler has some fun in the middle of “Funky Armadillo” creating some rhythmic dialogue with distorted scraping technique that poses questions & answers on his guitar. The first time the band slows down is in “Like Father, Like Son.” I like the neat effect in the beginning of “Starcrossed Lovers.” The soft rhythm part in this track is wonderful at setting up the big, louder aggressive riffs that follow. Atma Anur’s drums kick in this tune. Doppler does a marvelous job of switching between speed picking, ripping arpeggios and slowing down. The bluesy part Doppler plays three and half minutes in is a great choice. “Bring It On,” says it all. Billy Sheehan plays bass in this tune and Brad Gillis plays the 2nd Solo. The main rhythm part in this track is pure nasty. Doug Doppler lets it fly in “Bumpin’ Grind.” The way Doppler goes into the solo after the band slows down is cool. But I feel it’s kind of crazy even describing something as a “solo section” because Doppler is tearing it up the whole time. The Joe Satriani connection goes beyond his teaching as his frequent collaborator John Cuniberti Mastered this album. There’s no way Doug Doppler is going out on a soft note. “Five Hi” continues his streak of ten out of eleven heavy rhythm tracks with guest bass by Stu Hamm. Doppler might tear up his guitar the most out of any tune on the CD, which believe me is saying something. A new guitar hero, you better believe it. Get NU INSTRUMETAL to see what I mean.
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