Thank you Roger Berzerk Fauske for the fantastic review of the Rage of Angels album, Dreamworld, and the very, very kind words about me. I was blessed enough to get the call from Mr. Rylands to co-write and sing this song.

“So to ‘With The Beating Of Your Heart’ and we are off into fully fledged ballad country with this one. Synth, piano and soulful vocals, guitar subtly woven into the tapestry. This one has David Reed Watson singing on it and whilst he isn’t one of the most recognisable names on the album, he puts in a stirring performance – if his name isn’t a household one (at least in houses where real music is played) in the not too distant future I will be a mite surprised. The haunting guitar rearing its head and perfectly filling the space adds a depth of sentiment and gravitas to the already passion filled track.

Whilst the guitar sticks to the tried and tested arrangement with the solo towards the end of the track, it is a powerful affair, accompanied by the now familiar backing vocals and if there wasn’t already enough sentiment in the song, the six strings pile it on even more.

Hands up those who sighed when the word ballad was mentioned – if you did, then you will more more than pleasantly surprised as this has as much to do with the ‘Every Rose Has It’s Thorn’ type pap as the X Factor has to do with music (in case you aren’t sure, that is nothing whatsoever). Another gem on a so far seriously good album.”

 A special thanks to Tommy Denander for doing such an incredible solo for this song and to Ged Rylands for asking me to participate on this album.

You can read the whole review here….

http://www.metaltalk.net/columns/20105539.php

Peace,
David

Next week I will receive my new Godin A6 Ultra Lefty Acoustic Electric Guitar from Godin.

I would like to personally thank these people for getting me this deal…

First and foremost my friend Michael Lardie from the band Great White who hooked me up with this incredible deal. After seeing him play the 12 string version on stage I fell in love with it.

Thank you Godin’s own Mario Biferali and Fred Di Santo for all of their help and kindness.

Here are the specs on this beauty….

The A6 Ultra continues with the innovative concepts found in all Godin A-series guitars, such as combining amazing plugged-in acoustic sound with the feel of an electric neck, along with a chambered body design that virtually eliminates feedback in live & loud settings. These features stand true and better than ever in the A6 Ultra with the added “Oomph!” and full tone of a Godin humbucker in the neck position, along with an under-saddle transducer, dual outputs (acoustic and electric) that combine for a huge sound and a Custom Godin preamp section voiced specifically for the A6 Ultra. This preamp section gives a player the chance to control their tone via sliders for acoustic volume, treble, mid, bass and independent controls for the electric humbucker volume, treble and bass. Whether plugging into the single acoustic mix or via both outputs, controlling your tone is at the tip of your fingers. And the A6 Ultra delivers in all styles of music from jazz to rock to country and not to mention a great blues slide guitar.

Mahogany neck
Rosewood Fingerboard
16″ fingerboard radius
25 1/2 ” Scale
1 11/16 ” nut width
Chamber Silver Leaf Maple body
Solid Cedar Top
Godin GHN1 Humbucker
Custom Godin under Saddle Transducer and custom preamp with Volume, Mid, Treble and Bass controls as well as independent volume, treble and bass controls for the Humbucker.
2 output jacks: electric & acoustic mix
Natural Semi-gloss

I’ll be doing an acoustic show on June 6th with Jeff Cohen at Backstage Bar & Billiards for the Godin’s debut performance. We will be doing a set of Skynyrd songs. Hope to see you there. And we will also be joining Outta The Black at Vamp’d later on that evening as well.

Peace,
D