BREDNAN WIRES | review

2006

Bridge Guitar Reviews reviewed my third cd, "Little Girl Smile"

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by Henk te Veldhuis - Bridge Guitar Reviews.

Brendan Wires - Little Girl Smile

Brendan Wires is one of the most talented bass soloists I personally have heard. We all know Michael Manring and 6 string electric guitar players who use tap and slapping techniques like Stanley Jordan or Carlos Vamos, but on bass guitar there are less players who demonstrate a high level of a melodic approach in bass music. His earlier CD's where received well by the press and his fans.

Now it's there his newest album, Little Girl Smile, which is an awesome CD with top-notch guitar techniques and also Brendan Wires is a truly an amazing composer. It is hard to believe Brendan plays all his compositions just in one take, nothing is dubbed!

The structure and balance in the songs are well-balanced and that makes his music a joy to listen to. There are 6 tracks on this CD which all will impress a listener.

The songs selected are own pennings like the title track, Little Girl Smile, which has as well an intimate as melancholic setup. Hirundo Rustica is a track with lots of damping the strings techniques and staccato play. The alluring, The Waiting, is pensive and soothing ones mind. Root Bear Float, expresses a lot of groove. I Will, an adaptation from Paul Mc Cartney gets a lot of new elements in a flowing ambiance.

The CD ends with, Cold Grape, a fast piece with a lot of arpeggio play. Brendan Wires has a unique approach to bass playing, one who likes to get all dimensions and possibilities out of his instrument, a true genius in his genre.