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Mike Metheny: Embouchure Of Doom

Read "Embouchure Of Doom" reviewed by Maynard LeBlanc


It's hard to know what to make of this album. Is it merely a blending of the disparate elements of heavy metal and country club background music? Or is it a follow up to Metheny's saccharine and overly sentimental 1992 effort, From Then 'Til Now, a forgettable plunge into the gooey abyss of musical autobiography and unsolicited personal revelation?

From the outset of Embouchure Of Doom, we know attention spans will be tested and listener sensibilities dissolved. Witness “Razor Blades ...


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