It took some time, but it's finally ready... I've just published my new full album, "R U There?" and I'm really looking forward to what you'll all think about it!

Available on Faircamp, Bandcamp, Mirlo, and soon on Bandwagon/Spotify/YouTube/Apple Music etc.

https://music.lminiero.it/r-u-there/
https://lminiero.bandcamp.com/album/r-u-there
https://mirlo.space/lminiero/release/r-u-there

Now, I could stop here, but there's a few things I want to share, so if you have a few minutes, here's a short thread...

1/n

#music #guitar #album #progressiverock

R U There?

R U There?

It's a conceptual album on different emotions/feelings starting with the letter R, up until the (long and emotional) title track that ends the album.

I've listened to it so many times that I'm not objective about it anymore. Sometimes I think it's the best thing I ever recorded, others I hate it, and often this happens from one minute to the other. I hope you'll provide some balance, so please feel honest to tell me what you liked, and what you didn't!

2/n

There are a few key differences from my previous efforts:

* All guitars were recorded using my #harleybenton #dnafxgitcore, instead of the Line6 X3 Live I've been using so far: I experimented a lot, but was this an actual improvement?
* For the orchestra, besides VPO and KBH strings, I also used the free BBCSO VST by Spitfire Audio, to give more layers and textures: did it help, or did it make everything more confused and messy?
* I got back to singing on a couple of tracks (but not much)

3/n

There's also a few things that unfortunately didn't change, though:

* Drums still suck, I know, and the more "metal" sound doesn't always fit. I'm already planning to play a bit more with the AVL drumkits in the future
* My voice still sucks as well, but there's not much I can do about it: I kept the vocal parts short, so I guess that helped 😂

I think this is all. I hope you'll find some time to listen to it: any feedback you have on it will be more than welcome! 🎸

4/4

@lminiero love the circular stair climb at reason's end
@philsawa thanks, that's an interesting definition! 😄 That track is one I'm particularly fond of, as the themes are very old (I composed them close to 25 years ago), and the song itself is a bit "Satriani-esque", even though I don't usually listen much to Satriani