Product Description

Chris Duarte s new CD Vantage Point is poised
to surpass the expectations of his loyal fan base as it features his best work in the context of high energy blues rock contains moments that bring to mind legendary artists as diverse as Stevie Ray Vaughan,
Jimi Hendrix and Eric Johnson.

Track Listing

1. The Best I Can Do
2. Satisfy
3. Slapstak
4. More Boogie
5. Troubles On Me
6. Lets Have A Party
7. The End Of Me And You
8. Blow Your Mind
9. She Dont Live Here Anymore
10. Babylon
11. Woodpecker
12. Blow Your Mind (Extended Version )
13. Troubles On Me (Extended Version)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5885 in Music
• Released on: 2008-09-09
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

Been wondering where all the great guitar solos have gone...?
To call Chris Duarte one of the best guitar players walking the planet would not be an exaggeration. That would, however, be selling him short. Chris has been making fine quality albums for a number of years now. Always with solid song writing, good production, and fine backing from some tremendous musicians. All of these things are in play with Vantage Point. What has become more obvious is the increased range and power of Duarte's voice. Whether growling a smokey blues or wailing a rock tune about some female who done wrong, his versatility continues to amaze and impress. Instrumental prowess is there to be sure, but what Chris is able to accomplish with his voice is nothing short of amazing. With each new album he experiments more boldly and more successfully with different colors and textures for his music. Just another Texas blues player? Not so fast. One of my favorite songs on the album is Babylon - a really punchy little tune with echoes of Little Feat, Allman Brothers, and The Black Crowes. Another highlight is Woodpecker - a Jeff Beck style instrumental incursion. In a world dominated by pre-programmed, looping hip hop, vocal corrected nonsense, real music created by real musicians is crucial. And Vantage Point is just that...crucial.

A stunning cd.
Great CD! Mr. Duarte shines with the backing of Joseph Patrick Moore and Jeff Reilly on drums. This is one of the best bands I have seen Chris play with, and it is captured in the studio on this disc. It is a playful cd in the lines of Texas Sugar, with the added edge and polish acquired with time.

Buy 2 of these CDs and give one to a friend. If you don't have a friend, give it to a stranger, and make a friend.

Indeed! Let's Have a Party!
This CD rocks, rolls and satisfies. It has radio friendly rock that will make you want to shimmy til you shake something loose, it has funky jazz instrumentals that will make you bob your head, it has extended guitar solos that you can get lost in and it flat out boogies! Somehow Chris (with top-notch producer Mike Varney) does this all and maintains coherence throughout the CD. Chris' vocals shine, his guitar playing is breath taking. Jeff Reilly on drums more than keeps up, he propels the songs! And hats off to bass player extraordinaire, Joseph Patrick Moore, he rightfully takes the first recorded bass solo on a CDG album.