A departure from the heaviness and volume
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen Ross Sandler perform by himself. For the past few years he’s been fronting the awesomely heavy Crewman Number Six. Alone he tends to reveal a lighter side, even when he’s spouting incredibly deep notions.
His sense of the political and social climate is as sharp as ever. Now there also seems to be a new smoothness to his voice and a soulful maturity to his guitar playing. Of course after the set he confessed to not practicing enough. But the subtle chords, dangling harmonics and melodic wordplay voided that confession in my ears.
What else can I say except to express my jealousy? Ross has mastered two very distinct styles and just keeps getting better. People like that really piss me off.
See Also:
www.myspace.com/rosssandler
www.crewmannumbersix.com
www.thegoldhawk.com
