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"Rock Show" is a tribute to Paul & Linda McCartney. they were the inspiration for the duo jets [Libbi/me]. www.cdbaby.com/all/ricko

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the 2008 version of "Storm" was released before the Hurricane season. I thought the summer sun would burn our house down. I was amazed to find that global warming only lasts a couple of hours at sunset. www.cdbaby.com/all/ricko

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I discovered a secret of many classial music composers. alot of composers write solos with or w/o accompaniment. using a concert flute, synthesizers, lead & bass guitar I can do the same thing. it is difficult mastering orchestral instruments. using the instruments that I already know how to play, I'm exploring writing for solo instruments, with or w/o accompaniment. you would appreciate the music I've written/recorded if you ever got the chance to hear it. www.soundclick.com/rickcurcio

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Habits is me & Libbi's last album together. it is my last guitar-oriented album with her. written/recorded in 2007 @Casa Blanca studio, this is our best album at the top of our game. before all hell broke loose. songs include- closer to you, werk's a drag, strange snowflakes, nicotine, speed & freakin. this is some bare-bones blues rock & roll from the crossroads of the South. we is the real deal [folks].

 

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I found out about an Italian bassist [Dragonetti] that was famous for his bass solos. I have the score to his famous solo in E minor. it is easier to write/record my own solo improvisations on bass guitar. Igot the gist of his stuff. there are easier bass solos out there, but then again - Dragonetti's famous bass solo in E minor is not that difficult. especially on bass guitar. Igot 3 more new original bass solos [Trouble l, Trouble ll, & Ricko]. the Trouble l & ll solos are processed like Alphono Johnson's bass guitar parts, but in my own style [funky]. Ricko is a kinda Jaco Pastorius [Weather Report] feel but using a Greek mode [uptempo].

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Musicato Symphony is classical in nature with a middleastern flaver. composed on my Korg synthesizer, this is my 2nd symphony. the sequel to the Devil's Symphony. about falling in love with my diva [Libbi] and bein dumped like dirty dog.  this is how I feel when I ain't had none since February 2008.  it's fantastic. soundz great on surround sound with coffee/cigarettes @ Casa Blanca. [such vitality]!

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Man Damn is a collection of instrumental music from my Korg synthesizer. electronic in nature with bitchin drum parts and wild impovisations. bass from hell and it all goes down smooth with coffee/cigarettes @Casa Blanca.

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Moonlight is an original, electronic, classical release. written on my synthesizer. I invented this masterpiece [Christmas 2007]. a very strange time for me [historically]. everyone seems broke [financially]. this instrumental suite has an eerie, other worldly connection.

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Negative Ambiguity is edgy, raw & emotionally charged from the start. I was developing some of the concepts I had explored in my guitar playing, adding synthesizer to fatten things up. "Spanish Inquisition"  is based on an Italian folk song, but this album is full of my most ambitous, original guitar/bass playing. it all started out as chord progressions/music w/o any lyrics in 2005. In the space of a few dayz, I had written the lyrics/melodies for the vocals - experimenting w/ an operatic baritone for "Nervous Breakdown".

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I wrote/recorded Tron Blast in Spring 2006 over a 6-8 week period. I was gettin alot of requests to de-tune my bass guitar and record more solos. I came up w/ some patented bass guitar solos, jammin along w/ the drum trax. then I added synthesizer as counterpoint to spice things up. one of the trax is over 10 minutes long. this is a good album to listen to [Instrumental]. everything is uptempo [wide-open] verging on Jazz Rock....contact NeoRockist@aol.com

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