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Hell III-New Axes To Grind
The Story
"Hell III-New Axes To Grind" is the 1997 release from guitar phenoms Jerry Donahue, John Jorgenson and Will Ray. The trio open the CD with "T.W.P.P.T", a song written by all three members (our personal Frankenstein, says Ray). The hard edge continues through "Riddler's Journey", slowing down a little with the Will Ray composition entitled "Ghosts Of 42nd Street", a piece based on New York City jazz in the '30s and '40s. Next, Jorgenson pays tribute to Indian pop music with the original song "Mist Beyond Delhi". Songs such as the twangy "Mad Cows At Ease" and the face paced finale "Breaking Through" nearly stop the show. It's hard to believe this trio could push the guitar envelope even further, but on "Hell III-New Axes To Grind", boy did they ever!
The Music
| 05:58 | T.W.P.P.T. | Instrumental |
| 05:30 | Riddler's Journey | Instrumental |
| 05:20 | Ghosts Of 42nd Street | Instrumental |
| 06:09 | Mist Beyond Delhi | Instrumental |
| 05:05 | Almost Dawn | Instrumental |
| 03:56 | Mad Cows At Ease | Instrumental |
| 05:51 | As We Know It | Instrumental |
| 03:38 | Mr. Natural | Instrumental |
| 04:24 | Deiter's Lounge | Instrumental |
| 08:51 | Breaking Through | Instrumental |
The Artists
| Jerry Donahue | Melody, Harmony, and Rhythm Guitars, Acoustic Guitar, Choral Sitar, Synth, Arpeggio and Unison Guitars, Engineering, Arrangement, Production, Mixing, Mastering |
| John Jorgenson | Melody, Harmony, and Rhythm Guitars, Hammond & Vox Organs, Synth, Acoustic Guitar, High-Strung Guitar, Bandurilla, Archtop Guitar, Six String Bass, Keyboards, Electric Mandolin, ARP Axxe, Nuclear Guitar, Bass, Drum Programming, Vibes, Strings, 12 String Guitar, Engineering, Arrangement, Production, Mixing, Mastering |
| Will Ray | Melody, Rhythm & Harmony Guitars, Sitar, Slide Guitar, Solo Guitar, Dobro, Engineering, Arrangement, Production, Mixing, Mastering |
| Dennis Belfield | Bass, Fretless Bass Solo |
| Steve Duncan | Drums, Percussion, Electric Tom |
| Bob Birch | Bass |
| Charlie Morgan | Drums, Loop Programming |
| Guy Babylon | Keyboard |
| Pete Lewis | Engineering |
| Andy Green | Engineering |
| Michael McDonald | Mixing, Mastering |
| Nathaniel Welch | Photography |
| Ilene Weingard | Art Direction, Design |
| John Ford | Photography |
| All rhythm tracks and John's overdubs were engineered at Jorgensound Studios in Hollywood, California except "Mist Beyond Delhi" and "Deiter's Lounge" which was engineered at the Town House Studios in London, England.
Will's guitar tracks were engineered at Rambo Studios A, C, D, G & M in Burbank, California, God's Country. Jerry's guitar tracks were engineered at Iris of Hollywood Studios in Hollywood, California. Mixed and mastered at Private Island Trax in Hollywood, California. |
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