JEFF LARSON is quite an amazing musician that hails from Encinito, California. The musical guest he has playing with him on the album will totally blow you away. The guests include two members of the band, America and one guest that played with the band, Chicago for a time.
Let me introduce you who all played on this album: Jeff Larson-Lead and backing vocals, acoustic 6 & 12 string guitar, electric guitar, ukulele; Gerry Beckley- Lead guitar, organ, harmonica, bass; Jim Hoke-Pedal steel guitar, kalimba, celeste, flute, one man mariachi;Rabert Lamm-Vocals, piano,keyboards, Hank Linderman-Nylon string guitar; Gary Griffin-piano, organ; Steve Fekete-Electric slide guitar; Joe Guese-6 & 12 string electric guitar; Austin Hoke-Cello; Kristin Weber-Violin; Avery Bright=Viola; Brad Jones/Rich Campbell-Bass; Brian Young/Ryan Steen-Drums, percussion and Brian Eichelberger-Backing vocals.
This 13 song album was Engineered by Jeff Larson, Jim Hoke and Gerry Beckley and Mastered by Michael Romanowski. ADOBE HOME kicks off this album with the sound of magnificent strings as an acoustic guitar and other instruments sneaks in.The song does have an America, the band, influence in the all over sound to it. What a great song.
PRETTY SOON has a familiar sound to it as it reminds me a bit of a Jackson Browne song. The song has a very strong melody and lyrics that can get in your head. I love it, what a true gem. THIS SUMMER is an uptempo song that will have you swaying away to as it seems to have reflections of The Beach Boys a bit. This song is spot on from start to end. Check it out.
SHE COMES AROUND is another superb song as the melody and lyrics are sung from his heart. I love hearing the flute in this song, giving it an early '60's feel. Sweet. YOU CAN FLY once again has that Jackson Browne feel which is nice to hear and Jeff does more than an excellent job in the reflections of the song.
WEEK OF RAIN has a whole new different feel with a sweet mellowed out sound as the pace of the song is superb. Listen close to the lyrics, you'll love it. So cool. SANTA ANA SUNSET brings an end to this epic album as each song stands out on its own. Great song to end an epic album, to say the least. I'd like to THANK JEFF for all his help and being so cool. You can find him at: You tube, Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music, Soundcloud, www.jefflarson-music.com, Amazon and other sites. ROCK ON, JIM ALLFORD [STEEL NOTES MAGAZINE.]
