Passion, Grace and Fire by McLaughlin, Di Meola and de Lucia
 

This is a discussion thread for the following album:

The album won the first selection poll of http://www.musicbanter.com/country-f...lbum-club.html - but of course everyone is welcome to join in the debate. :)

So, what`s your verdict on this one, guys ?

These three guitarists have such great, individually-earned reputations that it`s no surprise that this album is a technical tour de force . What surprised me is that it`s a real pleasure to listen to as well; in the midst of the bright, glittering fretwork, there are some softer, lyrical touches too. That makes it, imo, a better album than their Friday Night in `Frisco outing, which was just too much of a virtuoso display for my liking.
So, this album gets an " Excellent" from me.

This album shows off some great chemistry between these guys. I don't know much of the history of the album as far as how many takes they recorded but there doesn't seem to be a note wrong. I think there was a live recording based on the same set that was a little less polished but you really can't fault them here. I'd give it somewhere between very good and excellent.