Having not heard the masada guitars, could you (and anyone else who feels like it) elaborate? i was thinking of picking it up, mostly for the frisell, but have no idea what to expect.
I thoroughly enjoyed Masada guitars. It was exactly as I expected, with maybe the exception of the predominance of acoustic over electric. I expected solo guitar renditions of the tunes in the style of each guitarist. That's what it was--nothing more, nothing less. This is definitely the most organic Masada release I've heard--more in touch with the "new traditional" music Zorn said he was going for. The tunes are sparse, but new beauty emerges in the spare milieu. Frisell and Ribot touched me more than Sparks; I listened without looking and found that most of the tracks I enjoyed were not Sparks. Zach