"Gary Hoey does things with a guitar that I find amazing. As a guitarist myself, I know how difficult some of the things he does are. He plays some really fun songs, like 'Linus and Lucy' the Peanuts Theme, and gives them a hard rock edge. He's also done 'Low Rider' and a bunch of other songs that I think are great.This CD, the soundtrack to the surfing movie, The Endless Summer II, is great. There is a wide assortment of songs on this disk from Linus and Lucy, to The Deep, one of my personal favorites.Having never seen the movie, I can't tell you anything about it, but the soundtrack is fantastic!"
WHAT A TALENT
HANS D HARMS | runaway bay, QLD Australia | 06/26/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I've now got 6 HOEY CD's and enjoy each and every one of them. This man is a genius. There may be better technicians playing the guitar today, but rarely does another guitarist write such consistently beautifull tunes. These are more than just vehicles for his solo's. These are great songs ( without words ) that at times are emotional enough to speak to you. Even when HOEY plays at full tilt he doesn't loose sight of the composition. The more I hear of this outstanding talent the more I love his stuff. VI and SATRIANI never reach the emotion that HOEY reaches with his musik. He rarely if ever plays for the sole purpose of impressing with his chops. His quiter moments bring tears to my eyes. Simply brilliant!!"
Great CD but the theme song is just not the same!
HANS D HARMS | 04/06/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I would have to say that most of the songs on the cd remain un-modified from the movie and sound great! However, I actually wanted the cd for the theme song from Endless Summer II and it sounds horrible. Gary Hoey did not do to well with this one. I couldn't even relate it to the actual song from the movie at all. Otherwise, a great CD!"
Wow!
Matty | Greenville, SC | 12/14/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"First, I have never seen the movie and nor do you need to, to enjoy this CD. This CD came out at a very formitive point in my life and has helped me recover from a surgury or two. The music contained herein is magical. Gary's not preoccupied by beating you over the head with riff after riff. He's able to convey real emotion and pathos out of each song. There are quite a few homages to other guitar players works on this disk. But, Gary is able to maintain his style throught each song. Other players like Vai and Satch seem to favor more of a style over substance approach. Don't get me wrong, they are both great players. Gary's work seems less like a guitar playing exercise and more like a spiritual convergence. Brilliant album."