Review - Alex de Grassi - Now and Then
August 8, 2003 - Sometimes being a music fan means borrowing a few good clichés from your grandmother. If the elders can long for the "good old days" why can't we? I get a lot of letter from former rockers longing for the "next big thing" to appear to reaffirm their faith in music. Interestingly, I get more letters from instrumental lovers who long for the New Age heyday of the eighties. Back then anyone with even limited chops could release an album and get airplay via hungry radio station across North America trying to keep up with demand. They say perception is everything and it's easy to assume that because the airplay was there so was the quality - well it was with the Windham Hill label. Read the full review