Bad Intentions

I know this has already been reviewed, but maybe for those music lovers who read my reviews with any regularity (thank you) who might not be aware of Guitar Pete and just how good a player he is, I thought I'd say a few words. In the old days of the record boom in the late '60s, when labels were signing up virtually anyone who could play a few notes on the guitar and sing passably, Pete Brasino (his given name) would've been signed in a nano second. I rated this somewhere around four "stars" but I can easily see (hear) why many fans have given this album five "stars". To each his own.If you're really into music no doubt you have a couple of guilty music pleasures--the stuff you don't readily admit you listen to and like. One of mine is a Texas band that got lumped into the whole "Southern Rock" thing when the ABB, Skynyrd, and other bands from that region starting getting some well deserved press coverage. The band is Point Blank, with Rusty Burns on guitar/slide guitar, plus an intense vocalist, along with a no nonsense basic rhythm section. Their first two albums are loaded with over the top vocals and smokin' guitars. Ahh...satisfying.Anyway, what does that have to do with Guitar Pete? Well, while being happily bludgeoned by Point Blank I thought I'd give Pete's album a good spin again. Wow. He can play the guitar. Listening to this (60+ minutes) album again is an exhilarating experience. A trio of guitar/bass/drums with Pete on vocals, this album is pretty heavy with little let-up. About the closest I can come to a similar sound by another band fans will know is early ZZ Top (before the drum machines) and Point Blank. The growling vocals (also similar to Chris Youlden of Savoy Brown), the no frills bass/drums, and Pete's lead/rhythm guitar fills/solos are straight out of up/medium tempo ZZ Top. His slide work and thick fills are classic Billy Gibbons and the boys.There's very little let up across these tunes, all by Guitar Pete--except "Goin' Down To Mexico", by ZZ Top, and "Warning", by members of the late (good) '60s British band Aynsley Dunbar's Retaliation. But Brasino gives ZZ Top a real run for their money on his own "Creepin'", a long intensely smokin' tune with pile-driving rhythm section and Pete's guitar getting it done. Or try "Snake Pit", with it's "Jesus Just Left Chicago" (ZZ Top) melody/vocals/guitars. With overdubbing the guitar work is cranked up to somewhere around 11--but in a good way. Like I said--he can play. Other tunes are similar--his guitar is up front where it should be and his vocals, with a darker Billy Gibbons sound--add to the whole sonic experience. The thick layer of guitars is almost overwhelming--with little let-up--which again--is a good thing if you're into what the electric guitar can do in the hands of somebody who knows his way around the fretboard.Well, I've said enough. If you want something a bit retro (I guess you could call it that) but with it's own identity, try this album on for size. Turned up a bit this will overheat your amp and blow the cobwebs out of your speakers. And if you're into air guitar, playing this is guaranteed to make your arms ache. Guitar Pete has released several albums--all similarly smokin'. Check the others out if this music is your thing. The only other albums I can vouch for are "Live At The Blues Warehouse" (2009), and "Rare Tracks" (2013), and all (including this album) on the Grooveyard Records label. The packaging is flimsy cardboard and there's no booklet or notes to speak of--just song titles and recording information. But with music this great who cares. So strap on your seat belt, it's going to be an exhilarating ride.

In the past, heard bits and pieces of Guitar Pete band, until this!Ran across this cd at first on I tunes and downloaded it, and the more I listened to it I felt it was a keeper for my collection and I then purchased the actual cd from Amazon.Very interesting select tunes, a few covers but done very well. I feel it is very worthy of any one’s collection if into a hard rocking blues!

Pete is an amazing guitarist, seen him live at BB Kings manhattan. Phenomenal musician and guitarist who plays like Jimi Hendrix!

I love this CD. Pure rock fury at its best.I read..."Pete Brasino has been playing his rock & roll-flavored brand of blues ever since he was in high school. He began to teach himself to play guitar as a 16-year-old and within six months he had become so proficient with the instrument that his classmates dubbed him Guitar Pete — the nickname that would become his performing name."If you love ZZtop you will love Guitar Pete's "Bad Intentions". The style and vocals remind me of a cross between Frank Zappa, Leslie West and Billy Gibbons, doused in Leslie West/Gibbons guitar licks. Cool tunes.The ramblin' guitar intro of "Snake Pit" brings to mind ZZtop's "Jesus Just Left Chicago", with a slight Guitar Pete twist which is always over the top. The man is a fearless guitar warrior with a dominating style which will leave your eardrums humming long after the first intro. The tunes just keep rollin', pure perfection.This CD is a true rear and frontal assault of your senses so get prepared to rock ! Pete has "Bad Intentions" right from the opening note, bad real bad. What can I say, to sum it up every song is a winner.Known for his heavy metal style and "axe attack", Pete has a few albums/Cds behind him. This latest in my opinion ranks up top, breaking from his usual sonic, show no mercy style. A smoother more confident approach, clean and impressive, but still 100% bad ass!Wow, cmon Pete, release more of this, I'm a fan !

Guitar Pete serves up another dose of in your face guitar driven bliss>This is the coolest,badest mojo in the land.Heavy bluesy riffingand yet he shows his light touch with his picking when he wants to cool things down.A definate A plus just like all his Grooveyard releases

One of my most favorite surprises so far in rock n roll this year; highly recommended to all my fellow Amazonians

Hard acid blues, great guitar work tight band with outstanding riffs, sound a little like early ZZ Top with Jimi Hendrix wawa.mixed in.

Fast genau 2 Jahre nach Raw Deal kommt Guitar Pete mit einem neuen Album.Für alle die ihn noch nicht kennen,er ist ein Blues-Gitarrist der Extraklasse.Ich habe vor ca. 4 Monaten einem guten Bekannten,der selbst Gitarrist in einer Rockband ist Raw Deal vorgespielt,und er hat vor Staunen den Mund nicht mehr zu gekriegt.Aber jetzt zum neuen Album.Wieder klasse Blues-Rock Songs vom Feinsten.Fantastische Solos und herrausragendeKlangteppiche.Das neue Album ist gegenüber Raw Deal noch etwas frischer und meiner Meinung nach noch etwas besser produziert.Für Southern Rock und Blues-Rock Fans ein absolutes Muß !!.Anspieltipps sind Snake Pit,Marked Man und Wasted.Wer Raw Deal noch nicht hat,am besten im Doppelpack besorgen,es lohnt sich.Sollte ich einmal in den Himmel kommen möchte ich mit Wasted willkommen geheißen werden.PS.- Umgangssprachlich steht Wasted übrigens für sturzbesoffen.Viel Spaß beim reinhören.

Die Scheibe ist ein muss für jeden der auf geile Gitarrensoli steht.Gitarre bis der Arzt kommt!!!!!!!!!!! Davon gibt es viel zu wenig!Auf jeden Fall kaufen!!!!!!!!!