Rob has a great technique, but also great feel and a round, singing guitar tone I really like – he seems to like the neck pick-up. Rob has a great melodic feel and he’s not afraid to throw in some nice harmonies, something he shows already in opener “Forcefield”.
In the strutting “Soul Chuckle” he proves he’s got a well balanced sense of humour with some brief loop sequences thrown in here and there. Besides heavy riffs and an intense shredding Rob also shows he has a softer and more melodic side, for example in the intro of “Subliminal Dream”.
After thirteen instrumental songs the album ends with two vocal tracks, where “End Of Days” is an awesome old Magnitude 9 track and “Blistered” is picked from the recently released Saddleback Shark. I can highly recommend all of Rob’s albums, but this is a really good place to start!
Rob Johnson 2014
Guitarchitecture (Extra Tracks Edition) 2011