When Guitars Speak: Innovations From Ulmer, Torn and Moore
Geoffrey Himes, Washington Post, The, 25 June 1995
IT'S EASY to understand why so many jazz and pop musicians have gravitated toward the buzzing, grinding and squealing of guitar distortion, even if those noises do drive many listeners straight up the wall.
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