* PLAY FM / DJ SETS
* PIPELINE MAG UK
* Read "8 bullets" CD Reviews by Lucas Gordon (Janury 2010):
- MUNDOR ROCK (Colombia)
- CANEDO ROCK (Spain)
- EL PORTAL DEL METAL
- METAL FOX
- PAISAJES ELECTRICOS
* Patrick Vega Interview for Chaotic Riffs Magazine: http://www.chaoticriffsmagazine.com/ezine/issues/Chaotic_Riffs_Magazine_Issue8.pdf
(Chaotic Riffs Magazine NOV'09)
* "Structured rock songs, heavy riffs, melodic lines and a lot
of taste
and skilled production."
(Guitar9 Records SEPT'09)
* "Impressive chops. There are some bautiful lines here and he uses textures
and dynamics to good effect."
(Michael Molenda/Guitar Player Magazine AUG'09)
* Patrick Vega " Featured Artist" MI Success Stories
(Musicians Institute/G.I.T. Hollywood, JUL'09)
* "Freefall Faith Firestorm is a highly entertaining album displaying a guitar player who is blessed with some great chops. His playing is highly accessible & dare I say, commercial thanks to his focus within all the songs on melody. Playing wise he has the swagger of Slash & the rocking fineness of Joe Perry all topped off with the schooled techniques of Joe Satriani. It’s a heady mixture but one that gives Vega an edge over some of the other guitar instrumentalists out there as he is very much a feel based player with a sense of adventure rather than a technical player following the theory route and the expected route."
(Al Hay/HARD ROCK HOUSE)
* "Freefall, Faith, Firestorm is a CD that you'll want to pick up if you're a fan of istrumental, guitar music. Vega is not one of these Guitar Players who is all flash and no quality. He's a guy who has a bit of flash but is full of talent and style. Vega is a true, musical genius, a real talent on the guitar and he has what is missing in most musicians these days and that IS style. Patrick Vega delivers to his fans a collection of tunes where each song sounds different than the proceeding track and each track showcases Vega's talent as both a guitar Player and songwriter which isn't always easy to do with instrumental music. After listening to this CD you will be as impressed as I was by the talent of Patrick Vega and you'll discover that Patrick Vega is a man who has a style that really is original and all his own."
(Jason Houston/Rock Zone Productions)
* "Freefall Faith Firestorm does not fall short of expressing genuine vitality in the form of intricate licks that have finally found a home on a record. Definitely worth the money if you appreciate the work of talented solo guitarists."
(MUEN Magazine, read more at MUEN)
* "..hats off to Vega for producing a generally very nice album obviously on a budget – and under the added pressure of being stalked by a “crazy person”. It seems that Vega is having auditions to recruit a live band to play this material live and this will probably be when the thing really comes to life."
(
DPRP Dutch Progressive Rock Page)
* "The track is focused on structure & melody. It can be tempting in instrumental songs to put the focus on technique (yours is great by the way) rather than melody. Cool musicianship that feels mature and creates a good mood."
(TAXI on the FFF song "War Party")
* "The truth of the matter is that what Patrick is saying makes perfect sense. Besides being an awesome musician, Patrick is one of the most down to earth guys you will ever get to read about."
(Juniors Cave Online Magazine)
* "This new album shows his great talent and excellent guitar performance overall. Amazingly, there are no boring moments. Mostly done and performed instrumentally by Vega on his premiere debut album, he carefully prepares various guitar-oriented music with nice music sensibility and good dynamics." (Hamanaka.com/PilgrimWorld's FFF review. Read more...) *"On the record Patrick did all the guitar and bass parts and he also was the responsible for the Synth and Drum Programming, in other words he did all the album by himself what is really cool to see that he was able to compose and create arrangements for the whole instruments. Patrick is definitely a great player and I think his songs will get some good recognition, so it worths listening!"
(Guitar Clinic Review by Guitar Clinic.net)
* „Lo cierto es que si desean oír un buen instrumental, donde la guitarra es la protagonista, pero sin buscar ir a dos mil por hora de puro riff, esta es mas que una buena chance de hacerlo.“
(Lucas Gordon/www.mundorock.org)
* "Interessante lavoro per Patrick Vega che ci presenta questo suo esordio formato da otto songs che spaziano dal rock americano al funk. Lo stile di Vega ci ricorda molto il primo Satriani. Si parte con la rockeggiante Camael per poi proseguire nell'interessante My Demons dove Patrick sforna le sue doti da vero shredder! Da mensionare le tracce più interessanti come No One, una power-ballad con bellissime melodie ben azzeccate e la finale The Big Lion sorretta da un bel riff rock-metal. Patrick vuole accentuare che il tutto è stato prodotto in camera da letto dallo stesso Vega, ma oramai non è più una novità, se un artista ha delle buone idee e le capacità tecniche non mancano si potrebber produrre un disco professionale anche in bagno! Troppo esagerato? Ok, allora accaparratevi questo album!"
(Matt Caffissi/Guitar Chef)
* "..Briefly put, it is instrumental rock music with melodious lines, but it can't be compared to Joe Satriani's solo works for instance. Patrick's stuff is much more atmospheric, subdued and even bit groovy here and there. The main components of "Freefall Faith Firestorm" are feeling and mood."
(HMP Magazine, Dept. of Virtuosity)
* It’s all about visuals and emotions. Lyrics or instrumental..doesn’t matter..it hit’s the spot when it touches you. I have a very colorful imagination; always had. See that beach there in the distance? I can smell the salt.."
(Patrick Vega Interview for West Coast Rockers)
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