Craig Chaquico Once In A Blue Universe (CD, Higher Octave Music, 1997) ***
Genre: San Francisco music
Places I remember: Real Groovy Records
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Dreamcatcher
Gear costume: Oceans Apart
Active compensatory factors: Craig Chaquico is best known for his lead guitar prowess with Jefferson Starship and Starship, but since 1993 he's been a solo artist employing a very different style.
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Dreamcatcher
Gear costume: Oceans Apart
Active compensatory factors: Craig Chaquico is best known for his lead guitar prowess with Jefferson Starship and Starship, but since 1993 he's been a solo artist employing a very different style.
This one is probably classified more as jazz than rock (and it's not jazz rock) given the acoustic instrumentals and co-players like John Klemmer on sax.
It's okay for what it is but, honestly, without the Starship connection I wouldn't have bothered. That sounds harsh but I would guess that there are plenty of musicians playing this kind of music on Spotify.
Having said that, Dreamcatcher hits a gnarly bass driven groove and builds nicely through to the sax solo.
Where do they all belong? If I came across other CDs by Craig in the CD sale bin I'd certainly pick them up but I won't be chasing them down necessarily.
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