Adrian Weiss
Easy Game

First it was a big time, now it is an easy game. Easy Game is the second solo album from German guitar hero Adrian Weiss. He focuses more on the heaviness this time, using his guitar slapping technique for the first time. But still he builds his music around the melodies, just like last time. Big Time was a good album, I like it but this album should be better according to Adrian’s own facts. It is an instrumental rock feature with a dozen tracks, so how does it stand up against the murderous musical competition today?

Musically it offers a more diverse and heavy album than before. It is a melody driven instrumental rock album with little bits of everything, like some progressive, some fusion and sort of everything in between. There is a good drive in the album, the songs have a good flow. The songs are built to be instrumental as well, vocals is not missed and would just ruin the songs, I think the song structure is something he has developed since the debut album. In fact, I think that every little thing on this album is slightly better than it was on the debut. The dozen tracks show great variation and the album manages to be both heavy and melodic at the same time, and it has good depth which makes it an album that tolerates many listens. I think anyone who calls him-/herself a fan of melodic rock/hardrock/metal would be fairly stupid to dismiss this album without giving it a chance.

So, do I like this album? Can I recommend it? Yes, and yes. It is a very strong album, the melodies are excellent, the playfulness, the flow in the songs and the energy, those things are just brilliant. And the album has depth, you don’t bore with it easily, even if you play it over and over. It is impressive and it is actually quite a lot better than the debut. I think he hits the nail on the head this time. But not only that, it is an instrumental album that actually does play on the strengths of instrumental rock music not like many others that are just rock albums without vocals. This is one of very few instrumental rock albums that I really like, where I don’t miss vocals are vocally driven albums. It is great, I think Adrian has outdone himself quite a bit with this one.

I think that all the songs are great, but there are a few that stand out somewhat more. These are the opening track, the title track and the ending track. These ones are just wonderful and I find myself pressing repeat a few times when hearing these. And besides that there isn’t really much more to say, it is a great piece of music that deserves the praise I give it. It also deserves to be heard which is why I can recommend that you take a closer look at it, I promise you it will be worth it.

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