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Review: 'DEEVEY, ANDREW'
'WHILE MY (ACOUSTIC) GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS'   

-  Label: 'WATERLINE'
-  Genre: 'Pop' -  Catalogue No: 'WATER003CD'

Our Rating:
I have to confess, that this came across as a bit of an oddity, being - in effect - acoustic instrumentals of famous Beatle songs. Andrew Deevey is a noted guitarist and guitar teacher who is based in South West London, and this is his first solo album.

At this point I have to be honest and state that I am not a Beatles fan. I do not, and have never owned any Beatles single, album or CD. However, this lack of knowledge aside, it did not stop me from appreciating the tracks here.

There are fourteen tracks on the album which take in songs recorded throughout The Beatles career, from ‘She Loves You’ through ‘Norwegian Wood’, to ‘Yesterday’ and ‘Hey Jude’. Each of the tracks is played perfectly, and there can be no criticism of the musicianship. Andrew is a brilliant guitarist.

The only point that I can raise is that for the life of me, I can’t see exactly which side of the market this CD is aimed at. Hardcore Beatle fans will have all the originals, and whilst this is a very good album on its own merits, it does not add anything to the originals. Non Beatles fans, like myself, don’t listen to the originals, so probably wouldn’t listen to this out of choice. The only thing I can think of is that budding guitarists could play along to this, and would certainly learn a lot from the style and panache Deevey instils to these tried and trusted songs.

Overall, a good record and well executed, although I feel that the market for this type of release would naturally be quite small.


Andrew Deevey blog spot
  author: Nick Browne

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DEEVEY, ANDREW - WHILE MY (ACOUSTIC) GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS