REVIEWS – “GET IT – 2.0”
Proggies(ch) • Palace of Rock (swe) • Metal Wave (it) • Planet Mosh (uk) • Rock Expert (id)
Proggies (30. Juli 2013)
Wenn ich mir Raimund Burke’s Album Get It 2.0 so anhöre, muss ich eingestehen, dass der sympathische Mann ein talentiertes Kerlchen ist und seine Klampfe im Griff hat. Bei Instrumentalisten-Soloalben ist ja immer etwas der Vorwurf im Raum, dass man sich demonstrieren möchte. Ohne Zweifel tut dies auch Raimund Burke, aber dieses Werk hier gefällt mir um Längen besser als zum Beispiel das Album von Alias Eye’ Matze Wurm vor einigen Jahren, um mal einen Vergleich zu machen. Gitarrengewichse kann man auch hier ab und zu ausmachen, aber Burke setzt auf Melodie und lässt sein Instrument heulen und singen. Musikalisch bewegt man sich irgendwo zwischen Prog, Metal, etwas Fusion und leichtem Blues. Get It 2.0 ist jetzt nicht unbedingt ein Album, dass ich ständig anhören müsste, dafür bin ich doch etwas zu wenig der Gitarrenfreak, aber für die Anhänger von gitarrenbetonten Instrumentalstücken kann ich dieses Werk durchaus ans Herz legen. Also wer bei Satriani und Co feuchte Hände bekommt, der sollte sich Raimund Burke’s Album doch mal reinziehen.
Daniel Eggenberger
http://proggies.ch/wordpress/?p=49
Palace of Rock (July 16, 2013)
When I reviewed German guitarist Raimund Burke´s 2008 album “Into my arena”, I gave it 3,5 stars at melodic.net and thought it was a very entertaining guitar oriented rock album. This year he releases his first album again but completely re-recorded because he thought it needed a major face lift, Raimund wasn´t happy with the mix of “Get it” from 2005 and first wanted to remix it but then changed his mind re-recorded the whole thing. And just like “Into my arena”, the music is a mix of fusion, hard rock and classical music. I also like this new version a lot and especially love the songs “Break through” that bring thoughts to Gary Moore meets Michael Schenker and the Jeff Beck-like “Come on”. But I also want to give thumbs up to strong musical pieces such as “Balance” that has Ritchie Blackmore´s spirit all over it and the progressive “The day before”. And oh, I almost forgot……the production is great so I think Raimund did the right thing.
Kaj Roth
http://rothnroll.blogspot.de/2013/07/raimund-burke-get-it-20.html
Metal Wave (29.12.2013)
Raimund Burke è un chitarrista Tedesco che ha riregistrato, come forse il titolo del disco vi farà capire, il suo vecchio album “Get it” uscito ormai anni fa, lasciando la copertina quasi inalterata (e francamente è anche un peccato perché questa è anche un po’ troppo sobria e standard). Ma se la veste grafica non sembra niente di che, la musica è eccellente; seriamente: se siete chitarristi o quantomeno v’interessa sentire un bravo chitarrista fare dei brani simpatici e apprezzabili pur se strumentali, allora questo “get it 2.0” dev’essere vostro. Perché? Semplice: “Get it 2.0” è un album completissimo e incredibilmente strutturato per quanto riguarda gli altri strumenti, che non certo si limitano a un mero accompagnamento, ma soprattutto è costituito da tracce ammirevoli, simpatiche e che citano diversi chitarristi, pur senza mai essere un lavoro pieno di note ammorbante e senza senso. Al contrario, la chitarra è sempre presente ma mai sovrabbondante e gradevolissima. E tesse delle trame invidiabili soliste con riffs che non sono da meno. Il disco convince con le leggermente più metal oriented “Come on” e “Sunny day” messe in apertura, con la irresistibile title track che cita Satriani all’inizio e Van Halen dopo (sembra di sentire l’andamento di batteria di “Hot for teacher”, passando per la moderata e triste “Balance” al blues/jazz di “Music speaks my mind” fino al rifacimento della famosa “The typewriter”, messa in chiusura. Soltanto la penultima “It happened Tomorrow” non mi ha impressionato, essendo un po’ la stessa cosa della canzone precedente. Poco da dire: “Get it 2.0” è un album molto godibile, allegro, vivace e ben riuscito. Consigliatissimo, come detto sopra, agli amanti della chitarra solista e ai chitarristi in cerca di un nuovo nome. Consiglierei un ascolto anche a chi disdegna questo tipo di albums, magari è la volta buona che ci si ricrede.
Manlio (Snarl) Antonio
http://www.metalwave.it/recensione.php?id=5570
Planet Mosh (February 21, 2014)
German guitarist Raimund Burke‘s latest full-length effort, Get It 2.0, mixes a keyboard-rich AOR type feel with progressive instrumental rock. The lead guitar parts do seem lyrical in spots, but the album doesn’t seem to jump magically from ‘instrumental rock’ to ‘rock and roll that just happens to be without vocals’. There’s plenty of blazing speed and flash (“Sunny Day”, “The Typewriter” – complete with typewriter bass drum tones!), and plenty of spots where he slows down and gives ‘big air’ time to notes (“Dedicated To…”, “Break Through”). Soulful, drawn-out notes intermingle with speedy passages, enough that ‘covering’ the album is sure to be a chops-buster for many. Interestingly, Burke is the only musician credited on record. Released ‘digitally only’ with a physical CD being produced only on-demand, the disc is well-produced; well-balanced, crisp, and very listenable. Recommended for fans of prog, instrumental rock, and ‘upper crust’ shred, of course.
4/5
Iris North
http://planetmosh.com/raimund-burke-get-it-2-0/
Rock Expert (October 14, 2013)
Experiencing Raimund Burke’s Hard Rock Shred on “The Day before”
Another interesting hard rock instrumental music arrived from German guitar maestro, Raimund Burke, who recently contacted us and shared his latest video for a tract called “The Day before” which is part of the guitarist’s tracks from his re-recorded album “Get it 2.0″. The new clip is not actually your common music video as it’s being made in a sort of lesson kind of vibe, with Raimund performing the song along with its’ jam-track CD, without any additional back ground scenes.
The song itself had that hard-rock shredding thingy which should really interest rock music fans, especially guitar heads who are keen with that style. Not only showcasing excellent speed playing, but Raimund also provides several interesting chops, melodies along with riffs that brought that catchy feel on ones ear. It’s an excellent track indeed, with the addition of guest solo from fellow guitar player, Guido Bungestock, who added some fine playing in the last few bar.
For those keen on checking out hard rock shredding stuffs, tuning into Raimund’s track is surely a recommended experience as it should put that warm rocking feeling back into your spine. “The Day before” obviously captured that fun essence of rock music, despite without lyrics complementing it, but this instrumental song is still an exciting track to listen. More exciting songs from the German maestro can be viewed at www.raimundburke.de
Dewa Nugraha
http://www.rock-expert.com/experiencing-raimund-burkes-hard-rock-shred-on-the-day-before/
