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- Summary: The latest solo studio release for the blues-rock guitarist who played with such artists as Canned Heat, John Mayall, and the Rolling Stones, was recorded in two days.
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- Record Label: Tompkins Square
- Genre(s): Jazz, Blues, Pop/Rock, Blues-Rock, Modern Electric Blues, Roots Rock, Guitar Virtuoso, Electric Jazz
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Nov 28, 2016The boldness and hunger in Mandel's playing not only achieves the hallmarks of his best sides from the '60s and '70s, but at times reaches further. Not just a guitar nerd's album, Snake Pit is a stone killer from top to bottom.
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Nov 28, 2016Listening to Snake Pit, his first widely-released effort in 20 years, you realize that Mandel is a true artist: Nothing has dimmed his passion.
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The WireDec 21, 2016Mandel's combination of virtuosity, shopworn aesthetics and lustful neediness is ultimately winning. [Jan 2017, p.73]
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MojoNov 28, 2016Awash in trademark snaky overdrive, heavy sustain and controlled feedback, this is a big, rich work of buzzy acid-blues melodicism, the unique sound of a guitar virtuoso sketching wild patterns for late-night journeying. [Dec 2016, p.94]
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Nov 30, 2016Mandel, of course, steals the show: it’s an eight-track statement for him to make, and he has plenty to say.
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Dec 2, 2016He’s on top notch form; sparking, soaring and grinding through five spirited new instrumentals and three from his back catalogue.
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UncutNov 28, 2016Harvey maybe a bit too in love with a crunchy delay/distortion footswitch combo, but the likes of "Space Monkeys," he and his younger guys make a creditable, spacey blues. [Jan 2017, p.27]