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Robot Monster

Don Ross

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The most remarkable thing about Don Ross, a very original acoustic guitarist, is not that he won the prestigious U.S. National Fingerstyle Guitar Championship twice (in 1988 and 1996), but that he could fashion something of a tribute recording to his late wife with a wacky title like Robot Monster. Naming it after a terrible '50s B-movie was Ross' way of reflecting the craziness of life, and fans of quick, sporty plucking and lightning-fast runs -- and on occasion, likeable melodies -- will instantly develop an affinity for the music. The title track is all quick and snappy lunacy, but "It's Fun Being Lucky" is a little more laid-back, folksy, and hummable. Most of the tracks here are solo efforts, but he uses a groove track and exotic wordless vocals to strong effect on "So Much Time." The disc is mostly balanced between the sort of aggressive, mojo-working-again kind of optimistic intensity and more reflective ballads that show a heart in the healing process. Knowing the story of his wife's passing from cancer makes the lush, languid, steel guitar-enhanced "Goodbye Kelly Goodbye" a true tearjerker.

© Jonathan Widran /TiVo

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1
Robot Monster
00:04:22

Don Ross, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Piano, Voices, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist

(C) 2003 Narada Productions, Inc ℗ 2003 Narada Productions, Inc.

2
It's Fun Being Lucky
00:04:57

Don Ross, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Piano, Voices, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist

(C) 2003 Narada Productions, Inc ℗ 2003 Narada Productions, Inc.

3
So Much Time
00:05:03

Don Ross, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Piano, Voices, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Christoph Bendel, Composer, Producer, ComposerLyricist

(C) 2003 Narada Productions, Inc ℗ 2003 Narada Productions, Inc.

4
Elevation Music
00:03:16

Don Ross, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Piano, Voices, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist

(C) 2003 Narada Productions, Inc ℗ 2003 Narada Productions, Inc.

5
Dracula And Friends (Pt. 1)
00:04:13

Don Ross, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Piano, Voices, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist

(C) 2003 Narada Productions, Inc ℗ 2003 Narada Productions, Inc.

6
June
00:05:05

Don Ross, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Piano, Voices, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - António Pinho Vargas, Composer, ComposerLyricist

(C) 2003 Narada Productions, Inc ℗ 2003 Narada Productions, Inc.

7
I Think Of You
00:04:56

Don Ross, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Piano, Voices, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Christoph Bendel, Composer, Producer, ComposerLyricist

(C) 2003 Narada Productions, Inc ℗ 2003 Narada Productions, Inc.

8
Bubble Radio
00:03:53

Don Ross, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Piano, Voices, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist

(C) 2003 Narada Productions, Inc ℗ 2003 Narada Productions, Inc.

9
Dracula And Friends (Pt. 2)
00:03:17

Don Ross, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Piano, Voices, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist

(C) 2003 Narada Productions, Inc ℗ 2003 Narada Productions, Inc.

10
Fader Jones
00:04:41

Don Ross, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Piano, Voices, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist

(C) 2003 Narada Productions, Inc ℗ 2003 Narada Productions, Inc.

11
Goodbye Kelly Goodbye
00:03:26

Don Ross, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Piano, Voices, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist

(C) 2003 Narada Productions, Inc ℗ 2003 Narada Productions, Inc.

12
Oh Baby
00:05:00

Don Ross, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Piano, Voices, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Christoph Bendel, Composer, Producer, ComposerLyricist

(C) 2003 Narada Productions, Inc ℗ 2003 Narada Productions, Inc.

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The most remarkable thing about Don Ross, a very original acoustic guitarist, is not that he won the prestigious U.S. National Fingerstyle Guitar Championship twice (in 1988 and 1996), but that he could fashion something of a tribute recording to his late wife with a wacky title like Robot Monster. Naming it after a terrible '50s B-movie was Ross' way of reflecting the craziness of life, and fans of quick, sporty plucking and lightning-fast runs -- and on occasion, likeable melodies -- will instantly develop an affinity for the music. The title track is all quick and snappy lunacy, but "It's Fun Being Lucky" is a little more laid-back, folksy, and hummable. Most of the tracks here are solo efforts, but he uses a groove track and exotic wordless vocals to strong effect on "So Much Time." The disc is mostly balanced between the sort of aggressive, mojo-working-again kind of optimistic intensity and more reflective ballads that show a heart in the healing process. Knowing the story of his wife's passing from cancer makes the lush, languid, steel guitar-enhanced "Goodbye Kelly Goodbye" a true tearjerker.

© Jonathan Widran /TiVo

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