Metal (Preston Reed album) explained

Metal
Type:	Album
Artist:	Preston Reed
Cover:	Metal_Preston_Reed.jpg
Caption:	The original CD cover of Metal
Released:	1995
Recorded:	June/July 1995
Length:	48:54
Label:	Dusty Closet Records
Producer:	Preston Reed
Prev Title:	Border Towns
Prev Year:	1993
Next Title:	Ladies Night
Next Year:	1996

Metal is guitarist Preston Reed's first recording for Dusty Closet Records. It was re-released in 2002 on his own label, Outer Bridge Records (OB1002). The re-release includes a different version of the title track.

Reception

Music critic Robert Taylor of AllMusic praised the album, writing that Reed "never sounds mechanical. Rather, Reed creates memorable melodies with shifting percussive patterns that give the selections an organized, but relaxed feel... Required listening for guitarists of any style, or fans of beautiful acoustic."

Track listing

(All songs by Preston Reed) The track listing is in the order used on the re-release.^[1]

1. "Blasting Cap" – 3:46
2. "Stonecutter" – 3:24
3. "Far Horizon" – 3:14
4. "Slap Funk" – 2:35
5. "Overture (for Lily)" – 4:49
6. "Border Towns" – 3:33
7. "Metal" – 3:36
8. "Franzl's Saw" – 4:46
9. "Fat Boy" – 2:53
10. "Flatonia" – 3:33
11. "Chattanooga" – 4:32
12. "Tribes" – 3:51
13. "Train" – 4:22

Personnel

• Preston Reed – guitar, 12-string guitar, National Duolian metal-body guitar

Production notes

• Produced by Preston Reed
• Engineered by Paul Baron
• Re-mixed and re-mastered by Paul Baron

Notes and References

1. http://www.prestonreed.com/recordings.html Preston Reed discography at his website.