Rockenfield Speer

Rockenfield Speer: Hells Canyon

by Michael Askounes
October 1, 2000

Multi-instrumentalists Scott Rockenfield and Paul Speer have teamed up to release Hells Canyon, a CD of tracks inspired by the mystique surrounding its namesake – the deepest gorge in North America. Speer and Rockenfield’s attempts at capturing the enigma of Hells Canyon and translating it into music are successful at times, but for the most part the tracks on the CD aren’t anywhere near as deep as the gorge itself.

Hells Canyon is comprised mainly of instrumental guitar-driven tracks, with ...