Waldon Reed, Jr.

Waldon Reed, Jr.: Resonance Reconnaissance

by Scott Andrews
December 1, 2000

Waldon Reed's refreshingly non-derivative Resonance Reconnaissance features an electric fusion trio of guitar, bass, and electronic drums. Reed handles all the guitar, and occasional keyboard sequencing, with Paul Laginess on bass and Norm Euker on drums.

The songwriting, all by Reed, consists of riff based fusion with sparse clean guitar parts, including an introduction to “Corean Samba" that strongly evokes Robert Fripp's clean arpeggios on King Crimson's “Vroom Vroom." The styles and tempos range widely, with some raucous rock tunes ...