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singer’scatalogue,andyoucan’taskmuchmorethanthat! It’salsoasadeptwhengrowlingoutsomeharddrivingrockasitiswhenplayingmore refined,hi-fi-showfriendlymusic.Thisreviewperiodcoincideswiththesaddemiseof ZZTopbasistDustyHil,whichinevitablyleadstoacoupleofeveningsimmersed deepinthebeardyband’strademarkTexasboogie.Wecantrulyatestthat,fromthe slow-burnbluesofJustGotBackFromBaby’salthewaythroughtoBilyGibbons’ chargingguitarsolothatdrivestheepiccharthitCheapSunglases,thisnewAltair doestheexhaustiveGoin’50BestOf..compilation–thatwechooseasthe acompanimenttotoasting(severaltimes)thelamentedDusty–proud.
Conclusion TheAltairG2.1’sanalogue outputhappilydrivesthe amplification,andthusthe speakers, to suitably raucous efectwhile stil keeping those good-time rhythmsrolingasthetrio powerson.Weevenplay theoddtrack–welalright then,quitealotofthem – several times, just to immerse ourselvesin the majestic thunder and gutbucket snarl. And it proves deeply impresive everytime.
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