Not quite so much a tribute album as a career-spanning compilation, Legacy gathers songs from all of trumpeter/guitarist Stacy Guess' career, from his mid-'80s ska pop band the Pressure Boys through his last band, the Squirrel Nut Zippers, including various unreleased recordings he'd made with a number of fellow North Carolina artists. Guess, who died in March 1998, was a gifted performer and songwriter in a variety of genres, and these recordings range from the hyperactive, Fishbone-like ska-punk of the Sex Police to the ...
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Not quite so much a tribute album as a career-spanning compilation, Legacy gathers songs from all of trumpeter/guitarist Stacy Guess' career, from his mid-'80s ska pop band the Pressure Boys through his last band, the Squirrel Nut Zippers, including various unreleased recordings he'd made with a number of fellow North Carolina artists. Guess, who died in March 1998, was a gifted performer and songwriter in a variety of genres, and these recordings range from the hyperactive, Fishbone-like ska-punk of the Sex Police to the ambient exercise "Tone Clouds," recorded with violinist Margaret White. The variety makes Legacy an interesting and occasionally excellent listen, but, honestly, not all of Guess' bands were up to his level of playing and writing. All proceeds from this album fund the Stacy Guess Outstanding Musician Scholarship at Chapel Hill High School. ~ Stewart Mason, Rovi
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