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New CD by Horst-Peter Schmidt JINGLE JANGLE POETRY
Horst-Peter Schmidt, the
Crown Prince Of The Rickenbacker 12-String Guitar, Germany’s answer to Roger
McGuinn, has just released a new CD.
Strongly Recommended by Byrds Flyght to all those who miss the chiming guitar riffs that McGuinn unfortunately abandoned (or nearly).
Here are columnist Eric Sorensen’s liner
notes.
JINGLE JANGLE POETRY
Prolific singer/songwriter Horst-Peter Schmidt takes a break from writing the
lyrics on his latest full-length release "Jingle Jangle Poetry”. This
"theme” album combines the verse of poets and bards with Schmidt’s own
compositions and his unmistakable 12-string guitar riffs. The result is a very
pleasant listening experience that showcases both Horst-Peter’s Roger McGuinn
discipleship and his reverence for inspirational poetry that has stood the test
of time. Love, hope, the beauty of nature, the perseverance of the human spirit
and optimism are pervasive themes in the poetry that Schmidt has set to music. Horst-Peter
continues to channel Roger McGuinn through his Rickenbacker 12-string play and
his vocals, and he borrows some of the recording techniques from McGuinn’s
self-produced Limited Edition album. Byrds fans will be most
delighted with the mid-tempo "Red Red Rose” (Robert Burns), "Stopping By Woods
On A Snowy Evening” (Robert Frost) and "Who Knows If The Moon’s (A Balloon)”
(e. e. Cummings). Horst-Peter’s Rickenbacker 12-string riffs are more
muted on the other tracks, and Schmidt employs the use of
synthesizer/programming effects on several songs. While
this is a departure from his usual chiming folk-rock material, "Jingle Jangle
Poetry” continues to reflect Horst-Peter Schmidt’s growth as an artist. I
challenge you to find another contemporary musician who has expanded on the
influences of his musical predecessors as distinctively as Horst-Peter has. "Jingle Jangle Poetry” is the latest jewel in the crown of the Crown Prince
Of 12-String!
-- Eric Sorensen, "Jangle On!” Columnist This and other CDs by Horst-Peter Schmidt are available for download from CD Baby at
