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| 5.0 classic | sba4life | July 12th 09 |
An amazing instrumental record. Major improvement upon the last release. The guitar player plays with some great emotion and if I am not mistaken he uses an 8 String guitar.
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| 5.0 classic | stephenhannibal | May 12th 09 |
The things that happen on this album motivate me to pick up my guitar again.
WOW...
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| 4.0 excellent | Progmaster85 | December 5th 09 |
This band has so much potential, simply put. Craving Desert Canyons is one the better instrumental albums I've heard in my life.
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| 3.0 good | YouAreMySilence | November 18th 09 |
Instrumental rock or metal has always been pretty irrelevant to me. With artists like Buckethead, and numerous others I've been showed there has been nothing that has really kept my attention and stopped me from keeping their records to a one listener. And Scale The Summit's my opinuin hasn't really changed. I mean obviously they are fantastic musicians, with skillful quitarsolos thrown in at tasteful times and drumming that is very exceptional, but as with other instrumental albums it seems that this record is only here for just that. To show how good of musicians they are. It lacks atmosphere, diversity and emotion, and everything is pretty monotone, meaning each track is indistinguishable from eachother. But with the great musicianship there is an obvious fun factor, but thats all that this album or band seems to have to offer, having next to no emotional value, turning their "shreddtasticness" into more of a crutch then anything else.
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| 4.0 excellent | Comatorium. | November 15th 09 |
An amazingly fluid and beautiful album that embraces technicality when it needs to and doesnt overdo it to the point of Dream Theater overkill, a truly unique album that needs to be listened to from beginning to end. The Great Plains is song of the year material.
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| 0.0 | bloc | May 4th 09 |
Scale The Summit is unlike many of the instrumental artists you will ever listen to. This band keeps up with the technicality and progression that instrumentals try to achieve but they never seem to overdo it. In other words, there is no part in the album that is typical "shred." The technicality of this band may be a bit subtle but it is easy to conclude that these guys are very talented.
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| 0.0 | Julianna Reed EMERITUS | June 4th 13 |
Once upon a time, I enjoyed this. Then I realized how barren of dynamics it is-- who let these guys get away with an album-long riff session?
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| 3.5 great | TRMshadow | January 9th 12 |
Really Great, honestly. But I agree with what another sputniker said a couple years ago. r"It's Like eating a bowl full of frosting. Yeah it's delicious at first, but if you just rcontinue with frosting, frosting, and more frosting, you're gonna' get a stomach-ache." r3.6/5
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| 0.0 | Staker | January 11th 11 |
Vivid music, really bright, lots going on all the time. I agree that parts of it do sound like guitar exercises rather than songs (Dunes) but entirely worthwhile. Anybody into instrumental music should check this.
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| 4.0 excellent | mcsolar | June 16th 10 |
This album is made up of warm, flowing melodies played beautifully. It does not sacrifice musical expression for the sake of technical wankery. Definite 4!!
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| 3.5 great | Glovoc | April 19th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Josh | November 21st 21 |
| 3.0 good | Elynna | November 18th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jerrad | November 11th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Trundle | March 19th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | vdop | November 2nd 20 |
| 3.5 great | ARDCWE | March 1st 20 |
| 3.5 great | El Olam | September 11th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | lilmilk | August 23rd 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Leland | October 18th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | mvtante | September 5th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Since | April 6th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | TBH717 | January 30th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Rodstar | December 24th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Swarm | November 14th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Wolfe | November 4th 16 |
| 3.5 great | em17ah | October 26th 16 |
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| 4.0 excellent | xzubesx | April 9th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Gbhill | March 16th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Drawk | February 13th 16 |
| 3.0 good | trilo | February 3rd 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | BigH20 | October 2nd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Veldin | September 30th 15 |
| 5.0 classic | cord13 | September 28th 15 |
| 3.0 good | Jeejee | September 27th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | brollin | September 22nd 15 |
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| 3.0 good | Titan | October 26th 14 |
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| 2.5 average | Regalia | December 6th 13 |
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| 4.5 superb | Echozs | January 1st 13 |
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| 3.5 great | sprgv | March 15th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | sora236 | March 12th 12 |
| 3.5 great | vinceG | March 10th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | mursu | March 2nd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | BK201 | March 1st 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | TBliss2 | February 27th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ishysez | January 23rd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Trebor. EMERITUS | December 19th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Cryio | December 14th 11 |
| 2.5 average | Sevhead | December 2nd 11 |
| 3.5 great | xxxzzz | November 8th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Wieland | September 19th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Abdar112 | September 16th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Synda001 | September 3rd 11 |
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| 3.5 great | Sconza | January 22nd 11 |
| 4.5 superb | aflak7 | December 20th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Thor | December 17th 10 |
| 3.0 good | TanMan | December 1st 10 |
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| 4.5 superb | Oceans | November 15th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | iamdave | October 28th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | cb123 | October 28th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | derekkp | October 19th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | IN64 | October 3rd 10 |
| 4.5 superb | BlueW | September 19th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Texture | September 12th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | soap91 | August 18th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Nacram | August 17th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Scoot | August 13th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | 76TVs | July 16th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | jmh886 | June 22nd 10 |
| 3.5 great | lakku | May 25th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Shaad | March 4th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | wakeem | February 28th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nach0 | February 15th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zion | January 24th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Sneaks | January 7th 10 |
| 3.0 good | Acre | December 30th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Manland | December 30th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | urrburr | December 13th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Groink | November 30th 09 |
| 3.0 good | GBJ | November 18th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | Terria | October 28th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | l3pr0sy | October 15th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | bloodah | October 11th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Smooz | September 29th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Stones99 | September 6th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | kabs | August 2nd 09 |
| 3.5 great | ziroth | July 30th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | GibTG | June 24th 09 |
| 2.5 average | lobby | June 6th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | TBliss | May 6th 09 |
| 3.5 great | Taxt | May 5th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Bea | May 4th 09 |
| 3.5 great | DaTwig | March 19th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | IRAI | March 19th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Warpt | March 16th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zoo | February 18th 09 |
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