My favorite all time CD is from Tim Pierce, it is a guitar based instrumental album. It was a revelation for me when it came out (1994) because so many guitar based instrumental discs from the late 80's and into the 90's were nothing more than a groove over a beat with wanking solos front to back. Technically thrilling, but emotionally devoid. I am not a huge soloist ripping off licks to blow the walls down. My strength has always come from creating songs that other folks can come together with me on with lyrics and melodies or in this case instrumental melodies. The riffs and solos are there - this is rock after all - but the whole foundation has to be interesting and solid rhythm work... based on songs, not just riffs tossed together like backing tracks so someone can demonstrate their hybrid picking technique at 64th notes over a 14 bar break. So I approached players that had the talent, the taste and the maturity level as a player ...