1 Mountain Ride
2 A Little Nishi
3 Battle School
4 Bounce
5 Swamp Party
6 Currents
7 Chaos
8 Black Crayon
9 X2000
10 Greece
11 Freaks
12 Friends
 
Based in Pennsylvania, guitarist Scott Bradoka starts off 2004 with a bang. After releasing several excellent instrumental guitar albums—including his 2003 classic Create Your Own Reality—Bradoka’s new one is a fine live in the studio CD that takes a good look back at his earlier recordings. The guitarist adds, “Live & Loose is an attempt to capture the vibe of the live band on CD. It includes selections from my first two records (Without Words & Swamp Party) and my fourth record, Create Your Own Reality.” Scott is joined by some fine players and guest guitarists, including his band, The Staggering Evil Geniuses and producer Eric Bazilian. With a number of musicians on hand, guitars abound throughout. Further commenting on his gear, Bradoka adds, “For the recording I used my '56 Les Paul Gold Top and my '54 Fender Stratocaster into my 1963 Vox AC30. Eric Bazilian used an old Rickenbacker Combo plugged into an old Gibson GA20, Craig Thatcher used a Gibson ES335 into a Working Dog amp, and Graham Perry used my Taylor 812CE.” Live & Loose is excellent CD from a guitarist that I’m sure we’ll be hearing much more about in the days to come. www.scottbradoka.com