Who is this man from Austin, Texas?
Is this another talented relatively unknown genius...who has not been nationally found yet?
Is this the guy who "lived out of his hippie Mom's car" in Luckenbach, Texas, as a kid growing up... with nothing to play with other than a six string guitar, that Monte taught himself to strum with what is considered a sublime level of style that makes most guitar players sit up and notice?
So you think you know music and can spot talent...huh?
My favorite Monte Montgomery album is "1st and repair" (Tip: you have to spell it that way at Grooveshark) and you can hear the whole album free (from start to finish) without signing in at GROOVESHARK.COM.
I used to listen to this album over and over...and couldn't really describe how good these songs are together, in the order they were published. Just listen to the first four songs, and you'll like Monte and this album.
You'll have to decide for yourself.
At Wikipedia we have this summary:
..."Montgomery appeared on PBS's Austin City Limits program on April 17, 1999.
Montgomery was on Guitar Player magazine's 2004 list of "The Top 50 All-Time Greatest Guitarists".[citation needed]
Montgomery has also won the "Best Acoustic Guitar Player" award at the SXSW Festival’s Austin Music Awards seven years in a row (1998–2004), the only artist to have ever done so.[citation needed]
On January 24, 2004, Alvarez Guitars unveiled the MMY1 Monte Montgomery Signature Guitar, a model based on Montgomery's 1987 Alvarez-Yairi DY62C Acoustic-Electric Guitar. Due to his intense playing style, Montgomery has broken the neck of his DY62C four times—the MMY1 has a reinforced neck to prevent such breakage.[1]"...
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Monte Montgomery Fast Facts:
1). At Grooveshark, you'll find a column for his most popular songs like:
------"When Will I" (shows you his chord progression style, very unique)...listen to this song first if you want to study Monte Montgomery's music;
------"Little Wing"
------"Took Too Long"
------"Wishing Well"
------"Bagpipe"
Hint: go to grooveshark.com and listen to Monte's "Mirror" album...you'll like the songs: "When will I" and "I know you by heart" (soft ballad).
2) TV comediane TIM "Tool Time" ALLEN, saw Monte on Austin City Limits one night in 1999, and was gobsmacked enough, to contact Monte and became a big fan?
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Tommy:
There is a lot to Monte Montgomery.
Amazing intensity.
No gimmicks in the studio.
Very honest songwriter.
His guitar style, leaves quite a few good and great ax men, scratching their heads, and acting like a cat at a mouse hole wondering, "WTF?...this is pretty unique..no?".
Monte has never been reviewed by any of the leading music critics, and...believe it or not, but ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE doesn't even know, what they are missing?
ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE never, ever, ever....ever.......even heard of Toni Price?
Toni should have already been on the cover........but Jann Wenner, can't pull his head out of his LA ass....no?
Hey Jann..............uh..................have you heard of The Live Music Capital of The World? It's called AUSTIN, TEXAS........and that is where it is happening...now.
Jann.....assign one of your best music critics......send them to GROOVESHARK.COM to listen to TONI PRICE FREE with no sign in.
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