Perspective - Jason Becker

'Perspective' is an interesting and unique album that may never have happened, and although it doesn't stand up to Becker's guitar-oriented work, it's still a testament to his skills that he was able to compose these tracks despite being afflicted by debilitating ALS. As Becker can no longer play the guitar, this is largely an album of synthesised atmospheres, and this adds a much greater variety and potentially wider-reaching appeal than the pure shred of his previous works, even if some of his attempts to join the elite ranks of Vangelis and other electronic composers are never quite as convincing. Although Becker's noodling guitar finds its way into a ...  Read the complete review