Suspension

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#		Title	Length
1		934	5:43	Play
2		Full Suspension	4:04	Play
3		Powerdown	5:30	Play
4		Return To Zero	4:13	Play
5		Georgia On My Mind	5:53	Play
6		Crosstalk	4:19	Play
7		Sandusky Trail	4:42	Play
8		Frantic Manic	4:35	Play
9		Touch	2:12	Play
10		Aftertouch	5:31	Play
11		Squeeze & Shake	4:05	Play
12		Times Like These	4:00	Play

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Suspension, the second album by the Travis Larson Band is a more varied rock guitar instrumental album with the guitar to the fore but more emphasis placed on a pace and building the tracks up to a height only to take it all down and start again. Also more emphasis is placed on the whole melodic feel and fullness of the tracks. As a result, you have an album featuring strong but mid-paced electric guitar work where time travels more slowly but the solid feel still exists. Occasionally even bluesy, this is still an album that rocks , but this time with melodies that are slightly more intricate and complex, yet losing none of the flowing elements that made so much of the first album such a cohesive success.

A strong set of tunes with excellent production qualities. This is more sensibly paced instrumental rock that mixes rock and fusion well, with some spiralling guitar soloing throughout. Solid, inventive, accessible, excellent playing
and writing, this is mid-paced dynamic instrumental guitar-rock at its finest.

The Travis Larson Band is Travis Larson (guitar), Jennifer Young (bass), and Dale Moon (drums). Night after night, week after week for seven years, the trio has brought its muscular, melodic brand of original music to venues throughout California. Known for engaging compositions and breathtaking musicianship, the Travis Larson Band appeals to those who like their rock and roll with a little depth. Emotional depth. Intellectual depth. Musical depth. From adrenalized, up-tempo rock to lyrical, acoustic ballads, TLB albums, DVD, and live shows touch all of those hard-to-reach places.

The sonic and musical quality of TLB albums might lead some to assume that the Travis Larson Band is simply a product of the studio. Don't, however, let the attention to detail and brilliant production quality fool you. As the newly-released DVD, Rock Show, will attest, TLB is first and foremost a live beast. This is not one of the many progressive rock projects out there with studio musicians hired to play someone else's music. For this band, the whole point of making a CD is to get out and support it with live shows. When you catch the Travis Larson Band live, you will feel the chemistry of a band that's been hammering it out in the clubs, theaters, festivals and stadiums for seven years, sharing stages with such legendary acts as Ted Nugent, Elvin Bishop, Bill Bruford's Earthworks, Band of Gypsies drummer Buddy Miles, King Crimson's Trey Gun, Gary Hoey, and Adrian Legg. TLB's 2001 release, Suspension, features a guest appearance by Grammy-Award winning bassist Victor Wooten.

Adding to TLB's live appeal is the band's incredible versatility. The sound of the band is sometimes that of a stripped-down, aggressive power trio, and sometimes that of a six- or seven-piece ensemble, complete with strings, keyboards and electronic percussion. The band is not afraid of using whatever means necessary to bring the album sounds to the stage, even if it means the bass player playing keyboard parts with her feet, the guitar player doubling his parts with MIDI-assisted strings, or the drummer performing electronic percussion parts along with acoustic drums. The sheer sonic quality of TLB live shows is unmatched. Strong professional relationships with Ernie Ball, MusicMan, Mesa Boogie, and ElectroVoice ensure that the music is always brought to the audience via the best gear available.

Admittedly, there are good reasons not to play music this challenging in front of a live audience; it's risky, and it takes a lot more energy than playing three-chord pop. But it's that very danger and challenge that makes a TLB live show so engaging. Night after night the trio throws down music that was created without consideration for whether it's easy or even possible to play live. The result is beautiful and ugly, elegant and raw, honest and naked. It is always engaging and always well received. Experience it.