Handwritten Notes
Studio album by
Preston Reed
ReleasedSep 19, 2000
RecordedBobby Schmitzer Studios, Edina, MN, June and July, 2000
Length54:44
LabelOuter Bridge Records, (OB1001)
ProducerPreston Reed
Preston Reed chronology
Ladies Night
(1996)		 Handwritten Notes
(2000)		 History of Now
(2005)

Handwritten Notes is an album by guitarist Preston Reed. It was the first release on Reed's own label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Minor 7th(not rated)[2]

Handwritten Notes received positive reviews. John Dilberto wrote in Billboard "...should be a bible for anyone looking at the extended possibilities of the acoustic guitar."[3] Dirty Linen magazine stated in its review: "Blending and bending textures and influences, Reed offers thoughtful and thought-provoking musical vignettes that offer more with each listening"[4] and Dave Mead of Guitarist magazine stated: "Preston Reed is certainly one of the genre's frontrunners... This is an example of true, spellbinding guitar mastery."[5]

Minor 7th praised the album, writing that Reed "skillfully intertwines his trademark raucous slam-bang percussives with reflective and melodious ballads in a way which will heretofore define him as a living guitar legend in his own right."[2]

Track listing

All songs by Preston Reed.

  1. "Night Ride" – 4:58
  2. "Gianaina" – 3:42
  3. "First Summer Without You" – 4:31
  4. "Tractor Pull" – 3:50
  5. "Crossing Open Water" – 4:45
  6. "The Groove is Real" – 3:01
  7. "What You Don't See" – 5:02
  8. "Accelerator" – 3:22
  9. "Love in the Old Country" – 3:59
  10. "Along the Perimeter" – 3:28
  11. "Lost Time" – 4:33
  12. "Quintana Roo" – 3:35
  13. "After a Rain" – 3:58
  14. "Shinkansen" – 3:00

Personnel

  • Preston Reed – acoustic guitar

References

  1. ↑ Preston Reed discography at his website. Archived 2008-01-08 at the Wayback Machine Accessed on December 24, 2007.
  2. 1 2 "Handwritten Notes > Review". Minor 7th. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
  3. ↑ Dilberto, John. Critics Choice. Billboard Magazine. 14 October 2000.
  4. ↑ Dirty Linen. June/July 2001.
  5. ↑ Mead, Dave. Genre-defining Expertise from One-man Acoustic Army. Guitarist. 2004
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