{"id":5734,"date":"2015-12-14T09:03:43","date_gmt":"2015-12-14T09:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/administrator_wordpress\/index.php\/2015\/12\/14\/guitar-virtuoso-todd-grubbs-to-release-new-vocal-album-as-the-worm-turns\/"},"modified":"2015-12-14T09:03:43","modified_gmt":"2015-12-14T09:03:43","slug":"guitar-virtuoso-todd-grubbs-to-release-new-vocal-album-as-the-worm-turns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2015\/12\/14\/guitar-virtuoso-todd-grubbs-to-release-new-vocal-album-as-the-worm-turns\/","title":{"rendered":"Guitar Virtuoso Todd Grubbs To Release New Vocal Album \u201cAs The Worm Turns\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"


Best known for his virtuosic guitar instrumental albums, Tampa guitarist Todd Grubbs will be releasing for the first time a predominantly \u201cvocal\u201d album titled \u201cAs The Worm Turns\u201d. Not to fear, you still hear Todd shred on guitar throughout the album, but this time around the tracks are more \u201csong\u201d oriented.
Says Todd, \u201cI have been writing and working on these songs for the last couple of years. I have 2 vocal albums with the band 3 Green Windows but I wanted to do a true solo album with a bunch of different singers. I have really enjoyed creating all of my instrumental CDs but I kinda feel like I have made my statement in that genre, my new goal is to equal my instrumental output with vocal projects.\u201d<\/p>\n

The beginning of \u201cAs The Worm Turns\u201d features a conceptual piece about a former soldier’s personal crises. Todd explains, \u201cThe first 4 songs are actually a concept piece about a soldier that begins with him dealing with his demons in mid life (The Man in the Hat). The story then goes back into his time during the D Day invasion (Stay Alive). The Other side of forever is a companion piece to Stay Alive, telling the soldier’s wife’s experience at home.The 4th song of this mini concept piece is We are one and it is the soldier at the end of his life coming to peace and trying to understand everything he has been through.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWith a clear soaring tone, Grubbs has the chops to keep the shred heads satisfied but it’s certainly not his raison d’ etre. More interested in melody and feel than speed, Grubbs knows when to hold back as much as when to fire away.\u201d – Guitar World
Todd Grubbs’ core band as always is Jeff Henry on Drums Alan Tatum on Bass. Also included, Daniel Swartwood and Eddie Ray Myers on keyboards. Todd also has some great singers involved, Zack Stevens (Savatage, Circle to Circle) John Wesley (Solo,Porcupine Tree) Todd Plant (Eyewitness,Cryptic Vision) as well as a couple of fantastic young singers, Emily Velasco and Melanie Sims.<\/p>\n

Todd Grubbs studied at Berklee College of Music and has been voted ‘Most Outstanding Guitarist’ at the Tampa Bay Music Awards, as well as winning the ‘Most Outstanding Video’ two consecutive years in a row. Along with Frank Zappa, Grubbs influences, which can be heard throughout Time, Space and the Electric, range from Steve Vai, John Coltrane, The Beatles, Kate Bush, Jeff Beck, Michael Schenker, Ulli Jon Roth and Adrian Belew.<\/p>\n

\u201cTodd knows that chops without good compositions, original arrangements and a good sense of humor lead nowhere, as he has all the goods; he can go anywhere he wants. Todd boasts a big fat juicy tone, chops to kill for and a predilection for a certain hyperactive musical schizophrenia with compositions shifting stylistically on a moments notice.\u201d – Tampa Tribune<\/p>\n

Along with the release of \u201cAs The Worm Turns\u201d, Todd has 4 videos for this project all available on youtube. \u201cThe Man in the Hat\u201d and \u201cStay Alive\u201d feature Zak Stevens, \u201cVenus is Falling\u201d features Emily Velasco and \u201cWe Are One\u201d features John Wesley.<\/p>\n

In closing Todd has this to say, \u201cMy only real message I wish to impart is my love for creating music, I think I enjoy it more than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n

Watch Todd Grubbs videos:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Pho46a-kNUQ
https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=byogkZziHXY
https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jGcNb8wcD5U
https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d8HiaSF_Y3A
Todd Grubbs youtube channel
https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/my_videos?o=U<\/p>\n

To purchase Todd Grubbs \u201cAs The Worm Turns\u201d:
http:\/\/www.cdbaby.com\/cd\/toddgrubbscom
https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/as-the-worm-turns\/id1060305013<\/p>\n

Source:
www.toddgrubbs.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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