Hi Norman, Just checking out your Halloween genre song, Theatre Des Vampyres. Sounding very underwordly and majestic all at once. I use to love listening to a particular classical piece called, Danse Macabre, I would play it over and over because there was just something that put the senses in another place. Your instrumental, Theatre Des Vampyres is what I would call my new Dance Macabre..listening now for the 3rd time....EXCELLENT !!!! Best regards, ZEST-ENSTEIN ;-)

Norman.........Outstanding!!! Man!! I love all of your tracks.....! Stellar guitar performance and huge production.......Great Halloween Gothic Vampire Theme.......and I won't say anything about the beautiful pic.....hehehehehehehehehe....ALL of them.....hehehehehehehe. GREAT WORK!! Rob

Nice atmosphere and really nice guitar work!! Nice solid production and the song flowed really nice!! Nice work!! Dreamer

Highly charged guitar wailing it's way throught the cosmic realm..very soundtrack like...good percussion & the sound blend is great...sounds like you're having fun mixing this, great twilight zone sounds, a real great experiemntal trip into places other guitarists have not gone to... Fine very fine altering of mind over the matter of fact fretboard; wonderful overlapping well done; works fine...great efx. Very well produced. Brave work. ORIGINAL, EXCELLENT piece****-Your friend. -Vesa.

norman this is my kind of jamming.. no holds barred.. no compromising.. no commercial appeal.. !!! lol.. no one loves dissonance more than me.. expect maybe you !!.. this is just awesome guitar and music.. man do you give me courage.. make me feel commercial.. lol.. awesome minor seconds coloring the harmonies.. love your tone and intensity.. the dynamics.. fading.. gaining.. some great shredding.. it's got everything i want.. thanks for the big shot of inspiration.. i could go on and on but margot's calling me to supper.. awesome bro.. cheers.. :-)

Very free-form...uninhibited rock! Could the naked blonde be your inspiration? The song is hot...(and so is she! We'd get along great...I suspect.) Definitely a bit of Fripp, Page, Beck, Yngwie, and quite a few other influences I hear in your playing. KEWL STUFF! Hugs...Mike (NAV)

Wowzers Norman, Knock my socks off will ya. God I love crazyness and people that aren't afraid to venture into new territories. Very reminiscent of King Crimson but definately with your own style. Bravo my friend!!!

some cool epic guitar,mixing it up with some craziness too.Solid beats like after 1.15min really shake it along.Lunancy.

Everything Joe says and then some.....Norman, you are AWESOME in the FUSION Scene. I look forward to your songs. What more can I say?!?!?!?!? OH!!! Sure!! I'd buy your music.....I MUCH APPRECIATE the DL's. Let me know about CD sales :-) Rob

Whoa....I really liked that!! That flute intro grabbed me right off but did not prepare me for what lied ahead....glad I had headphones on....cause your guitar really sounded great....Im still swooning...

as if your awesome playing weren't enough to bring us all here norman.. but i ain't complaining cause i just loves your pics!.. and you know I love your picking.. my kind of jam this is bro.. great flute intro.. hubert laws?.. lol.. and the rhodes.. too beautiful.. what harmonies! and your lead takes full advantage of the possibilites.. your tone here is exceptionally awesome.. and those lines!! the phrasing is too sexy.. and the harmonic content is what i'm always looking for.. you deliver that in spades my friend.. like no other brother.. you have replace holdsworth as my favorite.. you music is more accessible and contemporary.. more in touch with funk and urban music.. got to mention that walking bass.. awesome stuff that.. and the flute solo is brilliant too.. this is jazz on the highest level.. nu jazz.. your horns are fucking brilliant man.. dude.. you are too much.. i'm in love.. progressive and brilliant.. i'm so glad i found your music.. your artistry.. you keep me believing bro.. wanting to keep going.. i can't thank you enough for that! cheers.. joe

norman as know i'm a huge fan of your playing and your funky **** music as well.. the way you play with that big band horn sound.. the guitar palyer I always wished tower of power would have.. or maynard ferguson.. man that is a wicked alto solo.. we guitar palyers always want to wound saxy like that.. but then you leave all those flames in your wake.. for heaven's sake.. what does it take? you should be recognized as one of the greats.. love the chromatic tri-tone (?) signature run i hear so often in your tunes.. your solos have wonderful harmony to them.. my kind of harmony brother.. this is too sexy cool to describe.. cheers..

great title :) very funky / jazzy cool. The bass sounds awesome. Also the brass and guitar kick. very well recorded and mixed. I like how clear everything is. and the guitar playing is very smooth. sounds very professional. Excellent work! --Z

Beautiful piece Norman. Outstanding guitar work and tone to die for. Well done my friend. I'll definately be keeping a close watch on you from now on !!!!

Definitely a great funk jam! I had a couple of problems in the mix like at 1:08 where the organ solo got buried and maybe at another location where the piano was just a bit too loud. Perhaps that was intended that way but bothered me never the less as I always love a good organ solo. But overall I really loved the feel and the tempo on this. You really did a great job on the virtual horns and that's tough to do. My hats off for a cookin' tune!

yeah it sounds like a pop funk smoker.. like the virtual horns and slap bass.. man this has a cool mix and a very brisk tempo.. love the breaks in it and that organ solo is just killer.. love the drums behind the organ.. man you my kinda guy.. gettin funky by and by.. great jam bro.. yeah i like that guitar solo.. nice tone..

If this ain't funk...I don't know what is. Guitar solos have an exceptional prog rock vibe to them.Freakin' outstanding. Is this a band or you doing the whole thing. This is exceptional (pack the Stadium)knockem' in the isles groovin' man.... Very, pro sounding.great work !!! Larry T *****

Awesome jammer with quite alot of virtuosic playing, and super tight. Full of energy. Just excellent! ~BLake

yeah oh yeah, funk rock funk,excellent instrumentation. A fun song to listen to.

WOW! Knock me to the floor and bring on the horns....WILD!!! Very nice production, very tight track! LOVE the rhythm section....cookin' bass work. You're very versatile. LOVE IT!!! Organ solos smoke!! You just keep comin' up with new solos......WILD!!! :-) That last guitar solo is KILLER!!! Rob

GREAT SWING and Mood set forth....EXCELLENT!!! I really love your horn arranging.....the piano really keeps a bouncy flowing pace here as well and you never let up on that guitar........WHEW!!! GREAT TRACK!!! Rob

Man, the perfect tempo. Love that bass line, really anchors the proceedings quite well, snappy piano very well placed in the mix, and the guitar work is superlative. Excellent music! Peace, Jim

Love the opening with the gong....lol..yes, very proper! love the bouncy-ness of the this ditti. some really nice guitar playing here...what stood out for me was the matched energy level that you kept up throughout the performace...held my interest throught out. nice work. touches of the "Dan" hey! wooo!

Very nice groove and some sweet playing. The panning on the guitar was a bit distracting after a while but I'm nit picking. Love the bass line. Very well put together

Great Big band feel....well written and produced...great guitar...Outstanding piece of work!!!

Big sound Norman! Brief Hendrix type intro, then the jazz roots easily showing through with some oh so heady guitar work. Gorgeous! ~Blake

Enjoyed the composition & your Holldsworth(among others) style & sound in your playing. ~Cool tunez.

Oh yeah, this is outstanding. I love the musicianship it takes to put this together! Top notch!

FIRST, I MUST THANK YOU for the DL's....Your music is EXCELLENT!!! This is another TOP TRACK!! Your guitar work is EXCELLENT!!! I can only say good about everything....I LOVE IT ALL!! THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR MUSIC!!! Rob

Howdy Norman... Really nice progressive jazz work here. Excellent playing...great guitar work...nice mix. The horns are a nice touch. Bass is all over the place, too. Solid work on keyboards, too. All around smoking track. I don't know about whispers...but that girl in your avatar has me muttering to myself! Nice...NICE. Hugs...Mike (NAV)

norman you know i loved this on the ramp so i just had to find it here champ.. this just awesome on so many levels most which add up to your brilliant guitar playing.. just awe inspiring.. inspiring us.. what a lead in front of those T of P killer horns.. what a kickin groove in the bass and drums.. an awesome track to shred and wail on which you do to perfection.. just amazing.. you are a top fave brother.. then or now.. :-)

WHEW!!! I should have never listened to this with headphones.....EVERYTHING KILLED ME!!! ALL guitars...the BASS...the HORNS...the DRUMS....Man, this track SMOKES!!! If thta's the way she "Whispers Between the Sheets", I'm a deadman.... KILLER TRACK, Norman and THANKS for the DL :-) Rob

Good and solid guitar playing....song is well arranged ! Yup you do live up to the influeences mentioned in the Bio judging the Steve Howe motive at the end ! What bugs me a bit is the production ! The drums sound is way to thin and flat and sounds to dry ! This tune is asking for a more dynamical approach of the rythmtrack and the way it should sound ! Give it space ! Overall a Typical guitarist tune ! Wim

This flows along nicely, beautiful guitar playing, with a great soaring sound, almost violin like. Nice vibrato with a lot of character in the guitar playing

Magnificent guitar playing in this open jam style of prog. Good playing all around in a very enjoyable song. Welcome to iMS Norman..nice to have another prog lover here. ~Blake

VERY SWEET guitar work and I LOVE the piano in there. I am a sucker for piano in prog. The theme is very flowing and a pleasnt listen.....ah! the organ...VERY COOL!!! Great percussion choice. GREAT TRACK!! WELCOME TO IMS!!! Rob