REVIEWED BY: NAISHA

"The CD is incredible...Rick is definitely talented on guitar....the sounds are reflective of his kind spirit...very relaxing and PEACEFUL...I truly, without exaggeration enjoyed it...in our efforts to strive for peace these days Mr. Nossa's CD puts our spirits right there...Its a masterpiece and I'd pay 14.99 for it anyday..."

REVIEWED BY: DOUG B.

 "Bold and suggestive, melodic and reflective, the true essence of this album is its unrelenting pursuit of new ways to fuse the grit of blues, message of folk, and harmonic explorations of the classics and jazz into a novel soundscape. Rick's colorful guitar work, artful phrasing, and unshakable sense of rhythm inspire interesting dialogues and musical journeys throughout this album. The album is more like a good book you can't put down than anything else. The only difference is "All Things" seems to tell a different story with each listen."

MUSIC NOTES FOR "ALL THINGS": SUBMITTED BY DOUG B.

Boxcar Legend
This song opens with unexpected and inventive guitar phrasing
The lead melody is simple and catchy; Accompanied by great harmonies
Nice acoustic trucking feel- beer anyone?

Archways
On the Italian Riviera; This song has a very classical regal tone and melody
Beautiful- nice warm breeze
"My dear lady I bid you adieu"

Melody in D
Rich in mood and texture; Pensive sound
Love the harmonies; It's Raining outside
This song is about moving on

Rotate
Breeze running through chimes
Rolling down the wood chipped path
Can hear a tasteful piano added to the mix

Street Fair
Zeppelinesque sound and feel with a Coda like drum beat
The percussion could use a hand drum
Very nice underlying pulse; Could use more electric bass in the mix
Bela Fleck like sound; Great intro lines

Night tide
Fell in love with it with the first listen; Love the emotion
The Mandolin is brilliant; Love the ambient eerie background
Tasteful Guitar chords and selective notes; Good use of volume effects

Cypress
An image comes to mind: Kids saying goodbye at the end of summer
Somewhat solemn; Love the melody played in different octaves
Good dynamics; Good use of Dissonance
Very nice punctuated hits
Where is the name from? "Cypress"

Jessie and Casey
Mellow yellow feel; Nice place to bring the drums
Good feel- although timing needs help
The tambourine work is unparalleled
Love the "B section

Solo song
Simply brilliant; Sick placement of the accents
I could hear a flute for the 2nd verse
Nice guitar and mandolin trills; Very small European village sound
Moving song; Perfect dynamics
Tasteful in its length

Ol Cypress
Rustic feel with a nice bottleneck guitar
Great song form development
Sunrising
The intro sounds gloomy- interesting
Should bust into sick drum beat
Very nice feel and mood- constantly evolving
Wanted it to continue; Great closing