For the past few weeks, we've been rolling out exclusive footage of Jim Matheos and John Arch talking about each song on their upcoming debut album as Arch/Matheos, Sympathetic Resonance. Now, we've got the pleasure of bringing you the first half of the album, which hits stores on September 13 via Metal Blade Records.
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“I used to write solos, but there’s a lot of beauty in a more spontaneous take – even an old, known pattern that falls in a different place than usual”: Matheus Canteri is shamelessly blending country with shred – and it’s working
![Tower of Power [L-R: Greg Adams (trumpet), Mic Gillette (trumpet), Stephen Kupka/Doc/The Doctor (sax), Emilio Castillo (sax), David Bartlett (drums), Lenny Picket (sax), Francis Prestia/Rocco (bass), Lenny Williams (vocals), Bruce Conte (guitar), Chester Thompson (keyboards)] performs on Soul Train episode 126, aired 2/1/1975](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NnjoDxnJtQojDr6A7hH4XJ-1280-80.jpg.webp)
“Guys would come up and tell me, ‘I can play such-and-such a Tower of Power song note-for-note.’ But who cares?” The magic of Rocco Prestia’s bassline on Tower of Power’s Only So Much Oil in the Ground
