In Oklahoma Hedges 17 Windows Media 12. After his death, manager Hillary Burgess brought these tapes to life by using the artist's notes, cryptic markings on tapes, as well as his own recollection of what had taken place in and around the recordings. Hedges' impassioned delivery and aggressive style of guitar playing defied and continues to defy the gentile new age image. Eccentric and innovative as a stage performer, Hedges was known to have covered songs from Madonna to Frank Zappa and sometimes played onstage in contorted yoga positions. But he may be best known for his innovative style of guitar playing which included a two-handed fretboard approach, which oftentimes consisted of banging and slamming his instrument in rhythmic fashion.
Electric guitar punctures acoustic strummings on the title track creating a jagged rock sound.
The mood turns introspective and more refined on many of Hedges' solo guitar offerings. Torched skates a narrow curve between folk-rock and new age. It is full of surprises and a little bit out-there, just like its creator. Inc. All rights reserved. Inc. All rights reserved.