Quintessence Metal Webzine

"Personalities" (1995 Bison Music)

Reviewed November 2002

After reading this Chicago native's incredible story of recovering from 2 crushed fingers on the left fretting hand, you'd never tell by listening to these 2 CD's; it's very mind-blowing that this actually happened 8 years ago. "Personalities" is an 11-track jam-packed release and there's nothing "old-sounding" about these tunes! Somewhat reminiscent of recent reviews I did on Mark Schuster and Tommy Merry to add to T.D.'s flamenco style with other flavors of Latin, Salsa, Blues and Hard Rock added. Songs like "Metallic Hoe Down" and "El Rio de Tiempo" are fine examples and the change of pace with "Cincinnati", somewhat in the Vai "Passion & Warfare" realm. "Haunting" is just that, an exceptionally slow and eerie instrumental that's perfectly titled and the closer, "The Duel" with T.D. and his friend Ryan Nash exchanging blows of fretting firepower--almost like a Cacophony reunion of sorts.

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Quintessence Metal Webzine

"Perspective" (2000 Bison Music)

Reviewed November 2002

"Perspectives" is just as energetic with chockfuls of harmony, catchy rhythms and a great balance of fast to slow soloing and techniques. This CD as well as T.D. are all over the place! Some Heavy Metal to acoustic stuff on here ("12 String Thing" is a good example) throughout. 4 of the songs on here have vocals; despite not the most original, they jam just as emphatically as the other songs in the instrumental sense. If you like solo artists like Howe, Moore, MacAlpine, Kollman, Friedman and Rondat,T.D. Clark is right up there in that caliber and it seems he's slowing gaining his due as most guitar players seem to be underrated due to the ever-changing trendy media. Even if football isn't your sport, you'll definately score some points with this T.D..

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c/o Wayne Klinger
PO Box 134
Mt.Carmel,PA 17851
U.S.A