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Some artists push boundaries with edgy lyrics, some with orchestras of myriad instruments, others with dark personal content. Noble pushes boundaries alright, but his are physical as well as psychological. How fast can one play a 12-string? How many instruments can one play at the same time? How much emotion can one wring out of a single chord? He hammers against these walls, letting the music speak for itself – good-humoredly, wonderingly, rambunctiously – without forcing ego into the equation. It’s a delicate talent, and like Noble’s fleet fingers and grounded energy, it shines throughout Those Who Know.The eight track, mainly instrumental album draws upon Noble’s unique percussive guitar style that picks up where long lost legend Michael Hedges left off; but don’t be fooled this is not “New Age,” music rather a funk rock, jazz, world music fusion for this century. |
