There was a time when guitar wasn't king. But that time is gone forever, thanks to Rock 'N' Roll and bands like Fourth Estate. Fourth Estate has created a progressive, guitar-based music that fuses smokin' riffs, deep, rumbling rhythms and exploratory compositions that challenge the ear and boil the blood. On their release, See What I See, the music goes beyond the usual flash guitar work of most of their contemporaries and takes rock into another world - literally. Listen to "Kara Kum," a three-part electric suite, and find out where Western guitar sounds meet Bulgarian folk melodies and rhythms. "Crazy Ivan" is a heady musical journey across a broad, brawny soundscape that may as well be the endless expanse of the Russian steppes. Not to ignore influences at home, of course, "The Hammer Song" turns blues-rock adrenaline into a rollicking blast of guitar assault pandemonium. But Fourth Estate not only creates innovative music, they are also masters of innovative instruments. On See What I See, witness Beegle's expert use of the Transperformance Automatic Tuning Guitar, employing the futuristic Digital Tuning System that creates a whole new universe of tunings with just the touch of a finger.
WORD ON THE STREET:
"Finesse & Fury...beautiful and jaw-dropping...this one easily ranks up there with the best instrumental albums ever released." - HM MAGAZINE
"The album's (See What I See) absolute killer, however, is the epic,
three-part 'Kara Kum,' a gyrating, mutating, Arabic-metal, prog-rock showstopper." - GUITAR WORLD
"The band's second album, See What I See, is a tour de force of slick licks mated with an expansively creative vision. The result is
progressive rock that actually lives up to its name--equal parts rocking and progressive." - GUITAR WORLD ON-LINE
"This band is destined for greatness. I promise ya!"
RIP MAGAZINE
"The band has enough talent to play rings around a dozen rock bands" - THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS
"Fourth Estate is made up of excellent players, but more important,
Beegle and the boys bring genuine feeling to a genre given to pomp and soulless technique" - WESTWORD
"(See What I See) An intense guitar disc that merits many repeat
listens" - GUITAR SHOP
"A fine showcase of Beegle's mighty guitar chops, the 19 track
Dustbuster Demos still impresses with it's mix of group originals and
covers of Jethro Tull's 'Locomotive Breath' and the Focus classic
'Hocus Pocus'." - 20TH CENTURY GUITAR
