From Meola To You
EVEN BEFORE HE released All Your Life, his 2014 tribute to the Beatles’ music, Al Di Meola knew that a sequel was mandatory. “Let’s face it: Their catalog is so vast and incredible,” he says. “The first Beatles record I did was like scratching the surface. You record one song and you immediately think of three more you could do. So the idea of doing another one appealed to me from a conceptual standpoint, but when All Your Life became a big seller, it became a no-brainer. This is music that I love, and people all over the world want to hear it. The Beatles just make you feel good.”
Like , the new album, (earMUSIC), sees the guitar legend re-imagining the music of the Fab Four in ways that are both startling and exhilarating. “Here Comes the Sun” becomes a multiple–time signature acoustic and electric guitar orchestra, while “Dear Prudence” floats atop a soft bed of Caribbean percussion, over which Di with the “Golden Slumbers Medley,” lacing “Golden Slumbers” with fluid flamenco licks before digging in for some searing rock on “Carry That Weight.”
