Mike Keneally Band - Guitar Therapy Live (2006)

"Keneally's a monster guitar player with an utterly personal style, and his songwriting is equally idiosyncratic, (just check out the weird "Spoon Guy"). He's got a band who can easily negotiate the trickier musical passages as well as follow his lead when it comes to dynamics or improvisation, all the while flat-out rocking. The album has got a raw, live sound with clearly separated guitars. In his always-entertaining liner notes, Keneally comments that he was "overplaying on every single solo," which is pretty much what his fans are after. Drummer Joe Travers and bassist Bryan Beller play like a rhythm section who've been friends for 20 years or so (they have). Keneally's playing throughout is so impressive, people might be surprised that he used to consider himself "a keyboard player who plays some guitar." His music isn't for everyone: it can be challenging, difficult, and weird. It can also be joyous and transcendent, and almost always displays jaw-dropping musicianship." (Sean Westergaard, Allmusic)