Free Play is the 1997 release from Belgian guitarist Philippe Thibaut--an instrumental rock guitar tour-de-force featuring eight original compositions and two cover tunes, "Sisters" (Steve Vai) and "Cabin Fever" (Steve Morse). Thibaut can really play his instrument, or in this case, instruments, as he handled bass and drum programming duties on all tracks. Highlights include "Birth Of Nature", "Time Out" and "Odyssey"--three cuts that exemplify his approach to writing songs, and which include just the right amount of guitar pyrotechnics to satisfy six-string junkies everywhere. Free Play is the perfect introduction to the European brand of instrumental rock.
