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Almost Empty We Unplugged

by Tom Riepl

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1.
Good Time Feeling 04:39
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2.
Big Yellow Taxi 03:20
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3.
Give Me Some Money 04:00
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4.
Midnight Rider 04:27
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5.
I Can Fly 04:00
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6.
Home 03:33
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MTV Unplugged? Well, Almost… Empty We Unplugged. Tom Riepl teamed up with singer Salina Albert to record an acoustic album (EP). Styles on ‘Almost Empty We Unplugged’ include Folk, Country Rock, Americana and Blues, as well as the story of a man on the run, presumably from the law and on a horse... Percussions by Thomas ‘Mäx’ Köppl as well as a guest appearance by Max Niedermaier (Flute) make the whole thing complete.

Listener’s Comments:

Album sounds great! It’s a very 3D sound which I love, lots of depth for every voice involved, just great. Salina has a wonderful voice and really brings out the songs (…) I put it on my normal listening spot outside my studio and it sounded fantastic there as well!
Andrew L. – Nashville, TN
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I am blown away by the crisp, detail-oriented and playful attention applied to both the sides of this disk! I experienced a head-phone-like appreciation of the sonic placements of the voices and guitar. Whew...
Grey S. – Stinson Beach, CA
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Insanely good! I would consider this “audiophile”(…)
Very quiet, music comes out of the black, details clear, and one can hear deep into the recording. I could go on…
Henry H. – Mendocino, CA
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CD Review in German Gitarre & Bass Magazine:

SALINA ALBERT & TOM RIEPL:
ALMOST EMPTY WE UNPLUGGED

Singer Salina Albert and the among ‘Gitarre&Bass’ readers well-known guitarist Tom Riepl have recorded an EP (‘Almost Empty We Unplugged’) in which various acoustic guitars and a ukulele, discreetly supported by percussion, support the harmonic and rhythmic background for Salina Albert's bell-clear and present voice. Six songs, including an original composition, were recorded with great attention to detail and performed flawlessly. It starts with the Dickey Betts classic ‘Good Time Feeling’, an uptempo swing that evokes associations with the legendary recordings of Les Paul and Mary Ford through Salina’s flawlessly intoned harmony vocals as well as the three-part guitar set in the middle section. Joni Mitchell’s ‘Big Yellow Taxi’ grooves a bit more relaxed than the original, without losing sight of the song’s spirit. The Allman Brothers cult song ‘Midnight Rider’ mutates into an almost mystical sound painting. In Barry Volk’s ‘I Can Fly’ and ‘Home’ penned by Tom and Salina, the only electrified addition we hear is a Stratocaster. The album is multi-layered, without appearing overloaded, and guitar gourmets will discover new filigree details of highest string art every time they listen to. The transparent and dynamic sound of the EP deserves special praise. wk
© Gitarre&Bass 8/2020

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released May 8, 2020

Salina Albert: Vocals

Tom Riepl: Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Ukulele

Thomas “Mäx” Köppl: Percussion

Recorded at Tomtone Studios, Bavaria, Germany
Flute solo on ‘Give Me Some Money’ by Max Niedermaier
Photos by Marina Brem / Mary Lou Pics
Cover Design & Artwork by Okinawa Baby

Arranged & Produced by Tom Riepl © 2020

‘Good Time Feeling’ written by Richard Betts © 1978 Arista

‘Big Yellow Taxi’ written by Joni Mitchell © 1970 Reprise

‘Give Me Some Money’ written by Rick Derringer © 2009 Mascot

‘Midnight Rider’ written by Gregg Allman & Robert Payne © 1970 Atco/Capricorn

‘I Can Fly’ written by Barry Volk © 1980 EMI Music

‘Home’ written by Tom Riepl & Salina Albert © 2019 Tomtone

We like to thank:
Barry Volk, Marina Brem, The McFly Brothers,
KWMR West Marin Community Radio, Grey Shepard,
Anschi Riepl, Rick Hirsch, Elke Albert, Missing-O-Love,
Sal’In’Acoustic, Ladner Engineering, Rodenberg Amplification, Musikdiscount 24, MTV Unplugged, The Allman Brothers Band…
and everybody we forgot to mention here!

© 2020 Tomtone Record$

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Tom Riepl is an award winning guitarist who is well-known for his improvisation skills, tone and an individual style which can be described as an engaging mixture of Blues, Rock, Jazz and ‘70s/‘80s TV-Show soundtracks. His most successful album PLAY> features guest stars like Huey Lewis, Lee Ritenour, Lauren Turner, Rick Hirsch and Red Young as well as many other great musicians… ... more

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