Güru

"They sound killer..."

Love those guys, and they tackle two songs on this 11 track tribute.
And the 2 best songs at that - they rip through 'Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little boy'
and 'Addicted to that rush'. And they sound killer doing it !!
But that's about the only reason for general rock fans to buy this.
The Güru tracks save the day ( and my ears ). - melodicrock.com

Güru are a rock band from Barcelona, formed by David Palau and Pau Sastre in 2007.

The band play melodic, finely-crafted rock with pop, blues, funk influences.

Both music and production are of the highest order on their eponymous debut album, which has caught the attention of the most demanding audiences and has generated interest at home and abroad.Its members are all session musicians whose live shows leave no one indifferent.

Güru is the kind of band that every musician dreams of: virtuosity with no-holds barred music from the heart.

Four musicians doing what they do best: making great music,great AOR and great rock!

Güru are here!!

PRESS:

"From start to finish, the concert totally bowled me over."
What a sound, what class, and what great stage presence. "No more time", another example of elegance and class, together with the ballad "Staring at your door". The interpretation of "Sometimes" was another of the highlights of the evening; what a brilliant singer David Palau is, ladies and gentlemen!! In just about half an hour they left us literally speechless. What idiot would dare to play after this lot? In Spain there are bands out there with willpower and illusion, who try hard, but before all of them...come GURU."

“My mouth opened wide and I just couldn’t shut it after that”
They started to play and after just ten seconds I was captivated by the band’s technical level; you could tell these guys were professionals since the skill of their playing and the sound they managed to get was simply incredible. But when the solo parts came and David got to grips with his guitar my mouth opened wide and I just couldn’t shut it after that. A truly great guitarist, not only because of his technical quality, but because of the melodic quality of his solos, and his stage presence. They sounded incredible, the songs are clearly influenced by Toto and Van Halen amongst others, but with interesting touches of other musical styles, including funk, soul or jazz. In conclusion, a mixture of sounds, sudden stops, twists and turns, and melodies, all of which made for a thrilling experience for all who were there.

“This band will transcend boundaries with the quality and style of the music they offer“
Listening to the sensitivity David Palau singing and playing this song made my hair stand on end. He’s an incredible musician, his solos have soul and technique, much like Steve Lukather (Toto). Moreover Güru is a band with no inhibitions, who have drawn their inspiration from funk, jazz and soul, effortlessly and naturally merging these styles with rock music. It’s about time we had a band like this around here. I honestly believe this band will transcend boundaries with the quality and style of the music they offer. Their debut album is a rare gem that deserves a critique of its own. The good thing about Güru is that there isn’t a single throw-away track on the album, so you can rest assured you’re just going to hear good songs.

“A luxury to hear such quality in one group“
That’s how “Your smile” sounded, with souly touches from vocalist Pau Sastre, who sang like an angel throughout the concert.“Salvation”, to which we shouted ourselves hoarse, especially the chorus line, and what else would you expect other than an incredible solo by David Palau, demonstrating exquisite taste, finesse and delicacy that I’ve rarely seen or heard: without doubt one of the best guitarists when it comes to talking and communicating with the sounds he gets out of his solos; an absolute luxury, and made in Spain at that. It’s a luxury to hear such quality in one group; their professionalism is evident in every aspect, the sound, the performance, the compositions, the elegance of their playing and the way they simply enjoy playing their songs. I hope they get the recognition they deserve.

“Güru outdo more than one mythical American band”
And there’s not much else to say about the event, great rapport amongst the musicians, a continuous interaction between the public and the band, music of the highest quality, performed with impeccable precision, a clear demonstration that Güru outdo more than one mythical American band in this style of music. The concert, however, has taken its toll on the public; how the hell do Güru expect us to survive until their next concert?”
- www.melodicrock.com

Tras diez minutos para pequeños retoques, llegaba la hora de Gurú, en formato semi-acústico, con el sonriente David Palau voz y guitarra eléctrica, acompañado por Pau Sastra voz y guitarra acústica, tras sentarse en sendos taburetes y poner a punto las guitarras empezaron a tocarnos temas de Gurú, intercambiándose la labor vocal en varias ocasiones, primero fue David Palau con el tema "Adictive Love", uno de los temas más marchosos que tienen y con el que nos pusieron a cien, para calmarnos con la balada "Staring at your Door" que fue cantada por Pau, que sin duda tiene un bonita voz y esta balada la clavó y que decir del solo que complementa el tema, sencillamente para ponerte los pelos como escarpias, mención aparte la de la técnica y gusto al tocar del Sr. Palau, creo que este hombre esta en otra división a los que pocos guitarristas españoles llegan, visto lo visto hoy, su facilidad, elegancia, su técnica y destreza y presencia en el escenario y eso que estaba sentadito.
Guru
Otro de los temas que nos tocaron y en esta ocasión cantó David fue "I found my Way", un medio tiempo precioso, con buenas melodías, unos coros maravillosos de Pau y otro solazo a cargo del maestro David Palau. Tras estos dos temas lentos, nos anunció David que íbamos a por un poco de ruido con "Salvation", un temazo que ejecutaron de maravilla y del que el público disfrutó, es un temazo que aunque no se conozca, te atrapa a la primera, con coros de nuevo perfectos esta vez por parte de Palau, ya que la voz principal corrió nuevamente a cargo de Pau Sastre.

Para terminar el mini concierto nos tocaron otro gran tema como "Sometimes", con el que se despidieron, como no con una sonrisa de oreja a oreja y contentos con el recibimiento por parte de todos los que allí estábamos y citándonos para la próxima salida de su primer disco, que dicho sea de paso, ya se pueden tener 6 temas inéditos en la reciente edición especial por el 10º Aniversario del disco de David Palau "Divertimento", disco doble con muchos extras y del que tenéis reseña y concurso en la web. Con ganas nos quedamos de seguir disfrutando de más temas, pero la noche era la de Jimi Jamison, así que no queda otra que esperar a la visita de Gurú, al completo, en su presentación de su primer trabajo, allí nos veremos. - www.canedorock.com

“AND THERE’S NOT MUCH ELSE TO SAY ABOUT THE EVENT, GREAT RAPPORT AMONGST THE MUSICIANS, A CONTINUOUS INTERACTION BETWEEN THE PUBLIC AND THE BAND,
MUSIC OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY, PERFORMED WITH IMPECCABLE PRECISION, A CLEAR DEMONSTRATION THAT GÜRU OUTDO MORE THAN ONE MYTHICAL AMERICAN BAND IN THIS
STYLE OF MUSIC. THE CONCERT, HOWEVER, HAS TAKEN ITS TOLL ON THE PUBLIC; HOW THE HELL DO GÜRU EXPECT US TO SURVIVE UNTIL THEIR NEXT CONCERT?”
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“THEY STARTED TO PLAY AND AFTER JUST TEN SECONDS I WAS CAPTIVATED BY THE BAND’S TECHNICAL LEVEL; YOU COULD TELL THESE GUYS WERE PROFESSIONALS SINCE THE
SKILL OF THEIR PLAYING AND THE SOUND THEY MANAGED TO GET WAS SIMPLY INCREDIBLE. BUT WHEN THE SOLO PARTS CAME AND DAVID GOT TO GRIPS WITH HIS GUITAR MY
MOUTH OPENED WIDE AND I JUST COULDN’T SHUT IT AFTER THAT. A TRULY GREAT GUITARIST, NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF HIS TECHNICAL QUALITY, BUT BECAUSE OF THE MELODIC
QUALITY OF HIS SOLOS, AND HIS STAGE PRESENCE. THEY SOUNDED INCREDIBLE, THE SONGS ARE CLEARLY INFLUENCED BY TOTO AND VAN HALEN AMONGST OTHERS, BUT WITH
INTERESTING TOUCHES OF OTHER MUSICAL STYLES, INCLUDING FUNK, SOUL OR JAZZ. IN CONCLUSION, A MIXTURE OF SOUNDS, SUDDEN STOPS, TWISTS AND TURNS, AND
MELODIES, ALL OF WHICH MADE FOR A THRILLING EXPERIENCE FOR ALL WHO WERE THERE.” - WWW.metalsymphony.com

“FROM START TO FINISH, THE CONCERT TOTALLY BOWLED ME OVER. WHAT A SOUND, WHAT CLASS, AND WHAT GREAT STAGE PRESENCE. ‘NO MORE TIME’, ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF
ELEGANCE AND CLASS, TOGETHER WITH THE BALLAD ‘STARING AT YOUR DOOR’. THE INTERPRETATION OF ‘SOMETIMES’ WAS ANOTHER OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EVENING; WHAT A
BRILLIANT SINGER DAVID PALAU IS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!! IN JUST ABOUT HALF AN HOUR THEY LEFT US LITERALLY SPEECHLESS. WHAT IDIOT WOULD DARE TO PLAY AFTER THIS
LOT? IN SPAIN THERE ARE BANDS OUT THERE WITH WILLPOWER AND ILLUSION, WHO TRY HARD, BUT BEFORE ALL OF THEM... COME GÜRU."
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