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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. - Guitar9.com
Philippe Thibaut has done it again with his second release, Outside Limit, a CD filled with ten original rock and hard rock instrumentals that bristle with guitar-driven fury. The Belgian guitarist slips and slides all over steaming, high-energy numbers such as "Inside The Hurricane" and "Underwater Meeting" (featuring 'underwater' guitar in the chorus), letting the fluid melodies carry the tune until it's time to blaze. Thibaut has made great strides in the engineering and production areas as well--the tracks are hot and clean throughout. Outside Limit is a riveting instrumental collection--you'll be hitting the repeat button on your CD player a lot with this one. - Guitar9.com
Belgian guitarist Philippe Thibaut returns with his third album, Guitar Planet, this time recorded under the project name Theebo. The CD features twelve rock and hard rock instrumentals and three vocal cuts (a cover of Jimi Hendrix' "Crosstown Traffic", and two originals). Guitar Planet also features blazing instrumental covers of Hendrix' "Purple Haze" and Extreme's "Cupid's Dead". Thibaut is at the top of his game here, incredible wah-wah workouts give way to terrific single note bursts, while heavy riffage is augmented by harmonized lines - even his 'underwater' guitar sound (heard on his CD "Outside Limit") makes another appearance. Thibaut fans will delight in this new collection of tunes, while those yet unfamiliar with his guitar work will need to pay attention. - Guitar9.com
Discography
Free Play - 1997
Outside Limit - 2000
Guitar Planet - 2002
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The strength of a 5 track demo in 1995 earned Philippe 3rd place overall in a European guitar competition in Switzerland. On his first 2 albums, Freeplay in 1997 and Outside Limit in 2000, Philippe received strong reviews in the French and Belgian press. More of his finest work is to be found on 2002's Guitar Planet, an album of 12 blazing instrumentals and 3 vocal covers. And Phil says more is coming soon!
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