If you want to experience the real guitar revolution and immerse yourself into a video game-like sonic world, look no further than Adam Wissman’s fantastic “Rage Quit”. This guitar instrumental odyssey is practically a living, breathing, moving thing. Featuring a spritzy electronic undercurrent, the lead guitar work in “Rage Quit” is simply mesmerizing and filled with depth and shapes that fill the sensory glands. Nashville-based Wissman proves that Music City is all encompassing and practically 3D as he transports the listener into a new era of music and fascinating guitar flow.
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When the track first begins, the listener is thrown into this wild mix of crunch riffs and trickling electronica. The wavelengths feel light, and not one second of this entire song makes the listener feel oppressed or burdened by the sounds. You are elevated. The electric guitar shape-shifts somewhat and expands the sonic blend to be a mix between a Carlos Santana-influenced range to heavy metal (more like Quiet Riot or Bon Jovi). The guitar just sings and the evolving sound expresses a heightened sense of joy and urgency. It’s interesting that this came to my mind considering the song’s title includes ‘rage’. I never felt like the guitar was angry or even the undertow of the rhythm section. This song felt like an escape.
It could also represent the sound of running towards something. I kept thinking of a video game or movie score where it’s high intensity. The action of “Rage Quit” is palpable. I felt a rush – an exhilarating rush – that seemed to expand into this sonic orb. You feel unstoppable listening to the guitar change-ups and the intricate notes that Wissman shells out. He can really play the guitar and the song has this extra glow, another layer of brilliance because of the escalating guitar movements. What I loved about this track is that the storyline isn’t set in stone. I felt like it changed with every listen, and to use that word again, it expanded and injected more life into it on each playback.
Maybe it’s sorcery, or just a relentless guitar vibe that pierces the heart and soul, “Rage Quit” is unbelievably imaginative. Just when you thought the guitar had a zone and stayed in its lane, in comes Wissman with his magic. He slays. The guitar rips open an entire new atmosphere of colors and emotive tones. Falling not too far behind are the burgeoning synths that seem to echo the same emotions or at the very least, bolster the tones. As a listener, I was left with enthusiasm and yearning for one more bite. One more hit of this addictive sonic medicine.
It might be that the ‘rage’ in “Rage Quit” comes from the desire to be able to put something down, stop for a while and have the discipline to only have a sip here and there. I think the addictive chemical in your body, and in this case, the drowning melodic guitar tones, keep you coming back. You can’t just walk away.
Chadwick Easton