Devlin is one of those guitarists who always surprised me with how he played. Never to the detriment of the song, always complimenting the tone and feel of the music played by the band. There are many guitarists who you can hear and straightaway know exactly how they are playing and how to recreate it, but Devlin was always a bit more difficult to figure out. There is some really intricate guitar work going on- definitely worth a listen for anyone who may have not noticed his playing before.
Its a shame that Bluetones are lumped with the whole Britpop thing
when their music was a lot more well thought out than other bands of
that era.
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Probably one of the best models out there for an indie rock guitarist like me, along with the obvious (Butler,Marr,Coxon,Squire,Noel G)
Other than the by the look, early on, that is.
It tired a bit on their third album though, great songs like Navigators and Home Fires Burning for some reason paired with constant references to getting nicked for speeding!
Great band though.