Major Stars - Decibels of Gratitude CD Steven R. Smith ORF (Austria's National Broadcaster) and

ORF (Austria's National Broadcaster) and for the BBCs World Service

was heavily influenced by Japanese (his self-chosen last name was even inspired by the Japanese haiku poet Matsuo Basho)

Program repeats on each side

computer generated patterns of guitar harmonics (the pillar of the work)

Major Stars - Decibels of Gratitude CD Steven R. Smith ORF (Austria's National Broadcaster) andDecibels of Gratitude is the eighth full length studio album by this long running Massachusetts ensemble. The roots of Major Stars go back to the 1979 formation of Crystalized Movements, through to their early 90s successor, Magic Hour. Upon that band's breakup, guitarists Wayne Rogers and Kate Village formed Major Stars, which kept Magic Hour's tendency toward songs spiked with lengthy instrumental excursions, but added a hard rock angle not usually