Songs from the record were previewed during their 90-date, 33-country 'Shows Of A Lost World' tour for more than 1.3 million people to overwhelming fan and critical acclaim.
Like everything else about the man, he did things his own way - when he was damn good and ready. Maybe it had something to do with that other Texas singer, that Red-Headed Stranger who shook things up in Austin and country music in general.
With his second full-length Better Noise Music album, Sorry For Nothing, Cory Marks takes up his territory, offering up an unapologetic double-barreled blast of 13 songs, equally divided between arena-rock and roots country.
Before Joe Satriani, Steve Vai or Eddie Van Halen there was Harvey Mandel, who had an innovative approach to electric guitar and was among the first to utilize an intricate two-handed fretboard tapping technique.