The Americana Instrumental follow up to Tingstad's 2006 GRAMMY nominated "Southwest." With a purchase of Badlands you will be entered to win the Luna Henna Guitar used in the recording. Visit www.erictingstad.com for more information. That is really cool, not at all what I expected. When I think of a guitar album, I think GUITARS! Jeff Beck, Joe Bonamassa, Gary Moore. It's amazing to me how Eric captures the essence of the "place" in his songs. The guitar is not at the forefront, but layered into the sound to take you to wherever the place is for that song title. It's always about what's best for the composition. I heard that on his earlier albums as well but think this is the best example of that yet. Very cool ... I LOVE it! Paul Schille