Clark Colborn Offers Look at “Happy, Happy Man Parts”

ROCKFORD, Ill. - April 29, 2014 - PRLog -- Clark Colborn just released a promotional video focusing on the song “Happy, Happy Man Parts.” It’s the fourth in a weekly series to promote his upcoming EP. The new EP will be titled “Frank Made Me Do It” and is a tribute to Frank Zappa and his music. The EP will be released on May 11th, the 21st anniversary of the release of Zappa’s Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar.  The new promotional video (offering some insight into the creation of the piece along with some of the music) can be seen in all its glory at http://youtu.be/nAj2pmubPN4.



Clark Colborn is an American rock guitarist, composer and recording artist. Born and raised not far from Chicago, Illinois, he has been a performing musician most of his life. Not following the beaten path is in his nature, and it shows in his guitar playing and his song writing. His adventurous and innovative disposition has made it hard to pigeon-hole his genre, yet his unique sound has garnered him fans of every variety. Colborn spent years on the stages of roadhouses & rock venues throughout the Midwest with bands such as Cheater, Blackjack, and Sleight of Hand, before stepping fully into the spotlight as a solo artist.

Over the years Colborn has gotten some great reviews. His first album had critics saying things like "Listening to the CD takes you back to the days when Randy Rhodes and Eddie Van Halen turned playing guitar into an art form” (Gregory Johnson of Beetcafe.com). Michael Molenda, Editor in Chief, Guitar Player Magazine  had this to say about that same set: “Clark Colborn’s fat and massively effected tone comes on like Godzilla, and it shifts between slinky, silky, scary, spiky, and searing. ...his brilliantly schizoid technical/primitive approach to the guitar is pretty exciting. In short, he rocks.”

When reviewing his second album at Prognaut.com Chris Erbeck said, “Clark's guitar prowess is evident. The man plays guitar like a journeyman. I could hear echoes of the heavier side of 70's prog,a thread moving throughout that makes me think of Martin Barre on "Thick as A Brick".” At Wormwood Chronicles, Doctor Abner Mality said, “Clark Colborn plays guitar. That simple statement sums up a lot. In fact, Clark doesn't merely play guitar, he attacks it, he soothes it, he coaxes all manner of sounds from it. The guy is a guitar virtuoso, but much more tasteful than a mere ‘shredder’ who makes the instrument beg for mercy with endless neoclassical arpeggio blasts and brutal polyrhythms.”

Clark Colborn says this about Zappa: “Frank Zappa's total musical fearlessness, sense of humor, and sense of absurdity totally captivated me when I was a teenager, and over the years he has been an influence on me in so many ways that it is hard to describe.” Colborn goes on to say, “I've never tried to be a clone of Frank or to write music that sounded like him. I have always tried to be me, and just let the principles Frank embraced guide me at times when I felt lost. This has led to musical compositions that didn’t really fit with most of what I do as a solo artist stylistically.” When it comes to this particular project, Colborn says, “I want my fans to hear how he has influenced me, so I put four of my songs that FZ inspired me to write, plus a cover of his immortal “My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama” together on this new EP. They are a little crazy, musically, lyrically, or both, but it is not my fault, really. Frank made me do it.”

For more information you can check out Clark Colborn on the web at clarkplaysguitar.com and facebook.com/ClarkColborn. Colborn’s music is available at: iTunes, Google Music, Amazon's MP3 store, CD Baby, Great Indie Music (http://www.greatindie.com/) and Bandcamp. While availability of individual items might vary at those locations, everything is available at Colborn’s web store: http://store.clarkplaysguitar.com/.