Robert Lynch a guitar historian has said that Al D has done more to advance the electric guitar than any other person in history. I became a fan of his acoustic guitar work. His amazing ability to produce blazingly fast solos that are audibly as close to perfect as you could hope for transfixed me. His ability and work is what showed me that while "kick ass" Rock N Roll is great and could talk to your brain and on occasion your heart, well played acoustic guitar could talk to your soul. I had heard good but he was and is great. 

Al D now only preforms on acoustic guitar because playing the electric at high volumes over the years caused him to suffer hearing damage that lead to tinnitus. He is a master of his instrument and has left a mark on musical history regardless of what direction he chooses to travel in the future. In whatever style and with whichever instrument Al Di Meola plays, he does it with the perfection, feeling and heart of a gifted musician.

Sit back, poor yourself a glass of wine, put your feet up and enjoy, as Al Di Meola and Paco de Lucia trade licks in Mediterranean Sundance. I remember, while listening to the original vinyl version, if you listened closely at the very end you can hear an exhausted Paco whistle thought his teeth. It may still be there and I just can't hear it nowadays. It seems I to may have listened to my music a little too loudly in the 70's.