Mysteries of the Revolution
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=a0KEophdHuE
Planeta Imaginario
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=iFPA3...%3DiFPA3ycCu1o
Freeway Jam
https://soundcloud.com/freeway-jam-i...y-jam-pensieri
So, basically, you don't like Earthworks and you like Elephant9 better than Niacin. Big fucking deal. I wasn't replying to you. I was replying to the OP. Opinions and preferences cannot be wrong.
Personally, I like Bruf's use of the Simmons' drums. In fact, on tunes like "Pilgrim's Way" and "All Heaven Broke Loose", he shows - better than anyone - how melodic & beautiful they can be.
As for Niacin, there's more to them than just a Hammond organ : the "Monster of Monsters" on drums, Dennis Chambers, and the perfect bass compliment to both, Billy Sheehan. Chambers & Sheehan are just about the perfect rhythm section to me.
I disagree, but I don't want to argue about it, either.
“From thirty feet away she looked like a lot of class. From ten feet away she looked like something made up to be seen from thirty feet away.” – Philip Marlowe
Nice to see all these mentions of Bill Bruford's Earthworks in this thread! What an innovative, great, somewhat-unappreciated (by non-musicians and non-prog & non-jazz fans anyway!) band they were (in all their various permutations)!
"Wouldn't it be odd, if there really was a God, and he looked down on Earth and saw what we've done to her?" -- Adrian Belew ('Men In Helicopters')
I managed to pick up a copy of "Lunatic Taxi" by Sixun. It sounds to me like they have the basis of Weather Report, but a hint of Full Circle style world music influences, maybe a hint of Steps Ahead (sans vibes) also. I like this very much!
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Yeah, I'd say Sixun cops the Weather Report vibe....with a bigger slice of African and other world music influences. But later period WR (Actually, all WR since Mysterious Traveller) has had some pretty obvious world music influences. I'd argue they were the ones to bring it to Jazz/Rock or Fusion in the first place, in fact.
But they do their own thing...some very catchy melodies and grooves. And the guitar plays a bigger role, of course. Lunatic Taxi is a great one.
It is, but you can only find it second hand, and at a rather hysterical price. mp3's are available too.
http://www.amazon.com/Players-Jeff-Berlin/dp/B0049OWCHC
I have fond memories of The Dave Holland trio ca 1991-92 (with Kevin Eubanks on guitar and Marvin "Smitty" Smith on percussion) : fabulous !
In the "slick fusion" style, Uzeb were indeed very good (cf "Uzeb Club"), so very 80's... Their guitarist released a smoking solo album in 1992 :
The Pat Metheny Group 's "Still life (talking)"(1988) has some classic pieces, especially "Third Wind".
And in a more "alien" style...
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Earthworks is way too Jazz-y for me. I like my Prog/Fusion to ROCK so Sax is generally not gonna be part of the equation. I also prefer well thought out compositional twists and turns like the quartet Return To Forever albums.
One that hasn't been mentioned from the 80s is Minimum Vital. Killer stuff, especially Sarabandes
Why is it whenever someone mentions an artist that was clearly progressive (yet not the Symph weenie definition of Prog) do certain people feel compelled to snort "thats not Prog" like a whiny 5th grader?
Does Kraan fall inside or outside the "fusion" category? I am a huge Ozrics fan and know that Kraan is one of Ed Wynne's favorites. I picked up Kraan Live and was very surprised at how much I dig it. The wah-wah on the violin is sometimes a deal-breaker, as are occasional vocals, but the music is so tight. Anyway, they are still playing however they did start in the 70s.
So yeah, another question that may or may not fit is: Who do you think is the present-day Mahavishnu Orchestra?
I really like this band, bot despise the CD art:
no tunes, no dynamics, no nosebone
The live 74' disc hits the right nerves for me...and would be on my desert island list. Wouldn't be surprised if the vocals and the sax (that can sound like electric violin sometimes) ends up growing on you...it's just a #@!!** great record!
Not sure given the present as a starting point that a leap like Inner Mounting Flame is possible. In 93' (damn' that was 20 years ago?) seemed like the 1st Tipographica record came close. Some of the recent Marc Ducret stuff might scorch a few new neurons.
Kraan is a fusion of many styles, and their albums vary quite a bit, allthough easily recognizable. Kraan live 74 is great great album, but as you come from the Ozrics departement, you should try 'Flyday' (78) and the other 70'ties livealbum 'Tournée' (79-80), the sax has gone, but there is a great keyboardplayer. Unfortunately not much on the tube from those albums.
http://<a href="http://www.youtube.c...F2nRXtEEpI</a>
I come from many departments! The Ozrics are a huge favorite of mine, as well as the "big" prog bands Yes, Genesis, etc... I'm also into Prog Metal starting with Fates Warning and Dream Theater, more current prog like Spock's Beard, Flower Kings, Transatlantic, etc... Also recent musics of Tesseract, Animals as Leaders, Scale the Summit, Between the Buried and Me, Coheed and Cambria... so much music, so little time.
I've been stuffing the ears with Mahavishnu over the past few weeks, Inner Mounting Flame, Birds of Fire, Emerald Beyond... any other recordings recommended by MO?
Yes this thread is about post 70s fusion so I'll throw a few out there. Someone else mentioned Ohm, I'd like to throw Ohmphrey's out there, which is Ohm plus a few members of Progressive rock/Jamband Umphrey's McGee, a fantastic band with amazing improv chops and great dual guitar players. Anyone else a fan?
Post 70's? How about Timeless? I recommend everything by The Guv'nor, Jeff Beck.....
Yes ! this is remarkable :
http://liveweb.arte.tv/fr/video/Marc...tival_Jazzdor/
my music collection increased tenfolds when I switched from drug-addicts to complete nutcases.
I don't care what anyone says, the first 2 albums by Gamalon kick major butt!
Why is it whenever someone mentions an artist that was clearly progressive (yet not the Symph weenie definition of Prog) do certain people feel compelled to snort "thats not Prog" like a whiny 5th grader?
Greetings,
This is a tough one, as many of my top candidates are not pure enough fusion to be listed IMO (such as Pekka Pohjola, KENSO, Kit Watkins (Labyrinth), Ken Watson, Jean Pascal Boffo, Patrick Gauthier, Farmers Market and Mats Öberg & G.U.B.B.). Those that actually fall close enough inside the perimeter, though, include Stretch (the NJ-based trio with Glenn Alexander and Dave LaRue), Pierrejean Gaucher (and his Melody Makers project), Bad Dog U, and Eduardo del Barrio's Free Play.
Cheers,
Alan
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