Album release party in Boston on Oct 14th at Great Scott in Allston.
Ian
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Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
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I was not at that particular ROSfest show, but I can imagine how that might not have worked that well with a seated audience like ROSfest has. Bent Knee typically play clubs to a much younger audience where their stage antics work a bit better. Personally I like the fact that they bring some energy to their live shows, but I can also understand how that may not have worked in a ROSfest type environment.
Anybody heard Ben Levin's solo material? It's amazing, absolutely nuts, and far, far proggier than almost anything he does with Bent Knee. Listening to it, I realized that BK is his "pop" project - or the nearest thing to it - and that without Courtney, Vince, Jess, and Chris's more straightahead directions and instincts for tastefulness in the stylistic mix, he'd be doing something way, way stranger. And, probably, not getting out of Boston much or at all.
For an example, this video below. Note that it contains most of the members of Bent Knee, but they aren't trying to play anything remotely like pop music or be tasteful - in fact, here you'll see just how much they can shred if the occasion calls for it. The music itself seems to be somewhere around the intersection of Zappa, Mr. Bungle, and early John Zorn.
Freak Machine is a good album
Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on progrock.com
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Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
I like the face paint, but the keyboard player needs a cape.
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"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."
-- Aristotle
Nostalgia, you know, ain't what it used to be. Furthermore, they tells me, it never was.
“A Man Who Does Not Read Has No Appreciable Advantage Over the Man Who Cannot Read” - Mark Twain
Lou
Looking forward to my day in court.
My review of the new Bent Knee album is now up...
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This album will easily be in my top 10 of 2019... probably top 5. Can't stop listening!
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I'll get it Friday ...with Tull Stormwatch? Not sure it'll be out on the 11th or 18th
Holy woozaa Knew it would be good but not this good..
Got the release party next week, will pick up a copy there.
Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on progrock.com
https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-a...re-happy-hour/
Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
Would love to attend that but 9 PM on a Monday evening is a tough ask... But I'm mulling it...
I'm at track 10. This is a very noisy album!
I like the songs, but to me it sounds very brick walled. Sure there are dynamics, but the heavier parts are quite in your face.
I'd be interested in what the wave looks like. Might have to throw it in when I get home.
What They Mean is certainlt different from what they've done before. Sounding darker and heavier which is always a bonus for me. I'm loving this one!
Yeah. There are dynamics in the quiet parts, but not at all when they get louder and heavier.
Courtney is also kind of shrill on a lot of the vocals.
Sometimes her voice can make me turn them off. I like her voice on Black Tar Water and Leak Water, because she doesn't oversing with the shrill tone that makes me cringe at times.
They tore it up tonight at the album release party in Boston, played an hour of new material in a packed all standing venue that was bouncing. Got to sat hi to Courtney, Gavin & Ben before the gig. Good night out.
Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on progrock.com
https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-a...re-happy-hour/
Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
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