True. I figured the mention of Reich would balance out against the rest of my list which was primarily jazz/fusion.
And as long as you’re in here I may as well mention that Uncle Bonsai’s Myn Ynd Wymyn is another one of my recent purchases that not only can I not stop listening to, but I can’t even get out of my head. I hum these tunes to work almost every day lately. Can’t wait till the Bottom Line show.
** Coldfire**
Really? I’ve heard mixed opinions but I should get it anyway, it being one of the few yes albums I don’t own. Did you happen to catch 'em this most recent tour. Whattafuckin show!! They pulled out all my favs - Gates, Starship, Ritual, Heart of the Sunrise, etc.
BTW Jon Anderson is a guest vocalist on the new Bela Fleck album.
So tell me more about the Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
I’ve never heard of them but RobotArm who seems to know his music speaks highly of them, and Mishell, a Grateful Dead fan (deadhead here) likes 'em. What’s they’re deal? New/old? Instrumental/lyrical? Improv/composition? Dark/light?
Oh, and I’ll just make mention of Tuck & Patti’s Paradise found which I bought probably a few months ago and can’t get enough of. Tuck Andress may be the jazz guitarrist of his kind (i.e. more comping in support of Patti’s vocals rather than soloing) ever.
I went and bought a CD out of my high school days. Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables by the Dead Kennedys. I am listening to “Kill the Poor” right now. What a magnificent album.
I’d never heard of them until a week or so ago, when they came up in some other threads here (Best weird songs, best cover versions, or something of that nature. Apparently SwimmingRiddles is quite taken with them as well.) They do punk covers of songs that most punk bands would not think to cover. MF and the GGAre a Drag is all showtunes. I saw another of their CDs in the rack, and it was things like Seasons in the Sun.
Coldy, i hope this doesn’t sound blasphemous or anything but I’m really not a fan of 90125. I much prefer the 70’s progressive stuff to the poppy 80’s stuff, though I do like Drama.
But I did hear the one single (In 7 IIRC, but I forgot the title) on the radio and liked it. They didn’t do anything from The Ladder at the show i saw.
You’re forgiven - I like both, myself. But The Ladder can be compared to 90125 because all the tunes are so well-composed. Not a complete show-off of skills, rather a very harmonious album with a wide variety of musical influences. Anyway, give it a try
