Uncivilized Area
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Great album but see them live
Highlights for me on this album were Jamilia, M.E.M.P.H.I.S. , Little Betty Boop, and Vasillios was ok. You get to see a great deal of the bands chemistry but do yourself a favor and see them live. If you want to hear a sick bisco concert go to archive.org and download their new years concert from this past new years. Oh and definitely buy this album, there is a lack of talented artists left.

Trance Fusion
When Phish first broke up in 2000, i read an article by writer Richard Gehr about who might step up in their place. He listed three bands and as I had to move from DC to Colorado I bought discs from all three for the drive. By the time I reached Denver, this CD was the only one still in rotation. In fact, it was glued to my CD player. A band had managed to fuse my two previously disconnected musical lives.

I grew up with Chicago dance music, new wave, industrial and techno and then saw my share of jambands throughout high school and college. For me, The Disco Biscuits stand out with a sound that manages to trancend both scenes.

This disc is a great intro to the band, and I hope the first moment they break into trance gives you as much hope for music as it did me.

The Biscuits also make live music available on Disclogic.com and fans make free audience recordings available (band supported) at archive.org.

Great CD, a must buy for Biscuits fans
This album was excellent. My friend from school got me into them,and I instanly became attached.They take an aquired taste of music to like them though.I have yet to see them live but I hear they are excellent.Their music is very catchy, and the more you listen the more you like. "Acetobee", "I-Man", and "Little Betty Boop" are by far the best songs on this album which makes it worth to buy. People say the sound and jam like Phish does, not really.They have more of a techno/folk/jazz sound. But they do not jam like Phish.Disco Biscuits sound alot like Moe, and share common attributes along with Phish and String Cheese Inccident. Some people say this album isnt as good as the first, but Ive read and heard from various sources that with each new CD, Disco Biscuits add a new type of sound maikng all of their music different
All in all I love this CD and if you like this taste/type of music its a must buy! ... Read more

Asin: B000006P0C
Sales Rank: 65579
Subjects:  1. American Trad Rock    2. Jam Bands    3. Pop    4. Rock   

Wormwood
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On the strength of its free-flowing live shows, Moe has earned a prestigious spot in the jam band United Nations alongside dignitaries such as Widespread Panic, Blues Traveler, and Phish. What lifts the Buffalo, New York, quintet above its brethren is simple: expert playing, clean production, and songs that don't drag on forever. The group's 10th album takes another major stride in the right direction, opening with the tight garage rock of "Not Coming Down" and the atmospheric Americana of the title track before settling into a looser, swampier groove on "Okayalright." With the experimental tone set, the group is free to move around the cabin for the duration of the disc and they don't hesitate, dipping into Wilco-like sound collages on "Rumble Strip," bar-band reggae on "Crab Eyes," and slapdash electronic folk on "Bullet." The songs don't always ignite, but the sense of adventure comes through, and that's enough to make this latest twist in the Moe story crucial. --Aidin Vaziri ... Read more

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Derhak For President.
Much like in Jay & Silent Bob, I have a heterosexual crush on Rob Derhak.The dude is awesome on the base and we all forgive him if he mangles the lyrics to Happy Hour Hero every single time he sings it.moe. is an incredible band that strains to fit into the mould of the "jam band" stereotype.People will crucify me but they're better than Phish or Panic or the Wu or Hookah or you name it.#1. Their lyrics make sense (ixnay on Recreational Chemistry).#2. No other band anywhere has stage banter on the level these guys do, none.#3.Their Halloween show last year was Simpsons Themed.Nirvana in the form of a pot bellied basist.

Seriously though, these guys are very talented and pretty much everyone I play them for ends up digging them.They have two top of the line guitarists in Al and Chuck, a good drummer in Vinnie and the man himself in Derhak.I've been to 57 shows and have tickets for 5 more in the next 3 months.

My only recommendations in regards to their albums is that as good as their studio stuff is their live stuff is ten times better.You cannot hope to experience this band without seeing them two or three times, it's an incredible time.

AWESOME
this is one of my favorite cd's I have. I like how they took the live recording and over-dubbed it with the studio recording, it gave it the feel of both worlds. this is an awesome cd from an awesome band. it would be a great purchase.

WEAKwood
If you are new to moe., or if you don't have everything else available from moe. yet, DON'T buy this cd.It lacks the energy, creativity, and flow of most moe. studio efforts.Many of the songs absolutely rock live, but the sound is TOTALLY FLAT here.If you've seen the songs live, don't expect the "live tracks/mixed" effort to capture the energy of your faves.No Doy and Dither are outstanding, truly enjoyable studio efforts, and WARTS II is the best live effort.Tin Cans, and Headseed are awesome too. ... Read more

Asin: B000084U4D
Subjects:  1. Adult Alternative Pop/Rock    2. Alternative Pop/Rock    3. American Trad Rock    4. Jam Bands    5. Neo-Psychedelia    6. Pop    7. Rock   

Live at the Wetlands
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This album's all about the blazing virtuosity of Robert Randolph. The pop-music arrival of the young pedal-steel guitarist from the Pentecostal church was shepherded last year by the North Mississippi Allstars and groove organist John Medeski in a brilliant album and group called The Word. With his own Family Band and just one spiritual, the lovely "Pressing My Way," on the set list, Randolph sends lightning bolts through the audience in this August 2001 recording at a now-shuttered Manhattan club. He blends the showmanship of his blues inspiration, Stevie Ray Vaughan, with his own unique instrumental mastery, transforming his steel guitar into something more like a lead vocalist. Randolph constantly makes his 13-string guitar play call-and-response with his own singing, and he breathes fire into Slim Harpo's chestnut "Shake Your Hips" by making it a field day for his stabbing splashes of notes and chords, inventing a different melody for his long solos that's more western swing than swamp blues. Although the shout-and-stomp-along original, "I Don't Know What You Come to Do," raises the crowd, it's the 11-minute finale, "Tears of Joy," that is Randolph's showstopper. The tune's a crafty summation of all his gifts: slow, sliding, rich-toned notes and low-buzzing chords; rhythms that pull from the stately qualities of gospel (enhanced by the way Randolph's steel blends with John Ginty's Hammond organ) and the pure exhilaration of rock improvisation; and beautiful tones that echo from honky-tonk to Hendrix. It's the musical equivalent of a white-water thrill ride. --Ted Drozdowski ... Read more

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Sham
These guys are pretty much like alot of other modern acts
from hip hop, country, and rock. All the same stuff. They
have a fake image that fooled me for a small time... But
that will not happen again. Really this is the same
redneck vibe. These guys are Allman Brothers wannabes.

Good but missing the rest of the performance
This is a great sounding CD and I bought it as it is my own personal policy to buy the CD's of those artist I get shows from on line.There is a TON of concert missing from this recording and it is a shame.How in the hell can you end a cd with a track that ends in, and I paraphrase, with Robert telling the crowd they will be back after a break.Great sound but why in the hell could they not put up the whole show?????

Steve M

Over the top improv based on gospel and blues
Steel guitar player Robert Randolph first came to the attention of the blues and jam band community by playing sacred and gospel music. On this live album, Randolph and his regular backing "Family Band" rips through a series of instrumental and a few vocal numbers.

"Ted's Jam" and "The March" open the disc and set the tone. Randolph's stinging pedal steel guitar slides over a backing of electric bass, organ and percussion. The band stretches out quite a bit melding gospel, blues and jam band rock and roll. The tempo shifts on "Pressing My Way" as Randolph takes to the microphone for the lead vocal shared with gospel-tinged singer and bassist Daniel Morgan. During this twelve-minute jam, the band shifts tempos several times and the enthusiastic crowd is very responsive.

The second half of the disc is a carbon of the first - up-tempo, near over the top improv based on gospel and blues motifs. It's fun to listen too and must have been a blast to see in person, but it will be interesting to see what Randolph and the band can do in the studio. Will they be able to mix tempos to keep the music fresh or will they turn out to be one of the many jam bands that are interesting on stage, but are unable to bring that energy into the studio. ... Read more

Asin: B00006IXGI
Subjects:  1. Blues-Rock    2. Instrumental Gospel    3. Jam Bands    4. Pop    5. Rock    6. Southern Gospel   

Last Chance to Dance Trance (perhaps): Best of 1991-1996
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It's really no wonder the trio of John Medeski, Billy Martin, and Chris Wood hit it big with the improv-rock crew. Their grooves are impeccable and strong, at once taut and fully limber. And this collection shows that MMW knew their grooves even on their minor-splash debut, Notes from the Underground in the early 1990s, when Medeski played mainly piano. The tracks here range from organ-driven rhythmic twisters to slinky reggae covers ("Bemsha Swing/Lively Up Yourself," taken from 1993's It's a Jungle in Here) and all-out keyboard blasters built on loopy jazz-fusion rhythms (as on "Beeah"). Reprising the material that predates MMW's astonishingly successful Combustication, this album reveals a trio that has managed to combine grooves, postbop improvisation, and stellar talent without flinching from their first recorded outing. That you can catch the highlights of their first five releases--plus an unreleased live "Night Marchers"--on this one CD is a boon. --Andrew Bartlett ... Read more

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Great "best of"
This is a great album but I wouldn't recommend buying it.This album has a great assortment of songs which show off many of their older sides, but do not weave the wonderful stories their other complete albums do.I'd recommend buying either "It's a Jungle..." or "Shack man" and listen to it from start to finish a couple dozen times.Those are amazing experiences.Once you listen to those two, you will buy the rest of their music, and then have no need for this "greatest hits album."

a "best of" that works
I often have issues with "best of" releases. Either just poor track selections or a failure for the tracks to merge into a cohesive whole. But that's not the case with Last Chance. It's excellent from start to finish and represents MMW very well.

MMW is a hip and modern jazz trio with a penchant for experimentation and funky beats. Their sound isn't for everyone. But if you're looking for something fresh and exciting, definitely grab this cd. It's a great intro to the group.

...not for all jazz fans!...
...most of this disc had to grow on me, like that hand-like parasite from the alien movies...and after awhile it did just that!!!they grabbed me by the throat and told me to pay attention!!!they on some jazz-fusion stuff, not as hard as herbie hancock's 'rockit' but related...in fact, they probably can be considered the next generation art-of-noise (a group i use to love back in the day!)...some of the music here really stands out, i'm glad to have this in my collection... ... Read more

Asin: B00001ZSUM
Subjects:  1. Fusion    2. Hip-Hop    3. Jam Bands    4. Jazz    5. Jazz-Funk    6. Pop   

The Jazz Mandolin Project: Sun Died
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Jazz mandolin is not a new idea. Tiny Moore was playing jazz licks on the short, eight-string instrument in Bob Wills' Texas Playboys back in the '40s; David Grisman and such disciples as Mike Marshall, Andy Statman and Paul Glasse have been swinging and improvising on the mandolin since the '70s. More recently, Jamie Marshall formed the Jazz Mandolin Project as a vehicle for his own approach to the instrument. On the debut album, "The Jazz Mandolin Project," the mostly acoustic trio often seems to be following in Grisman's footsteps, but at times the group veers off into a more abstract mode that has less to do with the swing and blues of jazz and more with the abstract improvisation of jam-rock.--Geoffrey Himes ... Read more

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Jamming Jazz mandolin style!
In the same relm as Bela Fleck and the Flecktones did
jazz with a banjo, so does this band do it with a mandolin.
Jamie Mansfield, is a great mandolinist.....
"The country open" is a terrific jazz song.
The rest of this album is also phenomenal.
I recommend this to any jazz fan!

This is real jazz - real jamming - the REAL DEAL!
Although sometimes it seems as if Jamie Masefield is the "star" of JMP (I may very well be way off base on that, however) this is the real deal. Funky, classy, and intelligent. Stacey Starkweather is probably one of the best under-known bassists around, and Gabe Jarrett is one of the most amazing drummers I have ever had the pleasure of jamming with.

innovative and mind-blowing
This band is one of the coolest new jazz bands around.Expert compostion, interesting improv.As technical musicians, all three (particularly Masefield) are at the top of their field ... Read more

Asin: B0000059L0
Subjects:  1. Chamber Jazz    2. Jazz    3. New Acoustic    4. Pop    5. Progressive Bluegrass   

Crazyhorse Mongoose
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Having cut their teeth on the funk battlegrounds in their adopted hometown of New Orleans, these boys have honed their funk-soul-jazz blend to a fine edge. Their Capricorn debut shows the band maturing and expanding as they move from playful stomps ("Hamps Hump") to smooth boogaloo (the title track) to smoldering soul-jazz ("Witch Doctor") to spacy wah-wah-driven forays ("Tighten Your Wig") to '70s-style R&B ("Start from Scratch") to filthy, back-alley slow jams ("Quiet Please"). Drummer Stanton Moore (actually a New Orleans native) superbly anchors this mix, steering the band from behind the skins. Theryl de Clouet's vocals don't add much other than a change of pace. While the sextet's instrumental technique won't amaze, it's certainly strong enough to keep the airtight grooves endlessly flowing. --Marc Greilsamer ... Read more

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DID I JUSY HEAR WHAT I THINK I DID??
This album is absolutely, incredibly, undoubtedly, amazingly, insanely, ridiculously, awesomely, awesome.Thats all there is to say.They lay down the funkiest grooves youve ever heard.Every song is a winner.With most bands, the first three are really good and they get worse from there, but that is not the case here.Every single individual song is unbelievable from the first to the last.Solos: amazing. Drumming: WOW. Bass: ridonculous. Vocals on "Love on the Run", "Change My Ways", and "Start from Scratch": SHPLATOW!!I just love this music and as a saxophone player, listen to it religiously and im truly inspired by this music.If you love funk, you love galactic.

Wonderful!
I've only gotten into Galactic recently, but I have absolutely loved everything that I have heard. The deep sounds of the saxaphone, the groove of the music, and the occasional raspy vocals make this a very enjoyable listen. Very nice with some great chunky grooves. This is not "lite jazz" so if you are looking for that, you probably need to go somewhere else. The sound of Galactic embodies everything that is New Orleans. If you have every visited the city and loved it, do yourself a favor and pick up a Galactic cd. If you have ever heard the "Preservation Hall Band" or just enjoyed a sax player on the street corner, you will be immediately whisked back to the feel and sound of New Orleans. I absolutely cannot say enough good things about this group and especially this cd, "Crazyhorse Mongoose". From "Love on the Run" to "Quiet Please" this cd absolutely rocks, I hope one day I have the privledge of seeing this group live in concert!

Funky niblets
This is a solid funk/jazz/blues album that will have you groovin' out to every single one of the songs.Throw this disc in during a party, barbeque, after you get out of the shower, while your doing homework, when your driving, when your chilling with your buddies; its all good.It always puts you in that groovin' mood, and will definitely put your body in motion.I dig the instrumental stuff, but the bluesy vocals add for a nice change of mood.This album is funky to the core! ... Read more

Asin: B00005ABIZ
Subjects:  1. Acid Jazz    2. Fusion    3. Jazz-Funk    4. Pop    5. Rock   

Überjam
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Like his most famous employer, Miles Davis, John Scofield has had his own classic band eras. With Bill Stewart, Marc Johnson, and Joe Lovano he used hisdistinctive playing and compositional skills to bring a freshness to thesound of the straight-ahead jazz quartet; and on his 1987 Pick Hits Live, he and cohorts Dennis Chambers, Gary Grainger, and Robert Aries used a piercingintelligence to temper fusion's athletics. His more recent funk efforts havesuffered; some from the sensitive but "grease"-deficient work of LarryGoldings and some from a general excess of politeness. Bump was aninteresting, if tepid, foray into modern hip-hop grooves, but hitting the road in front of the Phish/MMW crowd has forged that sound and his road band into something to be reckoned with. It is no accident that Uberjam is credited to the John Scofield Band; the title tune was created by the membersover three years of road dates. Far from being a pastiche, it demonstratesthe cohesive unit that this group has become. Whether it is rhythm-guitar wizAvi Bortnick adding Indian samples to Jesse Murphy's dub bass on "Acidhead,"or former Average White Band drummer Adam Deitch laying in the phat-ist ofphat grooves, it is apparent that Scofield has come up with another classicensemble--one well equipped to take jazz into the 21st century. --Michael Ross ... Read more

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GROOVY & ENJOYABLE
This guitarist can play his guitar quite creatively.Sadly enough,this kind of guitarists are hard to find these days.In this CD John sets himself in a JAMMING feel,and throws himself back into a GOLDEN AGE OF JAZZ FUNK ERA.Moreover he pushes himself into another stage of his creativity.If you like JAM BANDS,like PHISH,GREATFUL DEAD,SPIN DOCTORS,MMW,etc,you will like this.Like his usual album ,his unique guitar style stands out like a mountain that rises so high.The keyword is "EXPERIMENTAL&HUMOROUS JAMMING".

fighting for space
This album doesn't quite make it for me... it has lots of interesting sounds and rhythms, but the music doesn't end proposing ideas i think.It is a long jam as the album says.. but just lick after lick and drum fill after drum fill.. i don't know, for me it's still not an 'album'.You have to really struggle to tell one piece from the other.. and the guitar improvising is all over 1 or 2 chord progressions..

I love Scofields playing and just don't feel this is one of his better works.

trying too hard
not that good becuase it seems like the musical genius of 80's style jazz noise and miles davis electric decadence is trying to cash in on the jam band scene with some hippied-out neo-psychadelic smooth jazz. ... Read more

Asin: B00005RTDC
Subjects:  1. Jazz    2. Pop   

Dance Lesson #2
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Saxophonist Karl Denson may not have the name recognition enjoyed by new-jack jazzmen such as Charlie Hunter or Medeski, Martin & Wood, but that should change with Dance Lesson #2, his Blue Note debut. A versatile player, Denson played with Lenny Kravitz in the early '90s and helped found the acclaimed if short-lived Greyboy Allstars in the mid-'90s. He's also cut a handful of albums on small labels, the early ones more straight-ahead and the later ones more locked into the groove thing. Here, Denson's work on alto, tenor, and flute rides the dance-floor jazz groove with the melodic sense of Herbie Mann and the immaculate funk timing of Maceo Parker, who is undoubtedly an influence. An all-star cast of sidemen that includes Melvin Sparks, Charlie Hunter, Chris Wood, and DJ Logic urge Denson on by holding nothing back themselves. This set is also diverse--while some tunes delve deep into the groove, others verge on smooth jazz, making for a nicely paced, well-crafted album. --Tad Hendrickson ... Read more

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I Love This CD
The title of the review says it all. Karl Denson is one the most talented saxophonists of this generation and some how is still far more obscure then he should be. Out of all of his discs this one is my all time fav, more so then his latest excellent disk "the bridge". You really get to hear him stretch out on this one. Also this was incredibly produced. This CD sonically, sounds incredible. Can't wait for his next release!!!!

Acid Jazz 4 Life
I've been listening to Karl Denson since 1993 94 when he was in the Greyboy Allstars. But at that tme would only see him live at cool clubs. That guy plays the flute and the sax in the same songs and it gives you chills. His energy on this CD definitely grooves, as he always has. I recomend this CD to anyone who likes to groove. I'm happy to be able to get his music on CD because Hawaii doesn't have that kind of music scene.
Aloha

Music Fans, I give you greatness.
This album is great.I LOVE Karl Denson's unique brand of music.I highly, highly reccomend this disc to any Jazz, Jamband, hip-hop or funk fan.Luckily I am one of each, so this disc was easy to enjoy.If you are a fan like me, get it now. ... Read more

Asin: B00005B4N1
Subjects:  1. Acid Jazz    2. Jazz    3. Pop    4. Smooth Jazz   

Doin' Something
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Doin' Something, Soulive's Blue Note debut and second album overall, sees the organ-based groove-jazz trio creatively stretching beyond their heralded debut, Turn It Out. Where that session was a lean, live cooker that cemented the trio's appeal to the acid-jazz and jam-band crowd, Doin' Something reaps the rewards of time spent in the studio--there are overdubs and, more importantly, an ambitious, varied overall vision. Rather than just rattling off a dozen jams based on a single line, the tunes here are actual songs with memorable melodies that draw upon hip-hop, soul, funk, and pop to go along with the rump-shaking jazz grooves. Furthering the funk foundation, the trio--guitarist Eric Krasno and brothers Neal and Alan Evans on organ and drums, respectively, also brought in James Brown-veteran trombonist Fred Wesley to lead a four-piece brass section (and contribute horn arrangements) on a few tracks. This is the sound of a hot young band putting its best foot forward, and the great thing is, you won't be able to keep your foot from bouncing along.--Tad Hendrickson ... Read more

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fresh sound
Great sound a -little smooth at times though. This is a great trio of young players but the guitarist's "hep-jazz-cat" look is pretty funny.

Amazing Soul-Funk-Jazz
Before I delve into my review, I must say that this will be rather biased, as I know the drummer somewhat well and have other connections to the band (namely, their manager, jeff Krasno, Eric's brother).But I digress.This was my first Soulive album I bought, after seeing them 3 times live.I wasn't sure if I'd like the studio efforts for I know that they work extremely well live.However, after the first listen though, I was hooked.Yes, it doesn't have that same raw energy that they posess live or on Turn It Out; yes the sonic qualities and mastering of the recording may not be top top notch; but it just gives it its own flavor, which I think should therefore be viewed in a slightly different light from how you'd view them live to truly appreciate the efforts on here, which are plentiful.Onto the music.
The album opens with one of their better known tunes, Hurry Up...And Wait.If this doesn't get your foot tapping, then I don't know what will.I do not tire of this song ever.Definitely an album highlight.These guys posess that organic funk groove that makes the Meters or James Brown so much funkier than all the newer stuff held down by click tracks or (ugh) drum machines.However, as another reviewer noted, it's not AS organic as MMW gets.Next is one of three tracks to have a 4 piece horn section.Now I share the same sentiments with most other reviewers on here that Soulive loses some of it's essence having these guys play along.The tracks (Doin' Something, Cannonball and Roll The Tape) just don't seem to be as spontaneous as the others as just a trio or plus one horn feel, which of course would make sense since it is trio plus horn arrangement.But still, I prefer it to be just as a trio or trio plus horn.Track 3 is Evidence, and this is the debut of Neal playing piano, which some may not like, but I absolutely love.This is another one of my favorite tracks off this album by far.Next is another well known tune, One in Seven, and is one of the more distinctive cuts.Bridge to 'Bama is next and is quite good.Check out how the tenor sax man (not detrimental to the song in any way) always comes back into the same melody during his solo, giving the song a strong sense of unity for which to expand off of.Cannonball is next, one of the horn section pieces, and is fine in its own right, but questionable as to it belonging on here.
Shaheed is track 7, possessing a rather memorable melody played down low on Neal's B3, and serves as a great transition from Cannonball into Romantic, the album's one vocal piece.Stephanie McKay provides those, and one can tell she has as much soul as the three backing her in easily the most emotionally moving piece on Doin' Something.Afterwards is another one of my favorite tracks, Solid.It just has that quirkiness to it which I've grown to love from these guys.Next is Roll The Tape, which I like best of the three horn section pieces.Some of the solos on here seem rather haunting for the key/mode they're chosing, very modern and cool.Last is another on of my favorite cuts, Joe Sample.Two simple melodies start it off and they end it all with one statement of the Steppin' riff off of Turn It Out.But wait!Probably the most surprising thing of this album exists after the song supposedly ends.It is Neal playing solo piano in more of a true jazz-classical style, and it is astounding; first because one most likely wouldn't expect it from him, and second, one wouldn't expect to hear it on a Soulive album!Assuming you can appreciate the piano greats like Bill Evans, McCoy, Chick and Herbie, you should love this.This album I hope I should not tire of for a long time to come.

Horn Controversy
As there seems to be a bit of controversy over the horn section I thought I'd break the tie.First of I play trumpet so there's nothing I like more than some fat brass licks and solos, however, most of the tracks with horn arangements seem a little out of place and choppy if you will.Also in comparison with their first album this one does have a smooth and slightly overproduced sound which seems to be taking them farther and father from their original vibe of "live preformance as the escence of music" (or somthin like that).Don't get me wrong, it's not a bad albumto put on and groove to, it just doesn't have that same raw, in-the-club, jam feel that turn it out did. ... Read more

Asin: B000059QYA
Subjects:  1. Fusion    2. Jam Bands    3. Jazz    4. Jazz-Funk    5. Pop    6. Post-Bop    7. Soul-Jazz   

The Anomaly
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Could Be Up Your Alley; Too Mature for Me
I only know Logic from this album and I must say he is not cutting things up too hard here.Most of the stuff here is at about the energy level of Air or like the mellower cuts on the last DJ Shadow record.This is not rowdy enough stuff for my taste.I was looking for a crazier turntablist pastiche, ala Peanut Butter Wolf or Australia's The Avalanches. If you want nutty cuts that are surprising and will move your feet and have strong beats, check out towards the end of the album, the cuts Hip-Hopera and Miles Away, which is all full of "Sketches of Spain" horns.Those two have me making spastic motions on the train if I have the headphones on but the rest of the album is for Medeski, Martin, and Wood fans only. Medeski actually guests on a track or two here even.

DJ Logic's colorfulspin on jazz
I saw DJ Logic open for the Dave Matthews Band, and I immediately knew that this is an artist worth checking into. Along with the music, seeing people dancing in their seats was what sold me. 'The Anomaly' basically captures the improvisational spirit of jazz, the groovy rhythms of funk, all under the framework of instrumental hip-hop. Just think St Germain meets RJD2 meets Cut Chemist. Blended into the mix is everything from Miles Davis trumpet bursts, Sly Stone basslines, to DJ turntable scratching. DJ Logic achieves the ultimate celebratory experience...turntabilism you can dance to.

Black buddah!
Yeah,Anomaly has many feeling of jam.It makes inspiration.
DJ Logic,He is just like conducter in the band.Cazy shows many talent.
It have a feeling of dance,trance! It's fun. ... Read more

Asin: B00005J9WU
Sales Rank: 14264
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