... caught any of Bill Connors' fusion stuff? Not the acoustic, but ....U. was more of a jazz slant than some of his ... started that Holdsworthian note bending jazz / fusion sound, but some surely ... play. I lean more towards jazz / fusion for guitarists and more ... keyboards, although there are many fusion keyboardists I really appreciate. Prog...listening to any form of jazz. It has been worth the...
On Dec 18, 2:39 pm, Tracy_Bar...@frontiernet.net wrote: Have you caught any of Bill Connors' fusion stuff? Not the acoustic, but albums like "Assembler"? Yeah, similar to I.O.U.-era Holdsworth, though Connors denies the influence. I like those albums quite a bit.
... me. I figured I'd hate it, but I don't. Interesting - mine's the opposite. I thought I'd hate Talk, but I don't. I mean, that's got what, 12 tracks? If you take the two worst tracks off of any six Yes albums you want, you've still got a better album than OYA. I tend not to listen to people who would make jokes like 'Vapor Entrails' and 'Open Your Ass'. They're ...
..., that would be 'Talk'. Open Your Eyes was actually surprisingly interesting, to me. I figured I'd hate it, but I don't. I mean, that's got what, 12 tracks? If you take the two worst tracks off of any six Yes albums you want, you've still got a better album than OYA. I tend not to listen to people who would make jokes like 'Vapor Entrails' and 'Open Your Ass'. They're usually...
... might have turned out to be a fluke had the band continued. Despite Clarke's protestations to the contrary, I'd say Mahavishnu and Weather Report were both better bands. For one thing, at their very worst, neither recorded an album so bad that it belongs on a "1000 Albums You Don't Need to Hear Before You Die" list. "Where Have I Known You Before" and "No Mystery" both hold up ...
...? Well,it's limited to one per band, and Vapor Trails is already on there. Vapor Entrails does seem to be the clear choice there. I imagine Open Your Ass is the clear one for Yes as well. I mean, that's got what, 12 tracks? If you take the two worst tracks off of any six Yes albums you want, you've still got a better album than OYA. But...how do you choose one Asia album? Tony
... has aged very badly: RW was definitely the best album they recorded, which might have turned out to be a fluke had the band continued. Despite Clarke's protestations to the contrary, I'd say Mahavishnu and Weather Report were both better bands. For one thing, at their very worst, neither recorded an album so bad that it belongs on a "1000 Albums You Don't Need to Hear Before You Die" list.
....311050@o3g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>, afcpeters@aol.com says... I think the list of good fusionvocals would be pretty short. It wasn't a branch of jazz that attracted many great singers. Good point. Fusion is almost exclusively instrumental. Vocals, when they exist, tend to be ornamental. Nothing wrong with that, but it's not a ...
On Nov 7, 11:15 am, enu...@gmail.com wrote: for my money it's "faster than an arrow" by frank gambale my god, that is just awful, awful stuff, vomit inducing frank is a great player though. I think the list of good fusionvocals would be pretty short. It wasn't a branch of jazz that attracted many great singers.
