I won't come up with complete list of highlights here, as it will force another 1500 words on you when, honestly, you should be listening. It's safe to say that tracks like "The Return Of The Peanut Butter Queen" (jazz through a Captain Beefheart filter), "Over-n-Out" (full-on freakout), "Story of Jones" (country, devolving into skronk), "Big Mouth" (funk-a-licious) will have you wondering why Sean Noonan isn't a household name.
That is, if you're not afraid to dream a little.
Mark Saleski is a writer and music obsessive based out of the Monadnock region of New Hampshire. He is an editor and writer for Jazz.com. He also writes reviews for Blogcritics.org and produces the weekly feature The Friday Morning Listen. …
Boxing Dreams
"Clever, tuneful, and celebratory." -- Time Out New York A unique blend of postmodern jazz, world fusion, and rock featuring stirring, bewitching Afro-Celtic vocals and brilliant high-energy playing ...
Article comments
1 - Brian aka Guppusmaximus
Great Review!
Though your writing is better than the material I have heard so far from this mess.
it's safe to say that you've never heard music like this before.
Mr. Bungle covered quite a bit of this ground(Disco Volante comes to mind). Fortunately, their stuff didn't sound so dated like this album.
Sorry... It seems like he is trying too hard to be weird/complex(for the lack of a better description). I can't accept it as a serious effort to push the envelope... But, that's my opinion,ya know, music being subjective and all.
[Brian, Don't start that sh!t again]
2 - Pico
This sounds quite intriguing, especially with that lineup. I'm going to have to check it out.
3 - Mark Saleski
Mr. Bungle? always seemed like low-rent Zappa to me. just my opinion tho...