The progressive stone band Caravan would live impressed alongside the album title. They equally good specialize inwards tricky album titles (just banking concern stand upwardly for out their 1975 album for proof!) H5N1 Funky Thide of Sings is either intended for those who prefer Billy's Crosswinds albums since there's to a greater extent than emphasis on jazz than green (at to the lowest degree inwards the vocal "Moody Modes" which is the longest vocal hither at 12 minutes) together with of course, there's a LOT of funk (though non equally much equally the enthusiastic reviewers below led me to think).
And "Moody Modes" lives upwardly to its name! At to the lowest degree initially. It's quite moody alongside the repetitive pianoforte job together with the dreamy synths. Soon the jazziness gets overwhelmingly loud together with the vocal loses focus for a twain minutes. When the footstep dramatically slows downwardly a twain minutes inwards together with a gentle pianoforte solo occurs, I actually bask this part. Reminds me of a peaceful rainfall inwards a forest. Soon it turns into a full-fledged pianoforte jam reminding 1 of classical music. The actually big Emerson, Lake & Palmer fan inwards me loves this part! Then a trumpet solo arrives that feels a fighting out of place, but nevertheless okay since the notes are good... for the most part. It does wander a bit. Then a bass guitar solo comes inwards later on together with tries rocking out on a few occasions which is when I *really* accept detect of it. The dreamy jazzy subject returns to cease the tune. Overall, a pretty corporation vocal but the trumpet solo is a fighting overlong.
"A Funky Kind of Thing" is all most the funk! Space stone drumming to live precise. Wow does this brand me experience unstoppable! Like soaring to the satelite on a big rocket together with never looking back. Some may yell upwardly this vocal never genuinely gets going since it's all most stopping/starting drum workouts, but I receive got to disagree. I yell upwardly a lot of these drum patterns are quite practiced when approaching them nether the correct mindset. In fact it didn't accept long at all to instruct into them! "Some Skunk Funk" opens on a boisterous note. Of class you lot tin imagine how much funk in that location in all probability is... an abundance of it! This is a tightly constructed fast-moving vocal that focuses on horns playing swiftly to the rhythm, together with a magnificent saxophone solo after. This vocal is written inwards similar fashion to the Mahavishnu Orchestra alongside all the sophisticated together with tight fourth dimension changes occurring.
"Thinking of You" is a guilty confession- I LOVE softly played synth instrumental music! There I said it. Despite how dated this sounds together with stuck inwards the mid 70's, you lot know I simply don't attention because the mood is spectacular together with relaxed. The tune is wonderful too. Oddly I tin yell upwardly of some video game music this mightiness resemble. I'm thinking the Mega Man series, lol! The horns actually give it flavor. Perhaps the saxophone solo is slightly out of place, but it equally good has plenty tune that I don't mind. Ah, together with and so it gets mellow 1 time again similar it was inwards the get-go earlier a jazzy guitar solo occurs (would've been overnice if this purpose lasted a infinitesimal longer, huh). Just a slap-up song!
"Panhandler" begins alongside an eerie type of ambience that reminds me of hiding nether a stone until this unexplainable ominous danger inwards a higher house clears. But then... it clears out inwards a big way! In comes a jazzy beat alongside a funky horn riff. This vocal keeps a tight tune flowing together with fifty-fifty when this extraordinary jazzy guitar solo comes in, the vocal remains high-octane together with awesome. "A Funky Thide of Sings" (I gauge is considered the championship song- wow I never idea I'd experience confusion inwards figuring out what the championship of an album is but this is 1 of those cases, haha) starts off a lot similar "A Funky Kind of Thing" until turning into a rhythmic horn-drenched steady paced instrumental. Great sax solo nigh the end.
"Light at the End of the Tunnel" has a catchy intro riff that reminds me of a armed forces march earlier shifting into a jazzier rhythm. Not certain what makes this vocal so irresistible, but it could live the heavy thumping bass inwards the background. Or the amazing Tommy Bolin-like guitar solo that comes in. "Sorcery" is based unopen to a actually cool swirling bass riff alongside other jazzy instruments coming inwards to heighten the atmosphere. Awesome keyboard solo that reminds me of the same 1 nigh the cease of... Caravan's "The Love In Your Eyes" suite! Hard to believe I'd live bringing upwardly Caravan's advert twice inwards this review. Seriously Billy Cobham together with Caravan are completely dissimilar artists 99% of the time!
Overall, the perfect album for Billy Cobham lovers!
Cobhams's long been revered equally 1 of the best drummers on the planet , a distinction shared past times only but a few of the overstep tiered pounders who ever picked upwardly the sticks. H5N1 devout fusioneer who cutting his teeth playing alongside the likes of legendary
axmen John McLaughlin , John Abercrombie & John Scofield - anybody who appreciates guitar jam volition know of whom i write. Cobham's also surrounded himself over the years alongside cypher but the best sidemen together with studio players such equally the tardily slap-up Michael Brecker together with the e'er inventive bass histrion together with ex Passport fellow member Wolfgang Schmid. Cobham's thunderous drumrolls together with triple kicking bass drums are his signature audio together with to withdraw heed them is to realize you'll e'er recognize , together with appreciate what a slap-up drummer sounds like.
Originally released inwards 1975. While elements of funk were e'er a purpose of his band's sound, it was instantly the primary focus. "Panhandler" stands out equally the session's most memorable composition, spell Milcho Leviev contributes nicely on "Moody Modes." Cobham fans volition desire to attempt this out for the extended drum solo "A Funky Kind of Thing," which stands equally 1 of the most master copy drum solos he ever recorded. Of detail involvement hither is the presence of John Scofield, who had replaced John Abercrombie. Not upwardly to the standards of its predecessors, but a worthy purchase.
Tracks Listing:
1. Panhandler (3:50)
2. Sorcery (2:26)
3. H5N1 Funky Thide Of Sings (3:40)
4. Thinking Of You (4:12)
5. Some Skunk Funk (5:07)
6. Light At The End Of The Tunnel (3:37)
7. H5N1 Funky Kind Of Thing (9:24)
8. Moody Modes (12:16)
Total fourth dimension 44:32
Line-up / Musicians:
- Billy Cobham / percussion, synthesizer, arranger & co-producer
- John Scofield / guitar
- Milcho Leviev / keyboards, arrangements (2,8)
- Michael Brecker / saxophone (excl. 3)
- Randy Brecker / trumpet (excl. 3), arrangements (5)
- Glenn Ferris / trombone (excl. 3)
- Larry Schneider / saxophone (1,3)
- Walt Fowler / trumpet (1,3)
- Tom Malone / trombone & piccolo (1,3)
- Alex Blake / bass, arrangements (4)
- Rebop Kwaku Baah / congas (1,3)
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