Musicology

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After a decade and a half of only making records that tickled his own eccentric fancy, Prince has returned with a rather high-minded agenda to educate listeners in the science of music--or at least take them back to school--make that old school, bragging on the title track that "We got a Ph.D. in advanced body movin'." But his braggadocio is not without merit. The Purple One has reconnected with that deep vein of funk after experimenting with his splendid and messy excesses since the cusp of the nineties, and turned out his best album since 1987's Sign of the Times. Lean and minimal but with pronounced airtight grooves, the musician once again fuses the spiritual with the carnal, but has turned down the heat quite a bit since becoming a Jehovah's Witness. Instead of a dirty mind, Prince extols the joys of wedded bliss (he married Manuela Testolini on New Year's Eve 2001) on the slow, seductive "Call My Name," displays a sardonic sense of humor when he skewers his old 80s rival Michael Jackson on "Life O The Party" (My voice is getting higher/I ain't never had my nose done), and shows a rather tart and anxious social conscience throughout the disc; most eloquently articulated on the arch and acerbic "Mr. Man" where he not only references the gospel but the U.S. Constitution. "Cinnamon Girl," which borrows its title from Neil Young's infamous seventies anthem comes closest to the inscrutable musician's former high water marks, and shows that Prince well deservedly is able to reclaim his thorny crown. --Jaan Uhelszki

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Average customer rating: Another "going through motions" album from Prince... One of the best albums in my collection! Transcend Old vs New Prince by listening to this, and then again if necessary WHEN YOU SEEN PUNK FUNK GROOVE QUOTE MATTHEW 5:5 AND THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT? Don't U Hear This Old School Joint?

Musicology Prince Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: 3121 Diamonds and Pearls Emancipation Prince & The New Power Generation Sign 'O' the Times ASIN: B0001XTRCI Release Date: 2004-04-20

Tracks:

1. Musicology
2. Illusion, Coma, Pimp & Circumstance
3. A Million Days
4. Life 'O' The Party
5. Call My Name
6. Cinnamon Girl
7. What Do U Want Me 2 Do?
8. The Marrying Kind
9. If Eye Was The Man In Ur Life
10. On The Couch
11. Dear Mr. Man
12. Reflection

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After a decade and a half of only making records that tickled his own eccentric fancy, Prince has returned with a rather high-minded agenda to educate listeners in the science of music--or at least take them back to school--make that old school, bragging on the title track that "We got a Ph.D. in advanced body movin'." But his braggadocio is not without merit. The Purple One has reconnected with that deep vein of funk after experimenting with his splendid and messy excesses since the cusp of the nineties, and turned out his best album since 1987's Sign of the Times. Lean and minimal but with pronounced airtight grooves, the musician once again fuses the spiritual with the carnal, but has turned down the heat quite a bit since becoming a Jehovah's Witness. Instead of a dirty mind, Prince extols the joys of wedded bliss (he married Manuela Testolini on New Year's Eve 2001) on the slow, seductive "Call My Name," displays a sardonic sense of humor when he skewers his old 80s rival Michael Jackson on "Life O The Party" (My voice is getting higher/I ain't never had my nose done), and shows a rather tart and anxious social conscience throughout the disc; most eloquently articulated on the arch and acerbic "Mr. Man" where he not only references the gospel but the U.S. Constitution. "Cinnamon Girl," which borrows its title from Neil Young's infamous seventies anthem comes closest to the inscrutable musician's former high water marks, and shows that Prince well deservedly is able to reclaim his thorny crown. --Jaan Uhelszki

Customer Reviews:

Another "going through motions" album from Prince..........2007-06-27

While commercially "successful"...mostly due to his ingenious idea of including a copy of the CD with every concert ticket, "Musicology" is nothing more than a throw-away Prince album. Nothing here seems inspired or up to his lofty standards...these seem more like songs he can write in his sleep. Do yourself a favor and pick up "The Rainbow Children" which finds him and his muse at a rare peak.

One of the best albums in my collection!.......2007-06-10

Many call this the Prince "Comeback Album". I really don't know where he had went, I guess his studio in Minneapolis or something. And why does eveybody have to compare is new albums to his older ones? He's an artist, and true artists change (hopefully for the better). While he'll never make an album to the effect of "Purple Rain" or "Sign O' the Times" again (in terms of influence on popular music), he still has a lot of talent in him left. This man probably has written enough songs to make 30 more albums for all we know. But I'm glad he made some good ones for this set. "Cinnamon Girl" is a fun song, which is strange considering its serious subject matter, but I can't help but smile and sing along. I love "What do you want me 2 do?", which is a chill-groove type song. I could write a small review for all the songs but to cut to the point, they all sound great. I can't really think of a negative. All the songs are listenable. He deserved the two Grammys he got for this album (But he should of got more. And where is his Grammy for "Album of the Year"?). Anyway most Prince fans probably has heard or got a copy of this but for people new to Prince (And they are out there!) definitely get this album for his newer work.

Transcend Old vs New Prince by listening to this, and then again if necessary .......2007-05-08

Nobody would say this is better than the old stuff - at first I thought the sound was too thin and songs weak but on successive listens there are songs that can't be dismmised. Recording style drops the effects and gives you the realness of the instruments - no drum machines in evidence. Bass and drum work (Rhonda Smith and John Blackwell) is perfect for the songs; Prince's guitar and synth contributions are great but don't take over completely either. Album sequencing is a plus: songs are made to go in album order in the vein of Parade (obviously not on that level) and to that end Prince has crafted several impressive segues.

**Musicology: Funkiness on its sleeve yes but its not bad music. Very memorable keyboard line.

Illusion, Coma, etc: Great guitar playing - listen again. So good but you almost don't notice it because the singing and lyrical gimmicks are so distracting.

A Million Days: corny rocker yes but the open high-hat and the sweeping guitar chorus line make this more than it appears to be.

**Call My Name: a standout, impressive slow R&B tune than transcends old Prince vs New Prince - great chords and build-ups and breakdowns. Hard to think of many other tunes like it - most slow R&B is too cheesy for me but this is real good.

What Do You Want Me Do? The production makes it sound "lite" but the song has a lot of depth and moves, with a catchy chorus and nice bass playing.

Marrying Kind: hard to go wrong - sweeping vocal hooks, chunky guitars, nice bridges/breakdowns, and a perfectly done segue into

Man in Ur Life - classic synth/keys/horn line over the chorus. Song also flows nicely, via a little jazz drum workout, into another very solid slow tune,

On the Couch: having 2 non-chessy slow R&B tunes on one album is very impressive to me - again the musicians are playing real music here. Also has a classic multi-octave descending-vocal part.

**Dear Mr Man: mellow but driving tune with a very pleasurable descending bass-line and spare but perfect drumbeat - vocal, backup vocals are sweet and the keys and guitar and horns are perfectly laced together on top.

Reflection: does sound a little like something off Parade - a dreamy, acoustic song with rim-shot drum part. Nice vocal build-ups.


Since nothing can be 1999 or Parade again why compare? How about comparing this to other funk / RB of right now to see how it stacks up. A lot of the music world has gone stale so to me this is a surprisingly well-crafted set of songs that can appeal to Prince and R&B fans alike.

WHEN YOU SEEN PUNK FUNK GROOVE QUOTE MATTHEW 5:5 AND THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT?.......2006-10-25

Prince always been a whole lot better than he ought to be. You think he be another little clown like Jagger mincing around. Then you hear the killer groove. And those words, poetry only the first Shakirah hit, punning playful parodic word play like something out of Mr. James Joyce pen. And all that singing and virtuoso playing and then you remember: hey, isn't that all just that one little skinny man doing it all by his own little self. With attitude? For a generation now, while others got burnt out long long ago. How he still move his body? Hit those guitar frets? Put a verb to a noun and do it in ebonics and rip his own soul out for your entertainment.

When you hear him trying to sound angry, or serious, on that first killer cut, shouting at some kid keep his hands off his records and off his stereo, you hear what baby Prince must have heard from his dad: the great sixties beat and the anger. And we remember his album Come when last under contractual obligation to his former slavemasters at Warners (the same ones that killed Jimi) he ripped out his wails about domestic violence, and getting beat. And we hear that anger here and now: keep your hands off my records; back aawaaay from my stereo, more like a high angry dad than a mean big brother, ending with that soft Prince trademark lisp, and you remember . . .

Get this album. Gots to. For just three or four or more killer cuts ("25 years to life the judge sentenced me to hard labor with a knife making cuts 4 y'all keepin' the party packed") that you keep rep'ing on your CD player: Musicology, Mr. Man, and then a few ripped from the heart ballads (Call my name and On the couch) that you better have your loved one nearby to hear with, cause she will come to you in a high school prom dream smelling of perfume in her hair anyway and you will remember how to dance real slow and long like you sposed to. You remember how to love and to tell her just how much you love her and always did and always will and never forget it baby.

On the Couch. Nothing but pure slow Gospel ballad complete with impossible falsetto and slow slow organ with that old time spinning organ wheezing abd whining. Leave you shivering and grinning. Gospel pure and simple. Old school. Preach skinny little man. No couch tonight, please. A true cry for love, truly expressed. Learn to cry. For Love. Again.

And it Prince teach you to remember, and to speak.

No fear. No violence. Peace. and Love. say it again. Love. Don't be afraid. Say it. Love.

Where this little man come from.

Musicology, the album a lesson in music a generation ago. So you got white boy filler like Cinnamon Girl, a remake of the Neil Young anthem urbanized and showered up some, asking why Neil write a song about a black girl and then you remember his original front man and bass player he got all his licks and on-time beat from was not north Ontario country but Toronto Rick James, the late funkmaster hisself. But only a PhD in American Musicology would know that and only a student of James Joyce would connect those unspoken dots.

Sure, you skip the Foreigner style cut and the Devo style cut that are just Master Prince touching what was in Musicology and doing it better. HEal your ear listening to that title cut again. And Again. again. Again.

You be looking for your P-Funk Maggot Brain album, the original before they cleaned up the mix for re-issue. You see Mr. James Brown rise and moan from on the One. You remember how music made you feel. Good. You knew that you would.

Then you slip ease into Call my Name and hear Melvin and the Bluenotes again featuring Teddy Pendergast and ask yourself: this that same little man doing all that noise? But forget the prophet who proclaims and hear the sounds and remember. Remember. Oh. Remember. Oh. call my name. You hear that at the end: his name Prince, again. Play that one again. and once again. Again. Please. Let me hear it again just one more time.

Did he really just growl like Teddy P. that people on the news want the war to stop (hear the choir) and if they had a love as sweet as you they forget what they fight about? and then in the middle of this killer declaration of love he jumps in to sat something like this the land of the free somebody lie but if the tap my telephone and put people around my house they only find me making sweet love to you. But bush's domestic spying increases and gets more "legalized" and acceptable every day. and this cut got cut in 2004 and nobody listening and that fool stole the elections AGAIN? make no kind of sense. Remember.

You might think it trite his claiming to work day and night to buy a big home in the hood, only to find cigarette ads on every corner. Like, so what? Aren't there worse things? But this, as in Mr. James Joyce is an incident of metonymy, letting something small indicate a profound whole. The more you think about it the more you think about it. That cigarette ad campaign isn't seen in the wealthy neighborhoods, and represent socio-economic discrimination, multi-national corporations targetting the most poor for harmful and deadly unbeatable addictions. All those cigarette billboards are in the ghetto, and why? A profund message lurks here.

It also tells us the lie behind the American dream. Why slave night and day to buy a house which is set deep in the heart of a corrupt and corrosive economic system which really holds no future promise for our children ind families? What is trite upon reflection becomes profound.

Then listen to this: Mr. Man, an ancient ancient ebonic phrase for the slaveholder, and gentle yet as deceitfully damning as any surreptitious Irish phrase for the English tenant landowner.

Mr. Man is bad. Mr. Man. Hear that one until your CD wears out. Mr. Man got more to say with a badder funk groove than anyone should ever be allowed. Tired of y'all. Say it again. When did so much get write in one little punk funk song? With FOOTNOTES included. Hear what that little man say- that skinny little man looking like nothing but killing them all with peace and groove. That groove got you trying to pace the room in time, letting those long tense hands swing out loose around behind you again, in time, like Prince taught us to hear his record in the first cut: Let your mind unwind. Hear it again. And again. Remember.

And those killer horns cutting, like hearing Janet Jackson ask What you do for me lately out of a little transitor radio in the mountains of Nicaragua twenty years ago, cutting like a knife. THose horns. And here, hear this little old man, after therapy and getting out all his demons and all growed up now, preaching, preaching truth to power and saying what need be said, Mr. Man. You gotto hear this and hear this again. And again. And remember. "Ur thousand years are up, Mr. Man. Now you got to share the land." Don't fence me in.

Hear it again. Only Dixi Chix and first Shakira and this one little man remember: ROck and ROlls gots to be POLITICAL and revolutionary. And hip. And cool. And funk. Where JOe strummer go? The Revolution Will Not Be Televised by Gil Scott-Heron. James Blood Ulmer at Electric Lady. Mr. Marvin Gaye when he was good, before the lounge act, all over this one, baby.

Sorry, I can't tell you anything about the final cut. I'm certain it is killer, but I want to hear that Mr. Man once again, or twice, and On the Couch, and Call my Name, and of course a hundred thousand million times: the title cut Musicology. All the heroes in there cooking. More you hear the more you hear, like James joyce.

It's all like just so witty. And when we see that anymore? He's joking the whole time. Except when he's serious. He's cracking jokes. Like JAmes JOyce. Last resort of an enslaved people like the IRish. Or the American. Crack jokes nobody gets. especially not the anglo slavemasters.

Do you remember how music used to make you feel? Back in the day?

Get this album, remember. And feel. Peace.

Play it again. Make you think. Make you feel. Why the GOP condemn passionate love like this: just good old straight talking man loves a woman like he going to do a crime to steal her back again, he love her: don't put me out on the couch not tonight, baby. Just good old when a man loves a woman stuff. GOP fraid to say that four letter word everyone knows: Love? tell a woman Love be too risky?

Why the GOP condemn this Love but look the other way without a blink at a million dead iraqis for their oil fileds? Huh? Why petroleum piracy, they cool with that?

And this all came out BEFORE the elections. This here PROOF they stole those elections. Again. Hear it again. What? Nobody voted after people die for the vote?

It's winter in america, baby, its cold. Don't put me out on the couch, baby, again, please, please, please, not tonight of all nights, baby.

It's cold.

Play it again. Warm up. Peace, baby. Remember. And Love

Again.

One more time

Don't U Hear This Old School Joint?.......2006-09-13

I am SO happy that Prince is back on the music radar again. His is a talent that only appears VERY rarely. "Musicology",one of his latest, is his first album to chart at all for quite some time, and he makes a very good return, if not the mega-smash we would love to see. My personal favorite on this disc is the title track. What a great old-school R&B groove done modern! I could imagine James Brown getting down with this track very easily. Not that it doesn't sound like original Prince, but it has that old-time R&B flavor to it that is so awesome. The album seems to go downhill after that, however. "Illusion, Coma, Pimp & Circumstance", other than a WAY too long title, is so funny. Listen to the lyrics to this one, it's worth it. "Life of the Party" is a good party jam, and he won a Grammy for "Call My Name", but the album doesn't seem to have the same cohesion of his better work. As I've said elsewhere, though, a good Prince album would be cause for celebration from other artists, and this is a good Prince album. The video for "Musicology" is included on the disc, and is good to see. All in all, It's not "Purple Rain" or "1999" or "Sign of the Times", but it is a good re-introduction for many who hadn't heard from this outrageously talented man for a while.

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Musicology Big Youth Manufacturer: Nocturne ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Jamaica | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | Compilations | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B0009S4VIA Release Date: 2006-10-31

Tracks:

1. Glory To The King
2. Everyone Will Be There
3. Joy
4. Give Praises
5. Love Her
6. She Wants
7. There Is No Love
8. Three Blind Mice
9. Sow Good Seeds
10. Where Were All Them Bwoy
11. Happy Birthday
12. What We Need Is Love
13. Dance With Me
14. Pretty Things
15. Do Bay Day

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musicology ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music ASIN: B000622UBO

Average customer rating: Amazing, fascinating, unique, and sophisticated Not the klezmer you expect A dancer's opinion: Well, it isn't tango, but ... This is a great band! Piazzolla having tea with Bartok in a Parisian cafe

3 Leg Torso 3 Leg Torso Manufacturer: 3lt Musicology ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Tango | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Astor in Paris Book of Silk Helium Legibly Speaking The Rodeo Eroded ASIN: B000006E0U Release Date: 1998-03-17

Tracks:

1. Baym Rebyn In Palesteena
2. The Cat & The Rooster
3. 3+3+3+3+2+2
4. The Awakened Somnambulist
5. To The Little Radio
6. Morrocan Jig
7. Stolen Tango
8. Divertissements For Performing Bears

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From a bare-bones description, 3 Leg Torso don't sound like they'd be much fun to listen to: a violinist, cellist, and accordionist, with some occasional guest percussion, mixing up Eastern European and modern chamber-music influences--all the while remaining open for the occasional bit of improvisation. So it's a wonderful surprise that their debut album does work. Here's why: by keeping their songs short, they remain playful and inviting, never pushing a piece too far; the three musicians--Bela Belogh, Gabe Leavitt, and Courtney Von Drehle--audibly enjoy playing together rather than as a trio of soloists; and the songs tell stories--close your eyes, and you'll see the silent movies that the compositions go with. Though not as fully polished as those by some other ensembles, this album should be rewarding for fans of the Kronos Quartet and Rachel's. --Randy Silver

Customer Reviews:

Amazing, fascinating, unique, and sophisticated.......2005-07-04

I've become a big fan of 3 Leg Torso since they played at the Northwest Folklife Festival in Seattle in 2004. Mesmerized by the beautiful music, especially the violin, I bought both of their CDs, which I have listened to for numerous times. I was lucky to see them play live three times in Seattle. Hope they release more CDs and come here more often.

Not the klezmer you expect.......2001-06-18

I first heard 3 Leg Torso on NPR. I was enchanted by the brief excerpt of music they played, and the story of how these young men came to play this sort of music. I came home and immediately ordered the CD. I've not been disappointed! This is a great CD. The music is wonderful, and it's got a sense of humor, to boot. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys the sound of strings. The only thing lacking (and I didn't really miss it until I thought about 'typical' klezmer) was the clarinet.

A dancer's opinion: Well, it isn't tango, but ..........2000-11-02

I was browsing the tango category, and being an international folk dancer too, couldn't resist this. It truly is as good as they say, but only the first cut is appropriate for tango. It's a waltz with a wonderfully exotic flavor. We tried to tango to the Divertissement, but my partner collapsed from the strain. The rhythm seems to be 2-2-3-3-2-2 (but not all the way through), so it might work for a Balkan dance. The Morrocan Jig is also a great dance tune--it switches from jig time to some sort of Balkan rhythm, also too fast for tango. As for Stolen Tango, part of it could be used for tango, but it also changes rhythms. That's what's so intriguing about this music: the rhythm changes are so unexpected, and delightful.

This is a great band!.......2000-03-16

OK. Not too often does music this cool, interesting, gorgeous and inventive come along. 3 Leg Torso: I give you a big kiss! What can I say? Buy this cd! They're wonderful. As one reviewer said: 5 stars isn't enough. I have a friend from Portland who saw them live and he couldn't stop raving. When will you come to upstate New York? We're waiting...

Piazzolla having tea with Bartok in a Parisian cafe.......1999-10-27

There's a whole new genre of wonderfully weird chamber music bubbling up from the edgy underworld of new music these days and it's about time. Great playing and inventive tongue-in-cheek dust offs of the usual "serious" classical music forbidden realm with a bit of gypsy bite. Check out Tiny Hat Trio from SF as well. And Turtle Island String Quartet too. This stuff is swell.

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Musicology Prince Manufacturer: Sbme Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music CD Singles | R&B | Styles | Music R&B | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0001Z2R82 Release Date: 2004-05-18

Tracks:

1. Musicology
2. On the Couch

Average customer rating: The Funk Genius Returns

Musicology Prince Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music ASIN: B00020VWK0 Release Date: 2004-04-19

Tracks:

1. Musicology
2. On The Couch

Customer Reviews:

The Funk Genius Returns.......2004-04-19

It is just hard to believe how much music is just the id of manufactured feelings these days. Yet, with all that hype in costumes and the actual simplicity of music, there is no feel and rhythm now. When Prince came back recently, he brought a magnificent sense of old school R&B to the game again. It is the first time he has released a single, since his public symbol and his feud with Warner Brothers expired. Arguably, he hasn't lost a step, as many people thought. With Musicology, his first single, from the exactly same titled record, he truly brings out the feel of Soul and Earthy, classic R&B to the mainstream. The song is very upbeat, and is a remarkable reintroduction to one of the most influential artists of the late 70's and 80's. If this song is so wonderful on the charts, I can't wait until the albums next single, whenever that'll be. Nevertheless, it is a guilty pleasure that is wonderful to escape into.

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Musicology Prince Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music ASIN: B0001ZA17Q

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Musicology Prince Manufacturer: Columbia ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music ASIN: B000LYR4L8

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Bella Maniera Kim Koschka Manufacturer: Psychotropic ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005MOGV Release Date: 2002-01-22

Tracks:

1. Allgro Vivace
2. Garcia Lorca
3. Impromptu for A Friend In China
4. Nairobi 2061
5. Fibonacci Dub
6. The Terminal Beach
7. Homage a Morton F.

Album Description

An artist owned and operated label dedicated to to reaching another level of sophistication in electronic music.

Average customer rating: Refreshing new band with Eastern rhythms and Western groove Worth every penny! Yummy!

Equipoise Rotating Leslies Manufacturer: U-LBL-IT ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Funk | R&B | Indie Music | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000G582 Release Date: 1998-10-31

Tracks:

1. Awake
2. Understand
3. Your Name Here/sfp
4. So Near
5. Different This Time
6. Painting Pictures Blue
7. Only Life
8. Let Me In
9. Found
10. Pend Oreille
11. Glass Palace
12. Asleep

Album Description

a blend of darker funk bass grooves, exotic percussion, and majestic, surreal guitar and vocal textures.

Customer Reviews:

Refreshing new band with Eastern rhythms and Western groove.......1999-08-24

Thank God for small favors. Just when I thought "new music" was a thing of the past - The Rotating Leslies walk into my life. What a wonderfully talented ensemble. The album flows from the opening song "Awake" to the closing song "Asleep" while taking you on a hypnotizing, funky journey of intelligent, well crafted songs. This is a music lover's CD - Eastern rhythms interwoven with funky bass lines, wonderfully grinding Eastern chord progressions, a la Zeppelin's "Kashmir", creating a grooving sound so sexy it's hard to believe they didn't stop there...but the Rotating Leslies are about layering their sound, so the addition of french horn, piano and ethereal female vocals take this CD to the next level of excellence. Enjoy, play it loud-from start to finish-listen to the lyrics, and let their mystical optimism fill the room.

Worth every penny!.......1999-01-14

I have seen this band live and waited anxiously for the release of their CD - it was worth the wait! Their music has a mesmerizing groove that makes you want to dance! The CD Equipoise has definitely captured the spirit of The Rotating Leslies. I like the percussion and backup female vocals, which add to the grooving bass and melodic guitar. From beginning to end the CD keeps you moving and makes you feel like you're on some mysterious journey. They kind of remind me of Sky Cries Mary or Dead Can Dance. The sound quality could have been better (the vocals sound too far away sometimes), but it doesn't effect the quality of the music. The music is definitely original and I recommend this CD to anyone who is tired of the mundane pop/alternative rock scene and ready to groove!

Yummy!.......1998-12-19

Not having heard of this band before, I was taking a risk ordering their cd based soley on it's description, but now that I've heard it I'm wondering why I haven't heard of this band before. What a fresh and unique sound! The album itself is great. It seems to have an underlying theme having to do with "balance" or something. It's obvious that they didn't just put a random collection of their best songs on the album. They really put some thought into this music. The music itself is very mystical, yet is funky and grooving at the same time. Very cool bass lines and guitar work. Elements of Dead Can Dance, Peter Gabriel, Massive Attact and even Prince. My only complaint is that the lyrics are a little hard to grasp immediately, but reading through a few times, one begins to understand the meaning of certain songs. Overall, a great breath of fresh air in the currently stale alternative rock genre and a cd which I wouldn't be surprised to be hearing about on a larger scale someday soon.

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