BOIL THAT DUST SPECK

Mike Keneally is an American guitarist maybe best known for his brief stint with Zappa in the late eighties. He has recorded around 30 solo albums and has been involved in many bands and projects over the years. "Boil That Dust Speck" from 1994 is a good example of how he likes to throw everything at us but the kitchen sink. Lots of variety and we get 30 tracks worth over 74 minutes. A lot of humour and experimental bits.

"Bullys(Sic)" is the one track that stands out for that guitar solo that never ends. I have an appreciation for "Faithful Axe" where we get all these YES snippets. "Helen Was Brash" is great for the humour along with "I Will". Some funny song titles, I'll say that. It doesn't end well with those final four songs. So ten tracks under two minutes and this is all over the place. Good album but this is not my music.