SACRED BABOON

For my first review I've decided to go with something I easily consider to be worth 5 stars. Even considering the rigid criteria the site recommends for 5 stars, I do not hesitate to award them. Sacred Baboon contains some of the greatest music I've ever heard. The band delivers some extraordinary harmonies, which would leave Gentle Giant in awe. Together with an amazing ability to run through some mindbending rhythms, the result is a barely controlled choir of sounds that will leave you euphoric. The band is kind enough to slow things down about half way through with Boris and His Three Versus, but end things with a fun instrumental. With the exception of the singing the music is sometimes reminiscent of some Zappa material, particularly Apostrophe, mostly due to instrumentation. Speaking of the singing, I particularly enjoy the singing on this album. Don't waste you time trying to discern the words, many of them are literally nonsense syllabals. I think you can find the lyrics through the band's official website if you really care to read them. This allows you to really enjoy the voice exactly as you would any other instrument. That is, the voice acts as an independent instrument lending its own unique timbre to the sound and providing a melody line which isn't cluttered with words to detract from the musical intent.

All in all, a truly magnificent album.