SCREAMING HEADLESS TORSOS [ALSO KNOWN AS 1995]

Screaming Headless Torsos

Jazz Rock/Fusion

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Great sounding album with interesting mixture of funk, jazz, rock and avant-garde. Better said, i think this is funk with rocky guitars, crazy vocals and fusion moments with a touch of experimentation. The rhythm section is super groovy and the guitar work is eccentric, many times like Discipline (KC) and sometimes indescribable and absolutely original. When I heard this album for the first time I thought it was too experimental to be considered just a funk album despite the catchy groovieness it has. It was a good idea to add Screaming Headless Torsos to Progarchives i guess (I only heard this album by them, though). Plus, I know Fiuczynski from Hiromi's Time Control (he did a great job in that album too). Is this progressive? I don't know, but it is a fusion of genres and it is very original and sounds awesome! 3.75/5

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Posted Sunday, August 2, 2015 | Review Permalink

Mellotron Storm
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A five piece from NYC we get a vocal dominated style of funk here that drifts into the avant, jazz, punk, metal and rap. The sounds of the street and this really is a live band first and foremost. They have released an album every ten years, so we are due soon(haha). This self-titled debut is from 1995 and "yikes" about the band's name and the cover art, but they have a sense of humour. Some mention PRIMUS in relation to their sound.

The vocals really are all over this. And yes he can sing, I'm just not into his style. The instrumental work is incredible. "Blue In Green" that fifth track is the first one I really liked although I'm not big on the reggae vibe. Some power and crazy vocals too, so you can see what I'm up against here. I do like the guitar on "Smile In A Wave(Theme From Jack Johnson)" as well as the track "Kermes Macabre" where the final two minutes of this eight minute track just kill.

I totally get that this band has it's fans but this isn't for me. A case of me not doing my homework.

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Posted Monday, September 9, 2024 | Review Permalink

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