Eddie Jobson back with UKZ

Dan Bobrowski wrote: So, what did you all think of TU-95?   I was heavily reminded of King Crimson, not anything remotely like U.K. It's a good tune, but not what U.K. fans were expecting, or at least, this U.K. fan.

It was, as you say, not what I expected.  But the moment I heard it I remembered that UK itself was originally conceived as a reborn King Crimson.  Holdsworth joined after Fripp dropped out.

In light of that it actually makes sense, doesn't it?

MAG

Did you ever hear back from him, Howard?

Alex MacHacek is one of my favourite guitarists - and perhaps his love of the polyrhythmic in all his great solo recordings, that the math rock may be attributed to? Also Alex's first album had this great feeling of the early 80's Mothers fronted by Allan Holdsworth, hence a link back to the first UK line-up.

BigBoss wrote: Trey Gunn plays a Warr Guitar, I use to play one myself, it is like a Chapman Stick in that it is a tapping instrument with both guitar and bass sides www.warrguitars.com - They even have a Trey signature series, Trey gets pretty nuts with it at times having one strapped on that he plays and one on a table that he taps, not sure what the point is to be honest. I'm a huge Jobson fan, I hope to hell this doesn't get aborted like the UK album from a decade ago.

seems to me you can use different sound effects at the same time when playing two at once. it is like using two different manuals on a church organ


Edited by BaldJean - February 18 2008 at 04:22

Brief interview with Jobson in Classic Rock's March 2008 edition - UKZ apparently recording "industrial math-rock".

This is great news!  

Slartibartfast, you should really listen to ZAPPA IN NEW YORK! Not only is it a superb live album, it also features one of Jobson's best ever keyboard solos, the utterly gorgeous "I promise not to come in your mouth". (Don't let the title put you off.)

I believe it's used as a supplement to a bass. Listen to KC's The Power To Believe because he and Mastelotto are the rhythm section.

E

Look, I'm having a bad day ! Ok , on reflection I've realised UKs later albums were without Holdsworth on guitars. Wetton stayed on . It must be the full moon [ here in the southern hemisphere where I have things upside down].

I'm a great fan of Jobson since his extraordinary contributions on the 'Air Cut' album for Curved Air [ one of my favourite progressive rock albums]. Also, did get to see him in late 76 with Zappa in NYC. In fact, very nearly 31 years ago [ I can hardly believe it], on All Hallows eve at Madisson Square Gardens - what a night!

This UKZ project sounds exciting but WHY NO BASS PLAYER ! ! I was less of a fan of the later UK albums for that reason. Surely he won't make the same mistake again. Let's hope the virtuoso drummer wants a 'real' rhythm section.

Perhaps we could post a few suggestions e.g.
Jeff Berlin , Jonas Reingold, Jimmy Haslip or Craig Newman from Aust. Tony Levin would also fill the bill, would he not. But there must be many young guns who would jump at the chance.