Help with fusion
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Topic: Help with fusion
Posted By: VanBuren
Subject: Help with fusion
Date Posted: March 15 2006 at 21:44
| I need some advice of what fusion music to listen to. I have heavy weather by weather report and like it-for the most part and mahavishnu orchestra's inner mounting flame which is also fairly good, I'm actually more of a prog fan (genesis, hackett, iq, rush, king crimson, yes, ect). so please, any ideas of albums i might like would be appreciated. |
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Posted By: Rorro
Date Posted: March 15 2006 at 21:50
| maybe you should try Deus Ex Machina, Cinque is awesome. |
Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: March 15 2006 at 21:52
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My recommendations:
And many more. ------------- 
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Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: March 15 2006 at 22:37
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my recommendations:
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Posted By: arnold stirrup
Date Posted: March 15 2006 at 22:42
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Miles Davis - In A Silent Way
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Posted By: Damen
Date Posted: March 15 2006 at 22:53
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Damen recommends:
I could go on and on, I love fusion. ------------- "It's amazing that we've been able to put up with each other for 35 years. Most marriages don't last that long these days." -Chris Squire |
Posted By: hey_timj
Date Posted: March 15 2006 at 22:55
| MO's "between nothingness and eternity" owns my soul. |
Posted By: Hemispheres
Date Posted: March 15 2006 at 22:56
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Posted By: Hemispheres
Date Posted: March 15 2006 at 22:57
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hey_timj wrote:Posted By: Moatilliatta
Date Posted: March 15 2006 at 23:07
Those are some of my favorites. ------------- www.last.fm/user/ThisCenotaph  
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: March 16 2006 at 01:19
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Try some newer fusion out: Niacin - Time Crunch and Organik Attention Deficit - The Idiot King Ohm - Amino Acid Flashback Jonas Hellborg - Abstract Logic Anything by Tribal Tech. -------------  |
Posted By: Rising Force
Date Posted: March 16 2006 at 01:24
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Return to Forever - No Mystery Al Di Meola - Land of the Midnight Sun Shawn Lane - Powers of Ten Tony MacAlpine - Chromaticity Jens Johansson/Anders Johansson/Allan Holdsworth - Heavy Machinery (can't wait to order this album) |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: March 16 2006 at 01:28
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At least someone else here has heard of this great guitarist. ------------- |
Posted By: Mongo
Date Posted: March 16 2006 at 01:43
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Jeff Beck - Wired Jeff Beck - Blow By Blow Billy Cobham - Spectrum Alphonse Mouzon - Mind Transplant Al DiMeola - Elegant Gypsy Dixie Dregs - What If ------------- "The options are ever fewer on the ground these days" Fish |
Posted By: eugene
Date Posted: March 16 2006 at 03:51
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No doubt about that, but I do not think they are fusion at all. ------------- carefulwiththataxe |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: March 16 2006 at 03:57
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Feel we have been here before and not so long ago, so I recommend the usual cross-section, via http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/tg/listmania/list-browse/-/RPLR4BTT3SJC/026-3409414-4590000 - http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/tg/listmania/list-browse /-/RPLR4BTT3SJC/026-3409414-4590000 |
Posted By: pero
Date Posted: March 16 2006 at 04:11
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Billy Cobham - Spectrum, Crosswinds Mahavishnu orchestra - Birds of fire John Mclaughlin - Electric guitarist Return to forever - No Mystery, Hymn of seventh galaxy Passport - Looking thru, Croscollateral Jeff Beck - Wired, Jeff Beck with Jan Hammer Deodato - Prelude Herbie Hancock - Headhunters Weather report - 1 album Jaco Pastorius - Curtain call |
Posted By: JayDee
Date Posted: March 16 2006 at 07:12
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Try Vital Tech Tones-- (Victor Wooten,Scott Henderson, Steve Smith) Bozzio, Levin, Stevens-- Situation Dangerous Return To Forever-- Romantic Warrior (almost straight jazz)
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Posted By: timothy leary
Date Posted: March 16 2006 at 07:59
| Gamalon |
Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: March 16 2006 at 08:42
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Try this:
John McLaughlin & Carlos Santana - Love, Devotion, Surrender. Absolutely devine! ------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |
Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: March 16 2006 at 08:57
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RETURN TO FOREVER: "Romantic Warrior" (1976) It's one of the best jazz-rock/fusion albums of all time!!! |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: March 16 2006 at 12:24
Beg to differ. From out of RTF's catalogue it is the closest to symphonic prog - oft said to be their Yes-influenced album. |
Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Date Posted: March 16 2006 at 14:18
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If you can find any thing by German prog-fusion band Eiliff from the
early seventies go for it. Journey to the Center of Their Third One is
the standout. Also you might want to check ou Guru Guru`s Dance Of the
Flames which features the same guita/sitar player. Sounds a bit
like 1973 Mahavishnu Orchestra at times minus the key board and violin.
Also, although hard to find you might want to check out the second
Forcefield II album with Jan Akkerman on guitar and Cozy Powell on the
kit. ------------- |
Posted By: timothy leary
Date Posted: March 16 2006 at 14:23
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Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: March 16 2006 at 15:27
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And not forgetting Rainer Bruninghaus the house keyboard player on ECM REcords nowadays and regular in Jan Garbarek's 90's groups |
Posted By: erlenst
Date Posted: March 16 2006 at 17:16
| How about Brian Auger's Oblivion Express - Straight Ahead ? That's pretty fusionish! |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: March 16 2006 at 17:26
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I recommend:
------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Date Posted: March 16 2006 at 17:29
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Posted By: Dr. Occulator
Date Posted: March 16 2006 at 18:10
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Somer favorites that come to mind. Weather Report: I Sing The Body Electric Miles Davis: Bitches Brew John Abercombie: Timeless John Abercrombie: Night Chcick Corea's Ekectrik band has some great albums too. ------------- My Doc Told Me I Have Doggie Head. |
Posted By: oddentity
Date Posted: March 16 2006 at 22:54
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Tribal Tech are magnificent, inspirational, energetic, atmospheric and sublime. I'm sure many proggers would love them. They are out of this world! For those who know them, what do you make of the ending of "What Has He Had" from Thick ? It sounds as though they are doing a live spoof of progressive rock, complete with Wakeman-like keyboards and bombastic drumming. It's quite amusing, and the audience certainly seems to find it very funny. |
Posted By: Witchwoodhermit
Date Posted: March 16 2006 at 23:41
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Soft Machine Miles Davis (Bitches Brew, In A Silent Way, Agharta) Frank Zappa (Hot Rats) Traffic- mach II Chase Blood, Sweat and Tears Hatfield and the North Matching Mole John Mayall (Bare Wires, Jazz Fusion) Colosseum ------------- Here I'm shadowed by a dragon fig tree's fan ringed by ants and musing over man. |
Posted By: Damen
Date Posted: March 16 2006 at 23:54
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Niacin is putting out the best new fusion IMO. ------------- "It's amazing that we've been able to put up with each other for 35 years. Most marriages don't last that long these days." -Chris Squire |
Posted By: Moatilliatta
Date Posted: March 17 2006 at 00:16
I can't believe I forgot that one! It is excellent. ------------- www.last.fm/user/ThisCenotaph
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Posted By: JayDee
Date Posted: March 17 2006 at 10:18
Stand corrected -------------
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. Thanks DH. Im learning!Posted By: mautux
Date Posted: March 17 2006 at 10:44
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Area Arti e mestieri Perigeo Esagono Etna Periferia del mondo ------------- It's awfully considerate of you to think of me here And I'm much obliged to you for making it clear That I'm not here. |
Posted By: JusLisn
Date Posted: March 17 2006 at 11:15
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You mention a few of my favorite bands. Some newer fusion bands that I like, partly because they use vocals are: Umpgrey's McGee - a must try. Underground Railroad Land of Chocolate 4 Front - no vocals, very Rush-like. Ohm - no vocals, just plain excellent. ------------- Ad hoc, ad loc and quid pro quo. So little time, so much to know. |
Posted By: Cinema
Date Posted: March 17 2006 at 11:23
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Be sure to check out these fantastic fusion bands which I haven't yet seen
mentioned: - A Triggering Myth - Kenso - Priam - McGill/Manring/Stevens - Mirage |
Posted By: Chicapah
Date Posted: March 17 2006 at 11:42
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Brian Auger's Oblivion Express - Closer to it and Second Wind Billy Cobham - Stratus Return to Forever - No Mystery Herbie Hancock - Headhunters Since you lean toward prog, these are right up your alley. If you missed Chris Squire's "Fish out of Water" you might give it a go, as well. ------------- "Literature is well enough, as a time-passer, and for the improvement and general elevation and purification of mankind, but it has no practical value" - Mark Twain |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: March 17 2006 at 11:56
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Scott McGill is worth chasing down through Finneus Gauge (sort of UK meets Bruford Band, or Echolyn goes jazz rock), Hand Farm (hint of late 80's Holdsworth). Michael Manring is a great unsung bass player, found working with many other folks - for instance, check out Yo Miles (a Miles Davis tribute bands) Up River double (issue dby Cuneiform last year), with Henry Kaiser, Mike Keneally, Tom Coster, Steve Smith etc.
I've often suggested the legato aspect of McGill work, reminds me of Holdsworth. But there are so many Holdsworthian axemen out there nowadays: John Erickson of (Whoopgnash, based Minnesota) - their first album is a must. Austrian guitarist Alex MacHacek, now based in USA and working with Terry Bozzio - seek out McHacek's Featuring Ourselves (note: leader and band names are spelt differently) French guitarists Jacques La Greca , (Ipsis File) and Nguyen Le who uses legato with his Vietnamese influence jazz fusion. Gamelon Susan Weinert: her album Running Out Of Time was my favourite release of 2005 (but I've said that here before) |
Posted By: Cinema
Date Posted: March 17 2006 at 18:45
Scott McGill, as well as Vic Stevens and Michael Manring, are all prominently featured on the brand new A Triggering Myth album, The Remedy of Abstraction. It's a superb album, by the way. |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: March 18 2006 at 06:15
| Coincidently the jazz rock fusion web discussion site Fusenet have currently started a thread: your top ten favourite but obvious jazz rock albums, and your top ten "obscure" jazz rock albums. Any thoughts??? |