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Die A Tribe: Albatross

by John W. Patterson
March 1, 1999

Die A Tribe throws down a cutting-edge cool, jazzy-rock fusion, alternafunked, you-can-dance-to-it, (sometimes), but always a cerebral groove. This is one of the finer blends of many genres, crossing over effortlessly back and forth — staying tight instrumentally, everywhere the laser strobes. I hear Allan Holdsworthian, Scott McGill-ish soaring and blue-white hot guitar leads, bridges, and fills. Bass work is right up there with the likes of Jeff Berlin or old Sting. I mention the Police here because the changeups ...