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Brand X: Manifest Destiny
ByThose of us fully aware of the fascinating diversity and skillful jazz rock of early Brand X will also remember how complexly whacked and offbeat they could stretch they defied old genre-specific boundaries and set new ones. The same flagrant disregard is thankfully in full swing here. My mind goes back to Do They Hurt? crossed with Livestock. For that in-your-face bombastic and killer guitar-driven fusion check out “True to the Clik”, “Virus”, “Manifest Destiny”, and “Operation Hearts and Minds”. For that world and ethnic syncopated funk fusion that Brand X has always handled with ease do “XXL”, “The Worst Man”, and “Drum Ddu”. Last track, “Mr. Bubble Goes to Hollywood” is a drum solo then drums-n-bass duet. Probably one of the most memorable cuts is Jones’ “Stellerator”, named after one H. F.Mudd’s robo-wife device from an early Star Trek episode. This song held all Brand X was famous for in its olden days. It recalled the grace of Bruford and the retained the quirky-edged abandon of Brand X. Great stuff! Goodsall dabbles in Frippian territory ever so briefly. A bonus is two live cuts “hidden” Oops I told ya as unlisted tracks 11 and 12. Strongly recommended.
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Title: Manifest Destiny | Year Released: 1999 | Record Label: Purple Pyramid
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