Kneebody / Line, The
| Album: | Line, The | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Kneebody | Added: | Dec 2013 | |
| Label: | Concord Jazz, Inc. | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2013-12-12 | Pull Date: | 2014-02-21 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Feb 16 | Feb 9 | Feb 2 | Jan 26 | Jan 19 | Jan 12 | Dec 29 | Dec 15 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jun 13, 2014: | No Cover, No Minimum
Lowell |
4. | Feb 06, 2014: | Rebop
Cha-Cha |
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| 2. | Feb 15, 2014: | Music Casserole
The Line |
5. | Feb 01, 2014: | Music Casserole
The Line |
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| 3. | Feb 07, 2014: | No Cover, No Minimum
Lowell |
6. | Jan 31, 2014: | No Cover, No Minimum
Cha-Cha |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2013-12-08
Reviewed 2013-12-08
KNEEBODY: The Line
Concord, 2013
MODERN JAZZ-ROCK – This inventive quintet really stays on its toes, rarely settling into any groove or mood for more than a minute or two. They hop from indie-rock style jamming to edgy beats to complex interplay, all within a grimy, greasy, but very fresh sound.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 11
1. 4:42 – gritty midtempo chugger: dirty keyboard, hard drums, relaxed horns
2. 5:08 – odd, percolating march: horn counterpoint, guitar moan in middle
3. 6:24 – intersecting straight lines switch to locomotive fusion groove
4. 5:29 – slow trudge, ensemble stays close together; open, moody middle
5. 4:51 – uptempo, tight spirals: lively trumpet & sax breaks, flaring keyboard
6. 6:23 – heavy, dragging rock sound; guitar-like keys get trippy in the middle
7. 1:26 – atmospheric, improvised interlude… sets up #8
8. 3:20 – slow trudge, spare sound, climbs a very long hill
9. 5:25 – tense intro, quick beat evolves into a churning groove, buzzing sax
10. 4:20 – moody midtempo, a stripped down sound, opens up and contracts
11. 5:29 – slow horn flow vs jittery beat: gradually blossoms, gets spacey
12. 4:34 – thick instrumental rock, pulls itself up briefly, then collapses
[ Fo ] - 8 December 2013
Concord, 2013
MODERN JAZZ-ROCK – This inventive quintet really stays on its toes, rarely settling into any groove or mood for more than a minute or two. They hop from indie-rock style jamming to edgy beats to complex interplay, all within a grimy, greasy, but very fresh sound.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 11
1. 4:42 – gritty midtempo chugger: dirty keyboard, hard drums, relaxed horns
2. 5:08 – odd, percolating march: horn counterpoint, guitar moan in middle
3. 6:24 – intersecting straight lines switch to locomotive fusion groove
4. 5:29 – slow trudge, ensemble stays close together; open, moody middle
5. 4:51 – uptempo, tight spirals: lively trumpet & sax breaks, flaring keyboard
6. 6:23 – heavy, dragging rock sound; guitar-like keys get trippy in the middle
7. 1:26 – atmospheric, improvised interlude… sets up #8
8. 3:20 – slow trudge, spare sound, climbs a very long hill
9. 5:25 – tense intro, quick beat evolves into a churning groove, buzzing sax
10. 4:20 – moody midtempo, a stripped down sound, opens up and contracts
11. 5:29 – slow horn flow vs jittery beat: gradually blossoms, gets spacey
12. 4:34 – thick instrumental rock, pulls itself up briefly, then collapses
[ Fo ] - 8 December 2013
Track Listing
| 1. | Lowell | 7. | E And E | |||
| 2. | Cha-Cha | 8. | Pushed Away | |||
| 3. | Trite | 9. | Work Hard, Play Hard, Towel Hard | |||
| 4. | Sleeveless | 10. | Greenblatt | |||
| 5. | Still Play | 11. | What Was | |||
| 6. | The Line | 12. | Ready Set Go |