| Revolutionary Snake Ensemble / Forked Tongue |
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| Album: | Forked Tongue | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Revolutionary Snake Ensemble | Added: | Jun 2008 | |
| Label: | Cuneiform Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2008-07-06 | Pull Date: | 2008-09-07 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Sep 7 | Aug 31 | Aug 24 | Aug 10 | Aug 3 | Jul 20 | Jul 13 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 23, 2018: | Traditions Down By The Riverside | 4. | Dec 27, 2013: | No Cover, No Minimum White Wedding | |
| 2. | Feb 23, 2018: | Traditions Just A Closer Walk | 5. | Feb 10, 2012: | No Cover, No Minimum White Wedding | |
| 3. | Mar 31, 2015: | Global Warming Que Sera Sera | 6. | May 13, 2011: | No Cover, No Minimum White Wedding |
| Album Review |
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| Don Farrell Reviewed 2008-07-17 | ||
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from Boston a "funk and street beat brass band" with improv **1: 5:50 slow to mid tempo first line New Orleans funeral march, brass and drums @ 3:15 picks up the tempo in the second line march. ***2: 2:45 Big euphonous/cachophony BRASS , hear Sun Ra ****3: 3:11 upbeat booty shaking cover of "brown skin girl", Great Rhythm section, boss brass. 4: 5:40 fast euphonous marimba & brass cover of "Little Liza Jane", Great Rhythm section 5: 4:32 cool Rhythm section, BIG brass outpouring 6: 3:08 cool mid tempo diddy, snare drum, bass, tambourine and BRASS, almost hear Sun Ra 7: 2:18 College football marching band sound with a New Orleans touch ****8: 7:03 almost a brass wail/drone with very sultry female vocal cover of " Down By the Riverside" slow to mid tempo ****9: 7:21 dreamy brass cover of "Que Sera Sera", mid to fast, cool percussion ****10: 2:55 great locked snare drum rhythm and brass, mid to faster **11: 5:16 mid to fast constant driving rhythm and long dreamy brass notes ***12: 3:00 mellow wailing improv brass cool snare and tambourin rhythm D Farrell 07/2008 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Just A Closer Walk | 7. | Give Me Jesus | |||
| 2. | Slots | 8. | Down By The Riverside | |||
| 3. | Brown Skin Girl | 9. | Que Sera Sera | |||
| 4. | Little Liza Jane | 10. | White Wedding | |||
| 5. | The Large S | 11. | Minor Vee | |||
| 6. | Chippie | 12. | Under The Skin |