Bad Plus, The / Prog
| Album: | Prog | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Bad Plus, The | Added: | Jun 2007 | |
| Label: | Heads Up International | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2007-06-17 | Pull Date: | 2007-08-19 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Aug 5 | Jul 22 | Jul 15 | Jul 8 | Jul 1 | Jun 24 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Nov 15, 2018: | No Cover, No Minimum
Tom Sawyer |
4. | Nov 01, 2013: | No Cover, No Minimum
1980 World Champion |
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| 2. | Sep 13, 2018: | No Cover, No Minimum
Tom Sawyer |
5. | Mar 09, 2012: | No Cover, No Minimum
1980 World Champion |
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| 3. | Aug 02, 2018: | No Cover, No Minimum
1980 World Champion |
6. | Aug 04, 2011: | YOUTH DEMOGRAPHIC RADIO: JUICE!
Giant |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2007-06-15
Reviewed 2007-06-15
THE BAD PLUS: Prog
Heads Up, 2007
Yep, it’s The Bad Plus all right, smashing their way through a mixture of mutated pop covers (1,3,7,8) and heavy-handed originals. As usual, they’re perched precariously between being wryly innovative and gimmicky or even tasteless. It’s bombastic as hell, and that can get annoying, but there’s no denying the band’s phenomenal chops. I prefer the tracks that keep their various excesses relatively in check.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 5, 6, 10 ... (7 & 9 if you want over-the-top)
1. 5:37 – plodding, blocky, but with the melody delicately deconstructed
2. 9:12 – kinetic groove alternates with thudding robotic stomp; it gets old
3. 6:05 – starts quiet, the eye of a storm; gradually spins off-axis & blows up
4. 5:20 – an unresolved melody is embroidered and repeated
5. 8:45 – sedate: relaxed piano wanders over steady midtempo rhythm
6. 5:39 – lively ditty w/good trio interplay; big, chunky drum solo in 2nd half
7. 5:10 – heroic stride, melodramatic, with a quick, scattery break
8. 4:46 – lumpy ballad, bursts forth in the middle
9. 9:12 – quiet, dragging ballad, bulks up to huge, crushing weight, collapses
10. 5:00 – fast, optimistic chugger, with fanfare-like breaks and mock applause
[ Fo ] 15-Jun-07
Heads Up, 2007
Yep, it’s The Bad Plus all right, smashing their way through a mixture of mutated pop covers (1,3,7,8) and heavy-handed originals. As usual, they’re perched precariously between being wryly innovative and gimmicky or even tasteless. It’s bombastic as hell, and that can get annoying, but there’s no denying the band’s phenomenal chops. I prefer the tracks that keep their various excesses relatively in check.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 5, 6, 10 ... (7 & 9 if you want over-the-top)
1. 5:37 – plodding, blocky, but with the melody delicately deconstructed
2. 9:12 – kinetic groove alternates with thudding robotic stomp; it gets old
3. 6:05 – starts quiet, the eye of a storm; gradually spins off-axis & blows up
4. 5:20 – an unresolved melody is embroidered and repeated
5. 8:45 – sedate: relaxed piano wanders over steady midtempo rhythm
6. 5:39 – lively ditty w/good trio interplay; big, chunky drum solo in 2nd half
7. 5:10 – heroic stride, melodramatic, with a quick, scattery break
8. 4:46 – lumpy ballad, bursts forth in the middle
9. 9:12 – quiet, dragging ballad, bulks up to huge, crushing weight, collapses
10. 5:00 – fast, optimistic chugger, with fanfare-like breaks and mock applause
[ Fo ] 15-Jun-07
Track Listing