Revolutionary Snake Ensemble / Forked Tongue
Album: Forked Tongue   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Revolutionary Snake Ensemble   Added:Jun 2008
Label:Cuneiform Records  

A-File Activity
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
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2008-07-17
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
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