One Track Mind: ZZ Top, “Chartreuse” from Live at Montreux (2014)
They sound utterly reinvigorated on this stomping new live release.
They sound utterly reinvigorated on this stomping new live release.
‘Solarists’ immediately establishes Haitian Rail as a fearsome battery of inscrutable, noise with terrific give-and-take. And trombonist Dan Blacksberg’s presence assures that they hold up the jazz part of the experimental metal-jazz equation, losing none of their ferocity along the way.
They’ve created an album that’s both emotionally open, and a wonder of intricate control.
Threaded with a hip-hugging hook, this song packs a wallop.
A crystalline peak behind the scenes of Steely Dan’s studio gigs.
Nick Mason has been the only constant through Pink Floyd’s many incarnations.
And it’s not like Cropper hasn’t had a slew of them, from Wilson Pickett to Otis Redding.