ONE HOUR TALISMAN RUNE 96 |
Guitarist Anthony Curtis, bassist Greg LaBudde & drummer Pippin Barnett [Curlew, Nimal, No Safety, etc.] serve up a "power trio" record that goes WAY beyond the normal conventions of that lineup. Pippin's idiosyncratic & incredible drumming shows why his work is held in such high regard, while Greg plays the John Entwhistle role, anchoring the band, but still having a large sonic role. Anthony is a Richmond-area guitar legend, of whom famed jazz guitarist Pat Martino said, "Anthony's virtuosity is tremendous. He IS new music." Anthony's smeary, fractured, "bad-acid" wah-wah work puts a noisey, post-psychedelic slant on top of the solid, sometimes Massacre-like rhythm section. "...from hallucinogenic drones to free-jazz wigout." - The Penn |