by John Medeski and David Fiuczynski
Sales Rank: 148706 Price:$1.69
Album Details
1. Vog
2. Pacifica
3. Gloria Ascending
4. Pineapple
5. Quest
6. Freelance Brown
7. Slow Blues for Fuzy's Mama
8. Lillies That Fester
9. 122 St. Marks
10. Fima's Sunrise
Listener Reviews & Comments The opening strains of John Medeski and David Fiuczynski's "Lunar Crush" say it all; Medeski's innate (not that it's easy) keyboard mastery conjures up an earthy and rambunctious line that inevitably yields to the band's screaming entrance, and the song takes off, winding through a nice complex arrangement but never abandoning its pure and natural rhythm, its gut-wrenching power. Fiuczynski plays guitar with a unique harmonic and melodic rhythm that lends the album its engaging and utterly new sound. Medeski, who has never pulled a musical punch and never will, is a true co-leader, challenging and cajoling his colleague without sacrificing an iota of the music at hand. The semi-operatic singing on three of the tracks is simply as bad-ass as it gets, further emphasizing that this album must stand alone. It's not MMW, and it's not the Torsos; Lunar Crush is a moon with which we are not familiar.