Phil Grenadier opens Playful Intentions with Bud Powell's bebop nursery song "Borderick," and closes the session with a meandering free improvisation. Between the two tracks he explores a variety of moods and modes that bridge those extremes. He parlays free bop on "At a Loss" and "Tough Love," some rock covers – Fiona Apple's "On the Bound," and Radiohead's "Idioteque," and even a piece – "What is This Unanswered Question?" – that sounds like Charles Ives channeled through Bitches Brew.
The Sex Pistols may have been the first British punk rock band, but the Clash were the definitive British punk rockers. Where the Pistols were nihilistic, the Clash were fiery and idealistic, charged with righteousness and a leftist political ideology. From the outset, the band was more musically adventurous, expanding its hard rock & roll with reggae, dub, and rockabilly among other roots musics. Furthermore, they were blessed with two exceptional songwriters in Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, each with a distinctive voice and style. The Clash copped heavily from classic outlaw imagery, positioning themselves as rebels with a cause.
This is another fine date in Mario Schiano's deeply slung bag of atonal tricks. This date, an improv suite with various attachments, features our fearless Italian leader coming to arms with a quartet whose members carry with them not only most of the instruments in the orchestra, but an arsenal of noisemakers and percussion instruments and an endless round of techniques for wreaking the most sonic havoc. Once again, in the interest of all things fair and airy, Schiano understands, like literally no one else, the uses of atonality within improvisation. It is not to deaden feeling or to bury it under the weight of intellectual concern or pamper or thwart it in the cause of theoretical argument…
Cardboard sleeve box set release from Bruce Springsteen contains five albums released from "Tunnel of Love" (1987) through "The Ghost of Tom Joad" (1995) as well as two EP works "Chimes Of Freedom" & "Blood Brothers." All albums are remastered for this release by Bob Ludwig and Toby Scott. Comes with a deluxe booklet. Each mini LP faithfully replicates it's original vinyl design. Contains 60-page booklet with rare photos, memorabilia and newspaper clippings from the years 1987-1996.
Elements - The Best of Mike Oldfield is a video collection by Mike Oldfield released in October 1993. It was released by Virgin Records on VHS and Laser disc. A DVD edition of the video release, including additional extras, was produced in 2004.