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Posted by Dave on 4/18/2006, 4:57 am, in reply to "TONY LEVIN RELEASES NEW "RESONATOR" CD ON 4/4/06" --Previous Message--
141.150.182.26
: PRESS RELEASE 4/4/2006
:
: Tony Levin, bass players' bassist, has come
: up with a breakthrough album.
:
: His credits are among the most impressive in
: modern rock - albums with Peter Gabriel,
: John Lennon, Pink Floyd, Paul Simon, Paula
: Cole, Sara McLauglin, a member of King
: Crimson since 1980. He's also written a book
: and released two photography books. His web
: site was one of the earliest to remove the
: barrier between audience and performer, and
: has over two million hits. His last studio
: album, Pieces of the Sun, had a track
: nominated for a Grammy in the best
: instrumental rock category.
:
: On tours with Gabriel, Crimson, Peter
: Frampton, Paul Simon, Levin must have kept
: his eyes and ears open because the
: songwriting depth on Resonator is
: considerable.
:
: Both the music and the lyrics have been
: years in the making. This music is rock, but
: with the unusual and individualistic musical
: twists you would expect from a long-time
: member of King Crimson. The lyrics are
: sometimes deep, often humorous, processing
: subjects like science and religeon through
: the unique filter of Levin's art.
:
: There are bass and Stick techniques to
: please the many fans of Levin's playing. And
: great playing from his back-up band
: (includes Peter Gabriel Band alumni Jerry
: Marotta and Larry Fast, Todd Rundgren
: guitarist Jesse Gress, and jazz/blues
: keyboardist Pete Levin) with guest
: appearances from friends; Crimson guitarist
: Adrian Belew and Toto guitarist Steve
: Lukather.
:
: Want unique songs - here's one about jamming
: with apes (Fragile as a Song - written about
: Levin and Peter Gabriel's adventure playing
: music with a Bonobo Ape). The Mars landing,
: and the theory of panspermia (that spores
: once carried life to earth from Mars)
: inspired the humorous Places To Go, which
: starts off "Hello Mars, it's good to be
: back".
: "My dog Lilly thinks that I am a
: god" starts off Throw the God a Bone,
: which explores with humor the idea of men as
: gods.
:
: Want great rock playing - there is a
: tour-de-force heavy rock version of the
: Classical favorite, Sabre Dance. There are
: great guitar solos by Steve Lukather, Adrian
: Belew and Jesse Gress. Larry Fast's
: (Synergy) unique synth playing is featured
: on some pieces, and there are Hammond B3
: organ solos by jazz/blues player Pete Levin.
: The CD starts right off in a unique vein,
: with the song Break It Down featuring Tony's
: unique Funk Fingers on bass. The first
: words; "So it goes, when science keeps
: disproving things that everybody
: knows."
:
:
: Toni....I am a simple sculptor/artist who grinds his hands in carpentry to makes ends meet as well as a luthier...as we speak I',m listenin to holy diver at 4am ...with one thing in mind....lets introduce a bass with nothing seen since Fender. I'm not a crackpot....just rural caloused hand american that can rock a gitfiddle....but knows it needs imporovement...Hell...this is how any known now commercially exploited luthier idea started....just drop me a line....would'nt take more then 3 mins of yer time....carpe dime..Dave
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