Vital Tech Tones

Artist: Scott Henderson , Steve Smith , and Victor Wooten
Label: Tone Center
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 026245400023
EAN: 0026245400023
ASIN: B000007N46

Release Date: 1998-06-09

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Tracks:

Crash Course
Snake Soda
Dr. Hee
Everglades
Two For One
King Twang
The Captors
Giant Steps
Lie Detector

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Customer Reviews:

GIMME SOME SNAKE SODA.......2007-01-04

Great album consisting of 3 of today's most talented musicians. I was a Wooten fan going into the album but my jaw dropped with Henderson's screaming guitar riffs; I have a new found respect for these cats after listening to this album. "snake soda" is off the hook and listening to another version of "giant steps" is always a treat.

SAFETY HARNESS REQUIRED [you may need it!] .......2006-07-20

"Well, what have we here then? Scott Henderson, Steve Smith and Victor Wooten - I think I know what to expect". WRONG! Put all your preconceptions to one side, and just enjoy. This album is going to be a little bit of a surprise.

You know how "fusion" music can sometimes become a bit predictable or even stale - bands simply rehashing what's been done before, only not as well. Then suddenly a band appears that literally EXPLODES onto the scene, to shake things up. Well, Vital Tech Tones is such a band.

I'm sure most fusion lovers are already aware of the aforementioned musicians' credentials, so they need no more introductions. What WILL surprise, and hopefully delight, such fusion enthusiasts, is what they create on this album. In my opinion, it comes across as a reaction against the staleness inherent in "some" fusion music. But, because I don't want to give too much away in my review, which would spoil the impact this band has on first hearing, I'll attempt to make vague comparisons instead. Thus, imagine, if you will, Scott with a touch of Jimi Hendrix in his playing, and if Steve added some of John Bonham's sheer power to his already awesome technique, then finally, if all the great bass players you'd ever heard gave a bit of themselves to add to Victor's playing - you'd be getting close to the sound of this phenomenally gifted trio, in this, their debut album.

The playing throughout is of course stunning. The compositions are varied in style - sometimes jazzy, heavy, complex, and funky - but always entertaining. It actually sounds like they were really enjoying themselves while making such a wonderful album. In fact, the amazing interplay within the band suggests to me that they were recording it live, thus capturing those rare moments of genius when they were all "in the zone". This is what jazz is supposed to be about anyway "reaching for that moment".

It's a gem of a performance. If you're looking for "jazz with attitude", this is the album for you - otherwise, look elsewhere. For the sheer sublime playing alone, this VTT album is worth buying. Take a risk - I promise you won't be disappointed!

Yanek

Another ploddy jam disc.......2006-03-29

I was looking forward to this disc when I heard of the lineup. Although Im not a fan at all of Victor Wooten. He seems to mix well with Steve and Scott. At first listen, a few tunes jump out at you . King Twang and Crash Course are the hottest numbers on this one. But after listening to this more and more everything else on here are just fillers. Scotts soloing is fierce and in your face, as is Steves. But once again im disappointed with the overall song content.

giant steps.......2005-08-18

GIANT STEPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OH MY GOD. lie detector is extremely sweet. vic wooten demonstrates the full range of his instrument and its very refreshing to hear him play walking lines instead of slapping all the time. steve smith is just a GREAT drummer. weckl like chops with great musicality and time.

ah, scott henderson. alongside metheny, holdsworth, wes, and steve vai as my favorite guitarists. he says his tone on this albums is amongst his worst recorded, but its still shockingly great. his lines are otherworldly. such beautiful phrasing and melodic ideas. i love this album.

is it truly worth 5 stars? in my opinion, its a solid album with the exception of giant steps. giant steps alone makes it essential.

Tech, yes. Tones, yes. Vital?..........2005-03-11

With this lineup, of course it's technical/thinking man's rock, but it has a surprising share of sloppy moments.

What stood out to me is Steve's frequent inability to let others solo - bombastically drowning some of Scott's stuff in the first arrangements. He's also a bit too heavy in the mix. Finally, some of Steve's syncopations are misplaced and sound bad.

something else that annoyed me is, when Scott plays in the tremolo bar style of Hendrix, he never lets the amp feedback...would have sounded cooler if he'd have just followed through with that.

I do like some of the effects Scott uses and they work really well on "The Captors" - reminds me of Adrian Belew era King Crimson. There's also some exceptional SRV style blues on "Dr. Hee", but...as a Tribal Tech fan, the title is kinda confusing.

still, better than average overall...and definitely rocking. 3ý stars.

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