Exotica

Artist: Kip Hanrahan
Label: American Clave
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 753607102720
EAN: 0753607102720
ASIN: B000005A2X

Release Date: 1994-02-04

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Tracks:

You Can Tell A Guy By His Anger
The Last Song
As In Angola (Red Star In The Morning Sky)
Red Star
You Can Tell Someone Who'll Never Fulfill Their Potential By The Way They Measure The Evening
What We Learned That Night In Vera Cruz And How We Applied It
G-d Is Great
As In The Bronx (You Can Tell Where Someone Comes From By What They Laugh At)
You Can Tell A Moment Of Clarity By The Digital Traces It Leaves
As In The Red Morning
The Last Song On The Album

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Customer Reviews:

Brain Tripping.......2002-12-06

The lyrics tell the tales of a class struggle, a revolution or communist manefesto, but they are woven into the funkiest tracks I've ever heard. Fat bass, expressive drumming and enough Hanrahan weirdness make this album a headphone treat. Don't expect to love it the first time you hear it. By the 3 time, you're hooked. The song titles alone are reason enough to love this album. Jack Bruce of Cream has gained a fullness to his voice and a smoothness to his playing and has rarely sounded better. "Exotica" lives up to it's name.

Oops! They did it again!.......2002-09-19

This is a special record. If you're like me, you flipped out over the stellar cast of musicians and just had to hear their collective brainchild. Nocentelli, Bruce, Ameen... it rarely gets much better than this. This appears to be a truly collaborative effort from all involved. Unfortunately for the listener.

The apparent premise here is nothing short of sadistic. Take a bunch of great, great players, sit back and roll tape while they groove.., and then PLASTER each cut with campy spoken-word and bad, overbearing vocals. This record makes me want to cry. The instrumental performances are brilliant and inspired. They're everything you would expect from players of this caliber (ex-Meters, ex-Cream, etc.) and more. However, the pretentious, babbling vocals just ruin it. This would have KILLED as an instrumental record. There has got to be a version of this album, pre-vocal ruination, sitting in some production library somewhere. It's unfortunate that most of us will never get to hear it.

I've really tried to listen to this album. I really want to love it. And I do. But it's a bit disenchanting when effectively all you get is a cd full of really good intros. In short, regarding those who carry the torch for the tasteless production values in music today, "Oops! You've [ruined a great record] again!"

Beyond the Ordinary.......2000-03-19

This 1992 collaboration between Kip Hanrahan and the legendary Jack Bruce is beyond the ordinary. Jack's singing and trademark bass guitar work show him at his creative and disciplined best,beyond the pop limitations that have ensnared former Cream-mate Eric Clapton. Only Hanrahan's sometime obtuse socialist radical chic lyrics keep this from being a five star effort. Don Pullen's piano is outstanding.An excellent effort from all concerned.

Not to be confused with Exotica the movie.......1999-07-15

hey! ignore that review above! This is not the soundtrack to the film. It's a great album!

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