Onion Butt and the Love Monkeys: Live from the Bed

Artist: Anand Bhatt
Label: Sonic Wave International
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 669910047361
EAN: 0669910047361
ASIN: B0009NSD7K

Release Date: 2005-05-03

Onion Butt and the Love Monkeys: Live from the Bed

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Tracks:

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Live from the Bedroom
Baby Sour
Tree of Lost Dreams
Gonna Get High
Freestylin'
Touch My Monkey
I Ride
Kali
Corn in Louisiana
Perfect Cure
R-Tune
Indian Jazz Solo Part II
Schloppy
Source
Haunting
Thanks for the Hit
Wrap Up

Product Description

Play it loud jam band rock. Lots of fun tunes as well as serious favorites. It's a digitally remastered lo-fi adventure. Recommended tracks: 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 15, 16.

Customer Reviews:

Wild brilliance.......2005-12-16

Anand Bhatt's "Onion Butt" musical character was (and still is) a musical marvel like no other, blending Indian elements with the finest in-the-moment spontaneity of true jazz, rock and metal - and, as per usual for Bhatt, often doing it at a dizzying pace that borders on the utterly insane. "Indian Jazz Solo part II" lets us know that from the first note, kicking off with a hyper start and never letting up for its entire 7 minutes. Anand's guitar trades licks with the "Love Monkey's" drum, bass, and backup vocals, one right after another, somehow never letting the entertaining and often comical pace get in the way of the melody itself. Ahh, that's the remarkable thing about this album - they constantly weave through, over and around the central groove, never slipping into an atonal blizzard of notes but always keeping that tight control.. no matter how goofy things get. Bhatt and the Schrader Bros. (the "Love Monkeys") take shorter and shorter turns as the album builds, finally reaching a thunderous release as everyone wails away like mad. If those adjectives sound like an exaggeration for a goofy jam band, then you just haven't experienced this particular adrenaline rush for yourself.

Though the sizzling-hot group interaction stems from the jazz and rock tradition, the compositions and instruments involved are Indian as well as Funk in nature (and there's PLENTY of rhythm underpinning everything as well). Things calm down through the track "I Ride," which basically serves as a peaceful breather before things fire up for the closing half-hour. A sizable portion of "Kali" gives the musicians a chance to catch their breath while the percussion section gets ready to whip up a heady rhythmic stew all its own.. almost sounding as if there's a whole dance company pounding away rather than just three men. The album joyfully closes with the super fun track "Thanks for the Hit," but with more of a gradual buildup than a constant frenzy. I'm pretty sure that if they'd tried to keep that pace through another entire album, they would have ended up collapsing onstage (or the bedroom as the insert lends to indicate). Oh yeah - did I mention that all this stuff is happening live?

For all its head-spinning complexity and incredible virtuosity, this disc is eminently listenable and easily enjoyable by anyone - jazz, rock, metal, funk fan or not, Indian music lover or not, fellow musician or not. If you're the least bit curious about the "Onion Butt" musical character, start right here.

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Alien 4 ~ Hawkwind

Interview, Pt. 2 ~ Chrome Dreams

China Rose ~ Guitargarden

Jawohl Meine Herr'n ~ Heinz R%C3%BChmann

Fanamby ~ Rajery

Samba Simples ~ Marcos Oliva and Dhara

Salon: Retro Chic ~ Various Artists