Oz Noy
Ha!
Review by Gary Hill
Progressive rock is an unusual beast, difficult at times to put a collar onto. It crosses and shares lines with several other styles, including jam band music. This release is one that seems to straddle the border between the two reasonably well. While I'm not positive this is progressive rock, it certainly has enough of the elements to be included in that section of MSJ. The overall texture here is Dregs like jamming, guitar dominated and rather bluesy. Oz Noy is a relative new comer to the US music scene, starting in his native Israel at a young age. He has been working on the New York City scene since 1996, but this is his first studio recording with his band - a live album was released before this, though. The disc features several notable musicians including Anton Fig.
This review is available in book format (hardcover and paperback) in Music Street Journal: 2005 Year Book Volume 2 at https://garyhillauthor.com/Music-Street-Journal-2005.
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