Capital Zen
Capital Zen
Review by Gary Hill
A lot progressive rock purists are very specific about what types of sounds can be merged with rock to produce music called “progressive rock.” Classical is great, so is jazz and even funk. To their minds, though, things like heavy metal, reggae and funk are off-limits. Well, they probably won’t consider this progressive rock, then. Reggae does show up here, but the key element is funk. I’d say this ties closest to music like Primus, Frank Zappa and Red Hot Chili Peppers, but I also make out some RIO at times and Pentwater here and there. All in all, this is a highly original and entertaining disc, and I like it a lot.
This review is available in book format (hardcover and paperback) in Music Street Journal: 2010 Volume 5 at lulu.com/strangesound.
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