If peeing your pants is cool, consider me Miles Davis. Yep, that's about as much as I knew about this legendary jazz artist up until a couple months ago when follower Haypeterman Suggested this in the good ol' box. I've decided to begin with the much controversial album Bitches Brew - not only because it's one of his best selling, but because it's got such a different feel to it. After listening to a variety of Davis over the past month or so, I found this one the most intriguing. When this dropped in 1970, it got very mixed reviews. Miles began messing around with sounds that were unique to the jazz world. This album runs with the electric piano in spots, tosses in some guitar and the whole thing feels like a random jam session as opposed to composed jazz music. There is always a really funky bass line that listens like it's a couple guys just rocking out on a double bass. Pretty neat stuff there. To this day there are still critics on both sides of the fence...some see this as too obscure and not even what they would call jazz music. It's so out in left field that they can't respect it. Others though have understood over time how important this piece was to modern jazz artists. When someone comes out with something groundbreaking, it's easy to classify it as 'odd' and thusly bad, but the truth is, it's so rare to find innovative stuff nowadays. And I think the fact that Miles Davis was willing to work outside the box and try something like this, makes him the legend he was. Anyway, I think this is neat. Well worth a listen. Try to take in something innovative on your hump day.
TRACK LISTING:
1. Spanish Key
1. Pharaoh's Dance
2. Bitches Brew
2. John McLaughlin
3. Miles Runs the Voodoo Down
4. Sanctuary
5. Feio (Bonus Track)
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Top 3 Tracks:
1. Miles Runs The Voodoo Down
2. Bitches Brew
3. Feio
FINAL RATING:
3.25 out of 5 stars
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