The reissue of this 1991 session -- Jeff "Tain" Watts' debut as a leader -- in 2004 suggested that the age of the neo-bopping "Young Lions" had already passed into history, and some of its artifacts were coming due for historical reappraisal. The mundane side of the story is that this release couldn't get properly distributed under this name in 1991 due to contractual conflicts, and went out under the title Thunder and Rainbows by the so-called band Jazz from Keystone. In any case, this disc's ...   [ read more ]

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Express Yourself: The Best of Charles Wright collects 16 tracks by this underappreciated L.A. funk outfit. By this point, everyone recognizes the oft-sampled title track, but most of their other work is still mainly the province of specialists. That's too bad, because there's a lot for more general funk fans to discover here. Some members of the Rhythm Band had previously played on several Dyke & the Blazers sessions, and there's a definite parallel between those sides and the loose, messy, ...   [ read more ]

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Upon the demise of the Mono Men in 1998, guitarist Dave Crider and drummer Aaron got together with bassist Chris DeGon and former Maven vocalist Jeff Braimes to form Watts that same year. With their raw abrasives of 60's influenced of garage rock, Watts had the chance to share the stage with The Hellacopters, The Gimmicks, The Makers, Electric Frankenstein among others before signing with Estrus Records. The following year, Watts eventually branched out of their native Seattle in 1999 upon the debut of the...   [ read more ]

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