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...must dance, or at least nod our heads or beat on imaginary drums. Echoes is also reflective: on the previously mentioned “Open Up Your Heart” and the somber closer “Infatuation,” where kettle drums boom over an acoustic guitar and a shoegazing Jenner, the Rapture demonstrate that well-dressed New Yorkers have feelings too. The album sounds so confident and brash, so slick and assured, that it is impossible not to be convinced of this band’s significance...
...part of its North American tour, King Crimson comes to Boston with opener Living Colour. King Crimson’s current line-up includes Robert Fripp on the guitar, Adrian Belew on guitar and lead vocals, Trey Gunn on the touch guitar and Pat Mastelotto on the drums. Though originally hailed as “the next Beatles,” King Crimson has spent its past four decades of existence evading any kind of simple characterizations. With their newly-released double disc-set Eyes Wide Open, this group continues their refreshingly improvisational style. This appearance will be King Crimson?...
...combines the musical talents of Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Yngwie Malmsteen. This trio of guitar virtuosos has accumulated a staggering number of accolades. Satriani, on the electric guitar, has won six Grammy nominations and sold over seven million albums. Vai has earned three Grammy nominations, one of which he won in 1993 for Best Rock Instrumental Performance on the album Zappa’s Universe. Malmsteen himself is universally considered one of the most talented hard rock guitarists of the ‘80s. The union of this trio promises a show fused with hard rock and heavy metal...
...album is persistently unstable. It’s ironic that the wailing “Lucky Star,” featuring London mic adder Dizzee Rascal, is the most reservedly chaotic track on Kish Kash. Elsewhere, the music wants to collapse in exhaustion. Buried in swirls of noise and guitar, the otherwise steady beat on “Supersonic” seems to teeter before its own breakdown. “Right Here’s the Spot” nearly limps under the weight of its sheer sonic detail and insistent...
...music never entirely succumbs to this gloom, with bright shiny guitar lines and evilly catchy choruses. This is pop music with growl and bite...