Black Light Syndrome

I just stumbled on to this here on iTunes. It got my attention from the players. How could it not with Bozzio, Levin, & Stevens? I've only listened to the previews so technically I really shouldn't be reviewing this music but I had to make a comment. I gave it 4 stars because just from the previews I can tell it is a solid work and for fans of instrumental guitar driven music this will be a winning. Now on to my comment. The main album review for this music mentions that the first song, The Sun Road, reminds him of a track off of David Gilmour's first solo album. Well it should, because it was stolen. Call the music police. The Gilmour song that Patterson is referring to is "Mihalis" off of his self titled debut solo album of 1978. As a side note, Gilmour's first solo album is required listening for any Gilmour fan. There is some great stuff on it. Back to the plagiarism. The Sun Road opens up with the same chord progression as Mihalis with a slight rhythmic variation but almost the same feel. IMHO that is usually not enough for me to call someone out on plagiarism. The problem starts when The Sun Road melody starts. Although, not exactly the same as Mihalis, it contains the same notes and feel. You can find Mihalis on iTunes. You be the judge. Let me know what you think.

Wow, this album snuck in under the radar for the past 12 years. I also had NO idea it existed. I ran across Steve Stevens' amazing guitar work on an old Narada recording called 'Guitar Works' where he does a tune called Sadhana - a flamenco piece blazing with brilliant guitar. I couldn't believe this was the guy who rocked in the 80s in Billy Idol's band, so I did some research and came across this effort. A very cool jam - some challenging work from all of the guys on it, and a great listen. If you are a fan of the old 80s King Crimson, later work from Porcupine Tree, etc., this should be in your collection. Amazing guitar work, wild stick bass from Tony Levin and tight, precision drumming from Terry Bozzio. Very fun to listen to. Feels a bit like the old Adrian Belew/Fripp/Bruford days of King Crimson, and it's all just a wild ride. Enjoy!

I didn't even knew this existed untill a week ago, suffice to say, it's brilliant. Three of my favorite musicians getting together to flex their creative skills and then some. Like the previous reviewer pointed out, it is a rock/jazz fusion album. Steve Stevens is what made Billy Idol cool (old Billy never released anything decent after Stevens left, IMNSHO). Tony Levin is a monster-god on the bass. Terry Bozzio is one of the most amazing drummers on the planet. It is of course, all instrumental. Anybody wanting some of the best technical and emotional playing on the planet should enjoy this. The followup, "Situation Dangerous" is even better!

I don't know how you put this in the "rock" genre. It's kind of a jazz/fusion/rock/prog thing. Haven't heard anything like it. Dazzles with instrumental technique in a tasteful sea of thought-provoking progressions.