Skolnick, Alex Trio / Conundrum
| Album: | Conundrum | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Skolnick, Alex Trio | Added: | Oct 2018 | |
| Label: | Palmetto Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2018-10-08 | Pull Date: | 2018-12-10 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Dec 9 | Dec 2 | Nov 25 | Nov 18 | Oct 21 | Oct 14 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 08, 2018: | the cacophony hour
A Question Of Moral Ambiguity |
4. | Nov 24, 2018: | the cacophony hour
Django Tango |
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| 2. | Dec 08, 2018: | Music Casserole
Conundrum |
5. | Nov 17, 2018: | the cacophony hour
Conundrum |
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| 3. | Nov 29, 2018: | No Cover, No Minimum
Conundrum |
6. | Nov 17, 2018: | Hanging in the bone yard
Dodge The Bambula |
Album Review
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Reviewed 2018-10-06
Reviewed 2018-10-06
Jazz fusion trio formed by Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick has finally hit its stride with a tight, powerful, and varied set of original tracks. While the album exhibits large heaps of technical mastery, composition and melody are always the driving force. All tracks are good, but I've noted a few that stood out.
No FCCs
1) (6:26) Chorus heavy guitar. Memorable melody.
2) (4:46) Slow tango with laid back and haunting guitar lead, bass solo.
3)* (8:20) Slow fingerpicking start, interesting musical changes, sweet bass solos.
4) (5:33) Slow strumming and fingerpicking start, bass solo
5)* (6:10) Country influenced with some Al Di Meola mixed in for good measure.
6) (7:49) Slow drums, joined by guitar strums and bass, Django Reinhardt sounding guitar solo, bass solo
7) (5:33) Slow guitar, powerful melodies.
8)* (5:02) Fun, foot tapping guitar melodies, various solos.
9) (4:59) Slow guitar, drums, and bass, jazzy. Electric lead towards end.
No FCCs
1) (6:26) Chorus heavy guitar. Memorable melody.
2) (4:46) Slow tango with laid back and haunting guitar lead, bass solo.
3)* (8:20) Slow fingerpicking start, interesting musical changes, sweet bass solos.
4) (5:33) Slow strumming and fingerpicking start, bass solo
5)* (6:10) Country influenced with some Al Di Meola mixed in for good measure.
6) (7:49) Slow drums, joined by guitar strums and bass, Django Reinhardt sounding guitar solo, bass solo
7) (5:33) Slow guitar, powerful melodies.
8)* (5:02) Fun, foot tapping guitar melodies, various solos.
9) (4:59) Slow guitar, drums, and bass, jazzy. Electric lead towards end.
Track Listing
| 1. | Unbound | 5. | Culture Shock | |||
| 2. | Django Tango | 6. | Dodge The Bambula | |||
| 3. | Conundrum | 7. | Key Of Sea | |||
| 4. | Gymnopedie, No. 1 | 8. | A Question Of Moral Ambiguity | |||
| 9. | Protect The Dream | |||||