| | Drums & Tuba Live CD Drums & Tuba Discography of CDs
Recorded during the summer of 2004, the first live album by Drums & Tuba is evenly divided between new and likely improvisational pieces and familiar songs from the trio's two albums on Ani Difranco's Righteous Babe label. (The more scattershot, fragmentary material from the group's earlier records has seemingly been retired.) Kicking off with the outstanding 12-and-a-half-minute improv "Eight Degrees in Buffalo," the set then moves into the electronic clatter of "The Donkey and the Walrus" before shifting into a lively, polyrhythmic take on the cool, dubby groove of Mostly Ape's opening track "Brain Liaters." Although Brian Wolff's tuba and other horns provide the group's most unique sonic signature, Live is primarily a showcase for drummer and electronics expert Anthony Nozero, whose rhythmic drive and tasteful sonic manipulations form the basis of every song. Live is an enjoyable portrait of a band that treats the stage and the studio as two separate venues, showing off their impressively concise, non-noodly take on jam band improvisations. ~ Stewart Mason
This is a great collection of Drums and Tuba material that spans a couple years of thier existence on the road. Between the years of 2002-2004, DT clocked in close to 200 shows a year and this recording does the job of capturing thier live show. Which up until now has been unavailable officially. A couple tracks are previously unreleased and stand up well to thier other material. A absolute must have for the DT fan!!
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Drums & Tuba: Tony Nozero (drums); Brian Wolff, Neal McKeeby.
Personnel: Neal McKeeby (guitar); Brian Wolff (tuba).
Audio Mixers: Chris Baer; Andrew Gilchrist.
Recording information: Austiin, TX (10/10/2002-??/??/2004); Bozeman, MT (10/10/2002-??/??/2004); Chatanooga, TN (10/10/2002-??/??/2004); Cleveland, OH (10/10/2002-??/??/2004); Denver, CO (10/10/2002-??/??/2004); Kalamazoo, MI (10/10/2002-??/??/2004); New York, NY (10/10/2002-??/??/2004). Live Review
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After the initial shock fades, the existence of CHRISTMAS IN THE HEART seems perhaps inevitable. After all, the thing Bob Dylan loves most of all are songs that are handed down from generation to generation, songs that are part of the American fabric, songs so common they never seem to have been written. These are the songs Dylan chooses to sing on CHRISTMAS IN THE HEART, a cheerfully old-fashioned holiday album from its Norman Rockwell-esque cover to its joyous backing vocals. Apart from the breakneck "Must Be Santa," which barrelhouses like a barroom, Dylan doesn't really reinterpret these songs as much as simply play them with his crackerjack road band, dropping in a little flair -- restoring "we'll have to muddle through somehow" to "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," singing the opening of "O Come All Ye Faithful" in its original Latin -- but never pushing tunes in unexpected directions. Many would argue having Dylan croon these carols is unexpected enough and, true, there are times his gravelly rumble is a bit pronounced, but nothing here feels forced, it all feels rather fun, provided you're on the same wavelength as latter-day Bob, where the sound and swing of the band is as important as the song, where there's an undeniable nostalgic undertow to all the proceedings. ...
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Backed by three musicians who look like Nine Inch Nails refugees, Nunn is still as beautiful and sexy as ever, and her voice sounds great, but there doesn't seem to be much heart and soul, at least on the CD. Nunn pulls out all the live rock clichés she can muster while performing the big hits, dulling their overall ...
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Recording information: Luminous Sound, Dallas, TX; Slow Wine Music, Sherman Oaks, CA; Studio 3121, Beverly Hills, CA; The Manor, Alpharetta, GA.
Photographer: Ron MacDonald.
Personnel: Rhonda Smith (vocals, keyboards, ...
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