Se Ven Ties
Sev en ties / Se ven ties: three syllables, or three sounds –
I suppose this makes it apt as a mantra. A music mantra. Music does not need to
evoke the sound of the seventies to win my favour, but it can. Or invoke the
sound of the seventies.
The violin as rock lead instrument is a seventies
speciality, and I have addressed this elsewhere so will not return to details
now. New York band Joe Deninzon and Stratospheerius has a lot of the seventies
in its sound, not least the electrified violin of the band’s leader, but there
is also bluegrass and folk – which is quite timeless – that dances around with
the progressive and fusion layers. The violin Joe uses has seven strings: se
ven / sev en.
Joe plays all the strings with virtuoso variation, and he
sings. It is an excellent band and the album’s eleven tracks are all fine
songs. Two great instrumental tracks are Ballad
for Ding Bang and Road Rage, the
first with melancholic moments that lead to an electric end, and the second plugged
into the grid from the start. There is obviously a hint of Curved Air here and
there, but that is an inevitable consequence of the precursor echo. There are
many other progressive ricochets, as well as a tinge of West Coast in
occasional harmonies. 7 out of Seven.
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