Live Meat And Potatoes, by CHAD SMITH'S BOMBASTIC MEATBATS

Live Meat And Potatoes

by CHAD SMITH'S BOMBASTIC MEATBATS

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1.	Oops I Spilled My Beer 06:31	buy track
2.	Passing The Ace 06:37	buy track
3.	Mountain Of Meat 05:12	buy track
4.	The Gunboat Is On! 04:31	buy track
5.	Nightsweats 08:01	buy track
6.	Topps Off 09:24	buy track
7.	Pigs Feet 08:11	buy track
8.	Need Strange 07:29	buy track
9.	Deathmatch 06:21	buy track
10.	Battle For Ventura Blvd. 06:43	buy track
11.	Moby Dick 03:13	buy track
12.	Shilo's Forbidden City Blues 06:06	buy track
13.	Breadballs 09:07	buy track
14.	Lobster Legs 05:23	buy track
15.	Into The Floyd 14:10	buy track

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Chad Smith, best known as the drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the super group Chickenfoot, has still found time in his schedule to record a live album at the Baked Potato in Los Angeles with his side project, Chad Smith’s Bombastic Meatbats.

This album is a jazz fusion, jazz rock delight that showcases incredible musicianship and improvisation. In addition to Smith, the band consists of guitar wizard Jeff Kollman, keyboardist Ed Roth and bass player Kevin Chown. The music mixes Wired era Jeff Beck with the best instrumental styling’s of Frank Zappa. The opening number “Oops!! Spilled My Beer” sets the stage for an amazing live performance.

“Nightsweats” is so Jeff Beck he may sue them! Two of the best songs on the album are “Pigsfeet” and “Breadballs.” “Topps Off” shows this band can be cool Jazz cats while “Into the Floyd” takes the listener on a musical trip.

This music will never be Top 40, but most good music isn’t. If you love great guitar playing, a bit of funky bass and some tasty keys mixed in with Chad’s drumming, then this one is for you. Rating: A

- Jeb Wright, Classic Rock Revisited

Album number three from Red Hot Chili Peppers' drummer Chad Smith's jazz side project is probably too early for Smith to go the double-disc live route. That's because nearly all of the tunes are included in his band's two studio sets. This show, recorded at a North Hollywood club in 2009, finally saw release three years later, perhaps to keep the band's name alive while Smith was busy with his full-time Peppers gig. Regardless, the foursome is revved up, and these 15 concert versions are slightly more energized than the previously recorded ones, which were already pretty zippy. Many are extended with longer jams, which push both "Breadballs" and "Into the Floyd" to twice their studio lengths. Considering the live presentation and the group's predilection for '70-styled electric jazz-rock, these performances feature particularly tasty and remarkably restrained playing, even with their longer lengths. Some of the ballads, like the bluesy "Shilo's Forbidden City Blues" and the comparatively delicate "Nightsweats," display the four members' chops and assured sense of dynamics. It's that cohesive interaction that separates these players from similarly oriented outfits who play fast and furious, as if they are paid by the note. Kudos to drummer Smith, one of the rare non-singing bandleaders of his instrument, to refrain from taking an extended drum solo, although he does a short but intense guitar/drum conversation on "Need Strange." That's unusual, particularly when the group kicks into Led Zeppelin's "Moby Dick," always a spotlight for John Bonham's skin work. Smith really seems like just one of the guys and even though his percussive work serves as the motor behind the group, and provides the carrot to bring Chili Pepper indie rock and funk fans into the club, he never hogs attention. He doesn't need to, with the quality of the guitar, bass, and keyboard musicians who make this often complex music click so effortlessly with communal playing that remains gripping despite the length of the pieces. Casual listeners might find this an extraneous release, but fans will appreciate the different solos, and new ones can start here to enjoy one of contemporary jazz fusion's tightest and most rugged ensembles.

credits

released May 21, 2012

15-track release captured live over two nights at the world famous Baked Potato jazz club in Studio City CA

Chad Smith.- drums
Jeff Kollman - guitar
Ed Roth - keyboards
Kevin Chown - bass

Engineered by Bob Bradshaw
Mixed by Ryan Hewitt
Mastered at Dave Collins Mastering

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Jeff Kollman Los Angeles, California

L.A., CA-based indie label Marmaduke Records, operated by musician Jeff Kollman, is the home of Cosmosquad, Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats, (Phil) Mogg & The Sign Of 4, the Jeff Kollman Band (JKB), Pervadelic, Crumb Bros., Edwin Dare and JK himself. Marmaduke is distributed by Code 7 in Europe, World Disque/Marquee in Japan and Ingrooves / Fontana for the rest of the world. ... more

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