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Post by MikeMusic on May 15, 2021 9:54:01 GMT
Full title The New Tony Williams Lifetime - Million Dollar Legs  Drumming like you have never heard before. A drummer's drummer who played with Miles Davis amongst others Jazz fusion at the very best, The New Lifetime has Tony Williams , Allan Holdsworth, Alan Pasqua and Tony Newton. Bought this in 1976 and still one of my must have albums of all time. Still love hearing it 45 years later... This is the second album by The *New* Tony Williams Lifetime Their first album, Believe it only marginally out done by this Turn up the volume for the first track - and leave it there of course ! Allan Holdsworth at his very best. He was supposed to be in Soft Machine and played just as well on Bundles and Land of Cockayne before he decided he had to be with Lifetime I was so very lucky to see Tony Williams play. To see the band play was to barely comprehend it The original Lifetime John McLaughlin – electric and acoustic guitars Jack Bruce - Bass - yes him, the reason I went to see the band Larry Young – organ The sound and the playing was stunning. Likely the loudest gig I have been to Wish I'd seen the later iteration of the band as well |
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Post by MartinT on May 15, 2021 10:39:29 GMT
Thanks, Mike. This is new, never heard him before.
I'll give it a listen later.
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Post by ChrisB on May 15, 2021 12:14:49 GMT
Thanks for your choice Mike.
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Post by Slinger on May 15, 2021 12:39:30 GMT
I probably haven't listened to the TW Lifetime, old or new, since the seventies. Alan Holdsworth can be a bit all-technique-and-no-melody for my tastes sometimes, but it'll be intersting.
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Post by MikeMusic on May 15, 2021 12:43:25 GMT
Agreed on Allan Holdsworth
The albums mentioned above are his best IMO
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Post by brian2957 on May 15, 2021 12:52:27 GMT
Just listened briefly. Not for me  |
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Post by Slinger on May 15, 2021 14:14:33 GMT
Pretty Good from me. I quite enjoyed the memories of the 70s. Track 4? Hello? Hill Street Blues anyone?  That had Larry Carlton on guitar though, not Allan Holdsworth. The keyboard patches that Alan Pasqua uses really root this album in time, but it's weathered pretty well I think. Anorak fact: Jack Nitzsche did the string and horn arrangements for this album. |
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Post by MikeMusic on May 15, 2021 14:44:07 GMT
You're ahead of me Paul.
All good
Must read up on this more !
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Post by MartinT on May 15, 2021 17:12:03 GMT
I can imagine this sounding good in the context of a live performance. However, to me it sounds like selections from episodes of Miami Vice. I'll give it a 2 for Million Dollar Legs which is the only track of interest to me. This kind of fusion is not my cuppa tea (but then, neither is tea).
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Post by John on May 15, 2021 18:49:35 GMT
If it wasn't for Alan Pasqua keyboard sound and poor man funk I give this a 5
I don't mind Alan Holsworth guitar playing for me a true great on the guitar love Holsworth phrasing on the title track is awesome imo
Could do without tracks like Do it for me baby I don't mind funk but this is not for me
A 4 for me
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Post by John on May 15, 2021 18:50:43 GMT
Would of loved to see Holsworth play
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Post by MikeMusic on May 16, 2021 12:46:45 GMT
JohnThink you will like Turn it over First version of the band with John McLaughlin on geetarr, Jack Bruce on Bass YT quality doesn't sound so good
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Post by John on May 16, 2021 15:49:37 GMT
This is good Mike you can hear where John was heading and Tony drumming is similar to what Billy would do with John
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Post by MikeMusic on May 16, 2021 17:39:52 GMT
Tony did some very jazzy albums too. Utterly different but wonderful drumming
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Post by ChrisB on May 17, 2021 10:40:34 GMT
This is not for me, I am afraid. Bits and pieces are interesting, but the keyboard sound and style that runs through the entire work is something to make me run a mile.
A 2 score from me, but if I were to go by Mike's score descriptions, it would be a 1/5.
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Post by ajski2fly on May 20, 2021 15:11:55 GMT
I had a good listen to this yesterday streaming it on Qobuz, I liked nearly all of it, but then I do like Jazz/Fusion, some of it could be classified as rock. The drumming is pretty impressive, and the bass playing, like others aspect of the keyboards not so keen on. It is very good but not quite up to Return to Forever - Romantic Warrior levels. I think I need to listen to their first album as well. A 4/5 from me, thanks for suggesting I may have to seek out a vinyl copy.
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Post by MikeMusic on May 20, 2021 15:40:49 GMT
You must try
Believe it
and by the first version of the band
and
Turn it over
The old bums rush is also well worth a listen
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Post by Barrington on May 25, 2021 10:02:06 GMT
Wasn't looking forward to this , the cover put me off straight away but I was pleasantly surprised , it was like listening to an old disco record that I wouldn't have liked back in the day but hit me with a bit of nostalgia although this is not that old it sounded 70s-ish .
Pretty good - 3/5
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Post by MikeMusic on May 25, 2021 12:28:01 GMT
I nearly posted the inner cover as it does not work Disco eh ? |
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Post by Barrington on May 25, 2021 16:56:04 GMT
I nearly posted the inner cover as it does not work Disco eh ? Didn't mean it was disco I was just using disco as an example . |
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That had Larry Carlton on guitar though, not Allan Holdsworth.
