Bandwidth

bandwidth

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
The Muffins' heyday was in the early 1970s, when they put an American twist to the rock fusion sound of the seminal art-rock band Henry Cow. Saxophonists Dave Newhouse and Thomas Frasier Scott wrote brainy compositions, played them with verve over tricky time signatures, and attempted to elevate rock to more advanced musical territory without straying into jazz terrain. Like Henry Cow, Soft Machine, and early King Crimson, they incorporated horns into their arrangements. Bandwidth, the first recording from the band after a 20-year break, should hearten old fans and find new ones. The 13 compositions by Newhouse are intelligent and succinct as they weave multiple themes through myriad permutations and elaborations. On the seven-minute opus "Out of the Boot," they sound like a small orchestra as they change dynamics and tone colors dramatically. A section of "East of Diamond," on the other hand, explores extreme sound textures and recalls progressive rock's radical foundation. --Wally Shoup

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Bandwidth
Thunderhawks
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • This Album Rocks!
 Thunderhawks
Thunderhawks
Manufacturer: Bandwidth
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0007US7YO
Release Date: 2005-03-29

Tracks:

  1. Break the Chain
  2. Sick & Tired
  3. Spirit
  4. Out on the Farm
  5. Don't Come Crying to Me
  6. That Dog Won't Hunt
  7. Punching the Clock
  8. For Crying out Loud
  9. Evil Woman
  10. Pouring Rain

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars This Album Rocks!.......2006-11-02

I recently acquired the Tony Sarno CD "Its a Blues Thang" (See review of mine), and was well impressed, so when I saw he featured on the Thunderhawks CD, I thought why not! I knew there was going to be some ACDC influence in there, and sure enuff, the 1st song reeked of it. The first 7 songs all are gut wrenching fist pumping rockers with the obvious influences including Black Crowes/Georgia Satellites/Rolling Stones/Humble Pie etc creeping in.Things slow down only for Track 8 "For crying out loud" and Track 9 (The only Non-Original song written by Larry Weiss) reminded me of Classic era Tommy Bolin. I found this CD to be adrenalin pumping Rock n Roll at its basic and best. I highly recommend this CD.
Ramblin' Heart
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Wonderful Artist
  • This is kickin'
  • Mendo Plus
 Ramblin' Heart
Wayne Perkins
Manufacturer: Bandwidth
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Blues | Styles | Music
Blues RockBlues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music
Similar Items:
  1. Mendo Hotel

ASIN: B0009NSD1Q
Release Date: 2005-07-19

Tracks:

  1. Just Dropped In
  2. Ramblin' Heart
  3. Big Stratocaster
  4. Many Rivers To Cross
  5. Mendo Hotel
  6. Money No Good
  7. Little Girl Eyes
  8. Fool To Fool With You
  9. Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
  10. Goin' To Brownsville

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful Artist.......2007-03-31

I never get tired of Wayne's music... Terribly underrated artist that definitely deserves a bigger audience. Great Lyrics and music... 46 years old and this one is in my top 10 albums I take with me everywhere.

5 out of 5 stars This is kickin'.......2007-03-17

Here are fine songs by a great songwriter. If you care about guitar playing, this cd should be in your collection.

5 out of 5 stars Mendo Plus.......2005-07-24

A "new" release in 2005. Not quite. Half the tracks are from Mendo Hotel (1996). The record company cal it a compilation on the liner notesTwo of the new ones are written by Furry Lewis and Jimmy Cliff, so it's hardly been prolific song writing in the last 9 years. That said, I bought it thinking it was all new stuff and I'm still not disappointed. Great vocals and brilliant guitar on ALL tracks. My favourite: The acoustic slide on "Goin' to Brownsville". Mendo Hotel was 25 years after solo LP NO.1. So 9/10 Years for half a new one is getting better. Roll on 2010 for No.3!
WHAT YOU SEE
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Excellent.
 WHAT YOU SEE
Dennis Jay
Manufacturer: Linkhorn Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Country | Styles | Music
Country FolkCountry Folk | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B0000CGDB2
Release Date: 2003-04-01

Tracks:

  1. What You See
  2. Letters from Mexico
  3. One Good Simple Reason
  4. Eyes Full of Tears
  5. Tupelo Flash
  6. Betrayal
  7. Roadful of Longing
  8. Sorry Excuse for Love
  9. Lonesome By Any Other Name
  10. Did You Think That I'd Forgotten
  11. Christmas In The Badlands
  12. Cancion para la Noche de Casamiento

Album Description

What you get with Dennis Jay is a troubadour of quiet conviction and a clear vision from years traveling in the American west. Memories pour out of the bottle and wanderlust sends him on the road in the song Tupelo Flash, where he is "blinded by west Texas sand, Jett Rink's ghost walking this land [and hears] the Tupelo Flash raising hell."

Absorbing the influences of classic honky tonk, cowboy ballads, folk and flamenco, Dennis Jay has a driving rhythm guitar style to power his songs and a rich voice to sing them, which can swing from plaintive to joyful with a hint of a yodel. His songs offer reflections on travel and love, going from a lament of lost romance and time (Letters from Mexico), to a bar stool where "Yesterday's dreams, a home, and a wife, are moving out with the cold, hard facts of life" (What You See). Out of drifting and reflection, Dennis Jay's characters seem to find empathy and courage - "courage to love, courage to fear," where "each kiss is the magic of this"(Betrayal).

Through the dozen masterful songs on What You See, Dennis Jay grabs your attention from the first listen. And he holds it with that hard guitar strum, and the accompanying single-string Telecaster and Precision Bass lines of his band. Their sound recalls the rhythmic syncopation of Johnny Cash's Tennessee Two, while fiddles, castanets, and marimba flavor the mix.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Excellent........2007-03-26

Read the Editorial Review. It is all true. I would only add that "Canción para la noche de casamiento" is an amazing surprise.
Critical Bandwidth
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Critical Bandwidth
    Various Artists
    Manufacturer: Nettwerk Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
    ElectronicaElectronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
    ElectronicaElectronica | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B00005LMX7
    Release Date: 2001-07-10

    Tracks:

    1. Contacting Host>>>Buffering..... - DJ Si Unyil & Fantom
    2. One - Liquid Loop
    3. My Little Afternoon Crumpet - DJ Si Unyil & Aaron Schubert
    4. Heildub - Cube
    5. Listen To Your Own - Panurge
    6. Net Congestion>>>Please Wait..... - DJ Si Unyil
    7. Indian Vibe (Dub Flute Solo) - ArtiCoolAction
    8. Goodtimes - Hand Polished
    9. Z - onoRno
    10. Net Congestion>>>Please Stand By..... - DJ Si Unyil & Fantom
    11. Hammering On My Sitar - Raving Lunatics
    12. Pleasant Dreams - Dr. K (Dr. Hans-Peter Kirsch)
    13. Superior Games - Englishvoodoo
    14. Taste Of The Groove - Steb Sly
    15. Download Complete - DJ Si Unyil
    16. Bonus Track - Critical Bandwidth
    Bandwidth
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		Bandwidth
      Alien Radio Station
      Manufacturer: Silver USA
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
      ElectronicaElectronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
      ASIN: B000005NMA
      Release Date: 1997-11-11

      Tracks:

      1. Lightheaded
      2. Soaking In It
      3. Taxi
      4. Freakspeak
      5. Mile High
      6. Gristle
      7. Banging The Tank
      8. Bottom Feeder
      9. Low Down
      10. Ready In 5 Minutes
      11. Alien Death March
      Bandwidth
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        		Bandwidth

        Manufacturer: Atomic City
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
        ElectronicaElectronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
        ASIN: B000CA81LI
        Release Date: 2001-07-17
        No Work All Play
        Average customer rating: Not rated
          		No Work All Play
          Janice Grace
          Manufacturer: Jaguar Records, Inc.
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          GeneralGeneral | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
          Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music
          ASIN: B00005Q3S6
          Release Date: 2001-08-29

          Tracks:

          1. No Work All Play
          2. No Work All Play-Radio Edit
          3. No Work All Play-Dance Remix

          Album Description

          The follow up release from the Electro/PopRock singer-songwriter JANICE GRACE comes out hot and aggressive with a new sound introducing a smacking infectious pop groove "NO WORK ALL PLAY". Like Garbage, with a tinge of Madonna, this new single is ready to fill the waves with her ever-resonant uplifting blend of electronic/rock/pop music. So… get ready to PARTY!
          Bandwidth
          Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
          • NEW AND FAMILIAR ALL AT ONCE
          • Hal Taylor
          		 Bandwidth
          Muffins
          Manufacturer: Cuneiform
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
          Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
          ASIN: B000065UO1
          Release Date: 2002-05-07

          Tracks:

          1. Walking The Duck
          2. World Maps
          3. Down From The Sun Tower
          4. Impossible John
          5. Military Road
          6. Dear Mona
          7. People In The Snow
          8. Essay R
          9. Out Of The Boot
          10. East Of Diamond
          11. Sam's Room
          12. 3 Pennies

          Amazon.com

          The Muffins' heyday was in the early 1970s, when they put an American twist to the rock fusion sound of the seminal art-rock band Henry Cow. Saxophonists Dave Newhouse and Thomas Frasier Scott wrote brainy compositions, played them with verve over tricky time signatures, and attempted to elevate rock to more advanced musical territory without straying into jazz terrain. Like Henry Cow, Soft Machine, and early King Crimson, they incorporated horns into their arrangements. Bandwidth, the first recording from the band after a 20-year break, should hearten old fans and find new ones. The 13 compositions by Newhouse are intelligent and succinct as they weave multiple themes through myriad permutations and elaborations. On the seven-minute opus "Out of the Boot," they sound like a small orchestra as they change dynamics and tone colors dramatically. A section of "East of Diamond," on the other hand, explores extreme sound textures and recalls progressive rock's radical foundation. --Wally Shoup

          Customer Reviews:

          4 out of 5 stars NEW AND FAMILIAR ALL AT ONCE.......2002-06-20

          It's been a while since we've heard from the Muffins and it's great to have them back and in such fine form. "Bandwidth" is purely instrumental -- no stab at the politicized lyrics of "Open City" -- and a generally more under-control sense to the music and playing. Thematic development and restatement are all there to be heard and appreciated, making the whole listening experience rewarding on an intellectual as well as emotional level: music you can think about and feel.

          The Muffins, like Soft Machine and Henry Cow, find themselves on the more jazz-influenced end of the spectrum of progressive music, and some of the compositions here are much more conservative than their earlier work, or that of their forebears.

          In fact, there are moments on "Bandwidth" that are overtly and strikingly familiar: reference points to the importance of Henry Cow and Soft Machine to their work. More than anything, Henry Cow's "Leg End" is brought to mind, with the crucial difference being that the musicians that comprise The Muffins are not quite as inventive as Lindsay Cooper, Fred Frith, John Greaves, Tim Hodgkinson and Chris Cutler. Usually, you'd have to complain about a lack of originality and comparison is tough to avoid since much of "Bandwidth" and The Muffins' style is so heavily indebted to Henry Cow. But then, together and individually the Henry Cow alma mater accounts for some of the most innovative and impressive music of the past twenty + years. I think that The Muffins just want to keep good company.

          "Bandwidth" forsakes innovation and offers solid ideas, writing and playing. It's kinda like finding a misplaced Henry Cow effort, outtakes for an unreleased album that would fall somewhere between "Leg End" and "Unrest". Unlike Henry Cow, The Muffins do not get political. Instead, there is a pervasive and gentle humor in titles and pieces like "Walking the Duck". In fact, I'd be curious to know what the title "Bandwidth" really refers to -- no clue exists on the meaninglessly liquid / terra-firma cover art. The only thing that comes to my mind is the cover of "The Polite Force" by Egg or "Hergest Ridge" by Mike Oldfield, and that's no connection at all.

          In any case, Prog has produced some great ideas, talents and music. "Bandwidth" is further proof that The Muffins deserve to be included with all the luminaries of that genre.

          5 out of 5 stars Hal Taylor.......2002-05-13

          This is an exquisite album in which the musicianship is deft. The all original compositions are clear and thoughtful in their arrangement. I would highly recommend this album to fans of Jazz/progressive rock.
          Bandwidth
          Average customer rating: Not rated
            		Bandwidth
            Alien Radio Station
            Manufacturer: Silver Records
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            GeneralGeneral | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
            ElectronicaElectronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
            ASIN: B00005YGE7
            Release Date: 1998-03-31

            Tracks:

            1. Lightheaded
            2. Soaking In It
            3. Taxi
            4. Freakspeak
            5. Mile High
            6. Gristle
            7. Banging The Tank
            8. Bottom Feeder
            9. Low Down
            10. Ready In 5 Minutes
            11. Alien Death March
            Bandwidth
            Average customer rating: Not rated
              		Bandwidth

              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD

              GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
              GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music
              RockRock | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music
              ASIN: B00005V6EK
              Release Date: 1998-10-09

              Tracks:

              1. Super Collider
              2. Disaster
              3. Possessed
              4. Dolly's Folly
              5. Flux
              6. Gear Adrift
              7. The Sneak
              8. We Choose!
              9. How Does It Seem?
              10. Bob Johnson's Folks
              11. Manipulation
              12. Astrologic
              13. Gladhands
              14. Problema

              Album Description

              The premier album from KJR has now been re-released as a mixed mode CD. Now you can see as well as hear the record that set the standard for sono-science!

              Rock Music:

              1. Bedouin
              2. Best [Import]
              3. Best Things
              4. Brave Days Of Old
              5. Broken Statues-Live in Brussels [Import]
              6. Buffalo Skinners [Import]
              7. Callasa
              8. Ceremony of Innocence [Import]
              9. Choo Choo Bop
              10. Code of the Warrior

              Rock Music

              rock music