Bruce Arnold Heavy Mental
Featuring:
Bruce Arnold — Guitar
Andy Galore —Bass
Kirk Driscoll —Drums
BRAINS + BRAWN = HEAVY MENTAL (MSK 156)
Bill Milkowski says it better than we can:
“The outcome of this inventive trio session is a fresh amalgam of
visceral rock bombast, jazzy harmonies and cutting edge sonics, the
likes of which haven’t been heard since Terje Rypdal’s wildly
experimental mid ‘80s power trio, The Chasers. His 28th release
overall, “Heavy Mental” is easily Arnold’s most hard-hitting and
audacious outing to date”
In 2001 Bruce Arnold came out with “Give ‘Em Some” a jazz-rock n’ funk
blast that had critics writing “… a CD of music that is both
muscular and intellectual…” “…Arnold manages to be technically
brilliant and emotionally explosive all at once,” and “…one of
the better jazz/rock/fusion albums I’ve listened to in (let’s say) the
last 10 years.” *
Now Arnold comes roaring back with Heavy Mental, another return to his
love of all-out electric guitar-driven, distortion drenched, high
octane music. But as with all of Arnold’s ventures, this is music
with an intellectual backbone. Arnold brings to bear all his
investigations into 12-tone theory, hexatonics, and sound collage
(Using SuperCollider) and together with Andy Galore on Bass and drummer
Kirk Driscoll creates a powerful and mature musical statement that
satisfies on every level.
In the 9 years since Arnold’s ground breaking “Give ‘Em Some” he has
immersed himself in a plethora of differing genres. From exhilarating
jazz adaptations of 20th century classical masters, to
straight-ahead-with-a-twist jazz duets, Arnold has relentlessly pursued
his passion for musical innovation. Heavy Mental comes full
circle in a sense, as he returns to his rock roots, bringing along a
rucksack of theoretical constructs, all of which have been thoroughly
explored. Sit back, turn up the volume and get ready for some serious
musical stimulation.
You can also digitally download this CD at: Heavy Mental Digital Download
Below are a few excerpts from this CD:
12
Tone
Boogie
Multiplicity
Lock
and
Key
Heard
Instinct
Dakota
Gumbo
Blues
for
Arnie
Numbers
Reviews:
“On Heavy Mental, Bruce Arnold proves he is guitar player and
composer of high magnitude.”
—Peter Pardo – Sea
of Tranquility
“This is a something for everyone album, that is impossible to
classify. Satriani shredding meets avant-garde meets jazz meets rock
meets NOLA funk.”
—Hans Werksman – Here
Comes the Flood
“this is Bruce like you’ve never heard him. Who knew Bruce had such a
hard hitting jazz-rock fusion instrumental side to his muse? ”
—Robert Silverstein – MWE3.com
“It is unique how Arnold takes the familiar blues form and turns it
into a work that gives you so much to listen to.”
—Richard Henry –Worldwide-jazz-online
“Sit back, turn up the volume and get ready for some serious musical
stimulation.”
—Laurie Monk – truthinshredding.com
“Arnold has the love of power shred to make the vibe his own reflecting
his own passions. Guitar fans can feel free to rejoice.”
Chris Spector – midwestrecord.com
“Heavy Mental features the guitarist in a more modern, rock influenced
setting than most would expect from a jazz guitarist. But, Arnold’s
deep level of musicianship and musicality rise to the top of every
song, allowing him to perform in any genre that he pleases without the
risk of “selling out” as some artists have done in the past.”
—Matt Warnock –
Guitar International
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