Product
Artist: Brand X
Community Score: 10.00

Brand X's most eclectic album to date, Product is perhaps most notable for its attempts at a pop crossover in the Phil Collins-sung "Don't Make Waves" and "Soho." The range of styles presented here -- hard and soft fusion, pop, progressive rock -- results from the now-interchangeable nature of the Brand X lineup, which, in addition to the... Read More

The Collector's Edition
Artist: Mick Karn

Back in '93 I paid about $20 to get in and hear the last few songs by a group called Polytown. I had heard none of their music, but knowledge of the lineup allowed me to make such a spontaneous decision. The Polytowntrio was Terry Bozzio (drums), David Torn (guitar) and on bass, Mick Karn (Japan). I never missed that twenty spot. Two of its... Read More

Dedication
Artist: Bunny Brunel

Bunny Brunel is best-known as a virtuosic electric bassist who is featured in high-quality fusion settings. This particular recording is quite a bit different for Brunel is heard exclusively on acoustic bass, performing advanced jazz standards including pieces by Wayne Shorter, Steve Swallow, and Herbie Hancock along with two of the bassist's... Read More

Seatrain - SECOND ALBUM
Artist: Seatrain

Produced by George Martin and recorded in England, Seatrain found all the parts with which to construct a great album of East Coast rock and country-soul. With Peter Rowan added to the group as guitarist and lead vocalist, Seatrain managed to even get a Top 40 hit with the tune "13 Questions." But the good music doesn't stop there; each track is... Read More

The Marblehead Messenger
Artist: Seatrain
Community Score: 10.00

More of the same, in this case, doesn't mean more hits. Marblehead Messenger, while better played and sung, didn't have the appeal that their previous effort seemed to. But it is much more of a band effort, and the tunes are well worth seeking out and enjoying. A forgotten jewel of its time. ~ James Chrispell, All Music Guide Read More

What If
Artist: The Dixie Dregs
Community Score: 9.00

Calling the Dixie Dregs a fusion band doesn't really do them justice. Granted, their music is full of the complicated forms, jazz-influenced improvisations, and heavy rock attitude of the genre, but the Dregs also incorporate country, folk, and classical elements into their compositions. Although there is more than a little of the 1970's fusion... Read More

Seatrain - FIRST ALBUM
Artist: Seatrain

This country-rock gem features the remarkable vocals of Peter Rowan, genre-stretching psychedelic guitar from Richard Greene, and the thoughtful songwriting of Andy Kulberg, ex-Blues Project. The album holds up well. ~ Jeff Tamarkin, All Music Guide Read More

Titles
Artist: Mick Karn

Multi-instrumentalist Mick Karn's first album as a solo artist reveals the significant degree to which Japan's sound was shaped by his bass playing. The presence of Japan drummer Steve Jansen and keyboardist Richard Barbieri, combined with Karn's own singing style (which owes a heavy debt to former bandmate David Sylvian), only strengthens the... Read More

Night of the Living Dregs
Artist: The Dixie Dregs
Community Score: 8.50