Title: Thunder
Label: Heads UP International
Release Date: August 12, 2008
Now if you are a fan of Bass Guitars then listen also to those of you who love jazz music here is something for you to dig into and listen. S.M.V. the latest release from Heads UP International. This CD is a culmination of this industry primer musicians in the art of Bass first let’s look at the S in S.M.V. that is Stanley Clark whose list of musical accomplishments is to long to list.
Next there is the M in S.M.V. that stats for Marcus Miller the man who helped Luther Vandrose get his signature sound when every you hear his name mentioned you know the music is good! Lastly, Victor Wooten the V all three men produced this CD. Two of whom have been musical producers for movie soundtracks the talent of all three bassists makes this CD phenomenal.
There are several cut on this CD that I like especially “Classical Thump†the fist cut on the CD which is the title song “Thunder†is a melodic mix of funky bass and hip-hop style which truly creates a different and interesting style of music this song represents three different musical mixes.
S.M.V.’s unique exploration of jazz, hip-hop, and classical music using bass like instruments give this CD a sound that’s a testament to what a true musician can do with there instrument. Another must mention is Marcus Millers “Tutu†is also on this CD. Â
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(2 votes, average: 4.5 out of 5)
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackI’ve listened to this CD for the past couple of days. SMV has changed the way you listen to a bass in a song. When listening to anything now. You see how much can be added to any song. When you get SMV you think that it is none stop Thumping. But what you get is their technique. Not only thumping when they feel like.WOW
Last night, I had the honor of experiencing SMV — live! It came down like this: Last week a group I play with had a gig and a trumpet player (Mark) told me and the sax player (Andy) that he thought Marcus Miller, Stanley Clarke and Victor Wooten would be playing in San Francisco.
Mark sent us some info via E-mail on Friday and I got will-call tickets for a one night show, Tueday the 26th. When we arrived at the performance (held at the Regency Ballroom), I think almost every bass player in the San Francisco Bay Area was there. The place was almost sold out.
Andy, and I got incredible seats in the balcony, right next to the stage so we could see everything that was happening on stage. We were as close as anyone could get, without being on stage or back stage.
The show opened with Michael Manring. Now, MM is one of the best bassists in the world. Believe me. In addition to MM being one of the best bassists in the world, the group SMV is made up of the rest of the best bassists in the world. OK, there may be (actually are) a few more on the planet, but those four are simply the best of breed on the planet — guaranteed. When can you see and experience something like that?
That they all appeared together is, in a sense, “historic.” More than that, the music was historic, too.
They received standing ovations. I have never in my life witnesses a musical event as significant as last night’s performance.
A really good bass player I know to be the spark plug in a great cover band, and his guitarist, were just blown away. He told me he had to get home and practice. The guitarist said he was glad he didn’t play the bass, with a devilish smile on his face.
SMV just took music to a new level. As far as I’m concerned, the emergence of SMV is just as historic as Hendrix.
Even some loud mouths idiots in the audience finally had to just shut up and listen — all without the musicians saying a single word. I’m not lying: there were a couple of really obnoxious people shouting comments and innane crap ‘Give the drummer some (which was rediculous because the drummer was already kicking as much as as he wanted).
Marcus his a note, and this one guy just went silent. Later, when Stanley played his upright, and that was totally the end of loud mouth’s comments and distraction. All he said was, ‘He really knows what he’s doing.’ And, later, the guy just got up and left.
The performance of SMV was absolutely the most historical event, musicially speaking, that I have ever experienced. If you can catch them live, DO NOT MISS THEM! This is big.
Oh, yea, I bought the CD, the T shirt and the poster. It was just that good.
CC
SMV played in Los Angeles Wednesday night, 08/27/08 at the Hollywood Bowl. If the Bowl had a roof, it would have been blown straight off by Thunder! My wife loved the point toward the end of his upright bass solo, when Stanley Clarke swung his arm in a circular Pete Townsend style and pounded on the strings! The entire audience was in awe. This show is definitely in my all-time top-ten faves. SMV opened for George Benson and sorry to say, tne Benson part proved to be anticlimactic.
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