Jordan Rudess - 2006 - Prime Cuts [VBR HQ]

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 01 - Universal Mind.mp313.83 MB
 02 - Tear Before The Rain.mp39.33 MB
 03 - Revolutionary Etude.mp34.11 MB
 04 - Osmosis.mp37.06 MB
 05 - Faceless Pastiche.mp37.37 MB
 06 - Outcast.mp35.65 MB
 07 - Liquid Dreams.mp317.62 MB
 08 - Hoedown.mp36.74 MB
 09 - Beyond Tomorrow.mp315.39 MB
 10 - Feed The Wheel.mp311.37 MB
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Jordan Rudess - 2006 - Prime Cuts [VBR HQ]

Genre: Progressive Rock

Country: USA

Web: http://www.jordanrudess.com
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Album review (at www.magnacharta.net):

Magna Carta proudly presents Jordan Rudess: Prime Cuts. The tracks have been selected by the record label’s founder Peter Morticelli. Let’s take a “walk” through them.



Tackling an expansive concept in “Universal Mind”, Liquid Tension Experiment adopts an expansive approach. Aside from his customarily appropriate keyboard textures, Rudess, in a couple of instances, brings out the grand piano, setting up an almost anachronistic foil to the busy and electrified accompaniment.



“Tears Before The Rain”, from Rudess’ album Rhythm of Time is romance personified. The acoustic piano is perfectly foiled by Kip Winger’s gentle vocals and Rod Morgenstein’s crystal ride. The descending arpeggios and glissandos around 3:20, and subsequent vocal chorus, complete the falling rain image—such a shift in mood and restraint from the previous track!



“Revolutionary Etude” harkens back to the Julliard school training that Rudess underwent at the tender age of nine. Taken from Jordan’s album Steinway to Heaven, it is not so much revolutionary intrinsically but in its contrast to the surrounding material.



Producer Mark Gage has his way with “Osmosis” in this Vapourspace remix of Liquid Tension Experiment. The track displays an almost rootsy approach, vaguely reminiscent of Daniel Lanois, particularly in the drum loop and Tony Levin’s opening bass line. Jordan’s keyboard pads provide a sinewy and satisfying backdrop.



And then we turn to “Faceless Pastiche”, from Modern Drummer Presents Drum Nation Volume One. The listener is startled at 1:20 when Jordan’s acoustic piano bounces off Morgenstein, who is pushing urgent anticipations with bass drum and open/closed hi-hats. Against these a keyboard ostinato and percussion track offer persistent tension. The communication is what you’d expect from Rudess and Morgenstein, who have worked in duet ever since a “selective” power outage in a concert venue left them the only two audible.



It is not the use of diverse keyboard timbres and patches that defines Jordan Rudess’ modus but, rather, the concealing of them or, at least, the melding of them to good effect. This is best illustrated in “Outcast”, from Jordan’s live album 4NYC, a work that speaks of calamity, tranquility, and winds racing through gaunt passages.



“Liquid Dreams” begins in the same key with a pensive examination of the surroundings. Everything about the intro and the increasingly racing grand piano forebode an urgent conclusion. In a surprise move, Rudess takes to the lower register of his instrument and Portnoy to his unison floor toms, establishing an almost tribal vibe (shades of Edgar Winter’s “Peace Pipe”!). Portnoy switches to a backbeat on brushes, while Levin undulates in the weeds on his Stick, truly hypnotic. The urgency grows.



How to add value to a classic? This is the question presented as Rudess, Berry, Phillips, Goodman, and Bonilla attack the ELP ditty “Hoedown”. You don’t reinvent the atom when you play a two-step, to be sure. You keep the tempo up, inject adrenaline, and push the track forward a few decades. Pay close attention to Robert Berry’s inventive bass part. The outro solo-trading is genuinely exciting, underscored by Phillip’s thunderous bass drums, all flappy and replete with sub-lows.



Quietly dramatic Randy Newman-style chords open “Beyond Tomorrow”, also from Rhythm of Time. This one is again testimony to Jordan’s essential romanticism. One of the more interesting tracks in this collection, “Tomorrow” delivers a sonic twist at each corner. Advance to 4:50 for a case in point: What are those keyboard patches? Or those samples murmuring underneath Daniel J’s guitar solo? No matter, it all resolves shortly with the melodramatic keys and return of Kip’s vocal.



From the album Feeding the Wheel, the track “Feed the Wheel” closes this collection. It embodies all of the Rudess attributes: the love of detail, the baroque touches, the incredibly dramatic chord changes. The melody, however, reigns supreme. Spurred on by Bozzio’s crisp rimshots and commanding punches, Rudess draws from a full palette of sonic textures, suggesting everything from string ensembles to breathy flute. You might want to give this one, and all of the above, another listen. There’s more than first meets the ear.



Enjoy Jordan Rudess in Prime Cuts and revel his exquisite taste and sense of balance



Tracklist:



01) Universal Mind - Liquid Tension Experiment (07:51)

02) Tear Before The Rain - Jordan Rudess (previously unreleased mix) (06:34)

03) Revolutionary Etude - Jordan Rudess (02:38)

04) Osmosis - Vapourspace Remix Of Liquid Tension Experiment (04:21)

05) Faceless Pastiche - Rod Morgenstein and Jordan Rudess (04:27)

06) Outcast - Jordan Rudess (04:23)

07) Liquid Dreams - Liquid Tension Experiment (10:49)

08) Hoedown - Various Artists ELP Tribute (03:46)

09) Beyond Tomorrow - Jordan Rudess (previously unreleased mix) (09:54)

10) Feed The Wheel - Jordan Rudess (07:15)



Total time: 01:01:52



Exclusive tracks: 2 previously unreleased duets with Jordan and Kip Winger.

CD is enhanced with bonus video “In The Studio With Jordan Rudess”.



Featuring Performances by:



Robert Berry, Marc Bonilla, Terry Bozzio, Jerry Goodman

Tony Levin, Rod Morgenstein, John Petrucci, Simon Phillips

Mike Portnoy, Kip Winger, Mark Wood



Label:



Magna Charta, 2006, MA-1007-2

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