Mike Glendinning: Buy
Random Acts Of Grunge Jazz - Unique CD For Sale
It's here! You want unique? You want beautiful? You want to hear a sound saturated with guitar? You want to hear a man express his soul with his guitar? You want to hear some of the finest work of Bass king Curtis Ohlson? Do YOU want to be the first to say you have heared the evolution of underground muic?
Than get this CD!
Than get this CD!
- New Glendinning CD
- If you want something unique in your CD collection get this!
The Mike Glendinning Band CD
Check out what Mark Fisher from indie-music.com wrote about this CD
"There have been very few times in my life where I was completely undecided on what I thought about a CD. This, however, is one such time. The Mike Glendinning Band describe themselves as grunge jazz, and I think that’s a pretty good call. The guitars have an avante garde and dirty sort of feel to them throughout a lot of the CD, which gives it that punk rock/grunge DIY feel. Also contributing to that side of the fence are Christina Glendinning’s off-kilter vocals. She sounds flat at times, but I’m tempted to say it’s intentional. Intentional or not, it is definitely one of the things that gives this CD its unique feel. When Mike isn’t grunging it up on songs like “Test” and “Home,” he is offering up a smooth jazz style that sort of bridges the gap between jazz standards and Radiohead. Most of the CD falls into the aforementioned style, which makes the grungier moments that much more intense when they hit. The haunting “Let You Go Part B” as well as the bare-sounding opening tracks (featuring only guitars) ”Ghost A” and “Ghost B,” are the best examples of Mike’s gap bridging uniqueness. Not one to be boxed apparently, the band also offers up a down-home country song in “Mama Don’t Cry,” which, while it doesn’t really fit with the album’s overall vibe, shows the listener another side of the band. The focal point of the CD though seems to be “Yellow Flowers of January,” which was co-written with Christina. The lyrics are a well-written look back at the time that has passed since the death of Mike’s mother. It’s one of the weaker vocal moments unfortunately, but the lyrics are really strong and are able to carry it through. I really am left baffled by this CD. This has such a basement recording style to it that it was sometimes hard to tell what I was listening to. But these guys must be doing something right, because the CD has quickly become an object of fascination for me, and I have certainly listened to it more than the average CD I get to review. You should definitely check out some samples on this one before buying, but be careful because you could end up under its spell."
"There have been very few times in my life where I was completely undecided on what I thought about a CD. This, however, is one such time. The Mike Glendinning Band describe themselves as grunge jazz, and I think that’s a pretty good call. The guitars have an avante garde and dirty sort of feel to them throughout a lot of the CD, which gives it that punk rock/grunge DIY feel. Also contributing to that side of the fence are Christina Glendinning’s off-kilter vocals. She sounds flat at times, but I’m tempted to say it’s intentional. Intentional or not, it is definitely one of the things that gives this CD its unique feel. When Mike isn’t grunging it up on songs like “Test” and “Home,” he is offering up a smooth jazz style that sort of bridges the gap between jazz standards and Radiohead. Most of the CD falls into the aforementioned style, which makes the grungier moments that much more intense when they hit. The haunting “Let You Go Part B” as well as the bare-sounding opening tracks (featuring only guitars) ”Ghost A” and “Ghost B,” are the best examples of Mike’s gap bridging uniqueness. Not one to be boxed apparently, the band also offers up a down-home country song in “Mama Don’t Cry,” which, while it doesn’t really fit with the album’s overall vibe, shows the listener another side of the band. The focal point of the CD though seems to be “Yellow Flowers of January,” which was co-written with Christina. The lyrics are a well-written look back at the time that has passed since the death of Mike’s mother. It’s one of the weaker vocal moments unfortunately, but the lyrics are really strong and are able to carry it through. I really am left baffled by this CD. This has such a basement recording style to it that it was sometimes hard to tell what I was listening to. But these guys must be doing something right, because the CD has quickly become an object of fascination for me, and I have certainly listened to it more than the average CD I get to review. You should definitely check out some samples on this one before buying, but be careful because you could end up under its spell."
Im on i tunes!
you can get my music on i tunes!
Machine In The Sky
A CD I made in 2002!
My first CD on i tunes
My First CD Machine In The Sky is now on i tunes!