Finch Platte
05-08-2012, 02:04 PM
Who is this guy??? I dusted this one off and have been playing the helk out of it lately.
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drd800/d836/d83681i0698.jpg
If you haven't heard it before, you wiill be amazed & astounded. :3:
Check out Col. Bruce Hampton & The Aquarium Rescue Unit here. (http://www.ge.tt/3gb28PH/v/0?c)
Does anyone out there have any other discs by this fellow?
...Hampton then formed the Aquarium Rescue Unit, an eclectic congregation adept at everything from country-swing jazz to meltdown Southern boogie and over-amped gospel bluegrass. By the time of 1992's Col. Bruce Hampton & the Aquarium Rescue Unit, the band featured Oteil Burbridge on bass and vocals, guitarist Jimmy Herring, Matt Mundy on electric mandolin and vocals, and drummer Apt. Q258; the record documented a live date from the previous September....
Recorded live at the Georgia Theatre in Athens, Georgia, Col. Bruce Hampton & the Aquarium Rescue Unit serve up their unique brand of party music. Mix together some Southern rock, some blues, some funk, a little jazz, and a touch of psychedelia, and that's what you'll find on this enjoyable live set. Hampton and the Aquarium Rescue Unit tell real-world, blue-collar tales in a guitar-dominated sonic environment with Jimmy Herring (guitar), Oteil Burbridge (bass, vocals), and Chuck Leavell (piano, organ) making notable contributions. The Colonel himself plays some guitar and takes the lead vocals in a manner that is better described as rhythmic shouting rather than singing. Highlights of the album include the groovy "Yield Not To Temptation," and the free form, improvisational "Quinius Thoth," but it is "Basically Frightened" which truly captures the essence of the band as a fun, eclectic, rocking good time.
Cool review of a recent show here: Photos & Review: Col. Bruce Hampton & Quark Alliance 4/13/12 | Honest Tune (http://www.honesttune.com/col-bruce-quark-alliance-bring-zambie-to-small-town-bar/)
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drd800/d836/d83681i0698.jpg
If you haven't heard it before, you wiill be amazed & astounded. :3:
Check out Col. Bruce Hampton & The Aquarium Rescue Unit here. (http://www.ge.tt/3gb28PH/v/0?c)
Does anyone out there have any other discs by this fellow?
...Hampton then formed the Aquarium Rescue Unit, an eclectic congregation adept at everything from country-swing jazz to meltdown Southern boogie and over-amped gospel bluegrass. By the time of 1992's Col. Bruce Hampton & the Aquarium Rescue Unit, the band featured Oteil Burbridge on bass and vocals, guitarist Jimmy Herring, Matt Mundy on electric mandolin and vocals, and drummer Apt. Q258; the record documented a live date from the previous September....
Recorded live at the Georgia Theatre in Athens, Georgia, Col. Bruce Hampton & the Aquarium Rescue Unit serve up their unique brand of party music. Mix together some Southern rock, some blues, some funk, a little jazz, and a touch of psychedelia, and that's what you'll find on this enjoyable live set. Hampton and the Aquarium Rescue Unit tell real-world, blue-collar tales in a guitar-dominated sonic environment with Jimmy Herring (guitar), Oteil Burbridge (bass, vocals), and Chuck Leavell (piano, organ) making notable contributions. The Colonel himself plays some guitar and takes the lead vocals in a manner that is better described as rhythmic shouting rather than singing. Highlights of the album include the groovy "Yield Not To Temptation," and the free form, improvisational "Quinius Thoth," but it is "Basically Frightened" which truly captures the essence of the band as a fun, eclectic, rocking good time.
Cool review of a recent show here: Photos & Review: Col. Bruce Hampton & Quark Alliance 4/13/12 | Honest Tune (http://www.honesttune.com/col-bruce-quark-alliance-bring-zambie-to-small-town-bar/)