These opinions come as a surprise. Both Rootless Cosmopolitans records have always seemed revolutionary to me. Major inspiration. The only reason I don't listen to them so much anymore is because I OD'd on them years ago.
Spike only interested me for Ribot's playing and I guess the Dirty Dozen, and that briefly.
I know I'm not alone here...
>From: skip heller
>To: Efr��n del Valle , Peter Gannushkin , SELC - Andrew Mortensen
>Subject: Re: James Blood Ulmer
>Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 01:11:24 -0800
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>Actually, Ribot's maiden voyage didn;t function well at the time of its
>release. Nobody liked it all that much. I worked in a record store when it
>came out, and the people who were excited that it came out were soon enough
>the people who were not thrilled to have sat thru it. Ribot's reputation
>was really made off those three Waits albums, and SPIKE. Little wonder such
>a huge reputation was made. The live version of "16 Shells" fr BIG TIME
>still delivers.
>
>As for the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, they definitely came up with a sound that
>was theirs. I have to respect that, even if I'm not a fan. Few people ever
>do that.
>
>My personal "white intellectual funk out" record was the second Ambitious
>Lovers album. Still sounds good to me, too. It's really slick, but that
>works in the context of the record.
>
>I never got the sense that Ribot owed that much to Quine, whose playing I
>also know quite well (or rather I did up to about that time -- I can only
>listen to so much Lou Reed).
>
>sh
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>
>
> > Although the Rootless Cosmopolitans stuff sounds quite
> > outdated now, I think it was a good album for the
> > time. While many bands in the early 90's were trying
> > to figure out how to blend funk and rock in the
> > trendiest way and the results were... well, the
> > Peppers. Ribot managed to incorporate those and pop,
> > free-jazz, noise, etc in a coherent way. I know many
> > who could do without "The Wind Cries Mary" though. It
> > sounds a bit better in the Shrek live album.
> > It's a pity that Robert Quine is so underrecorded,
> > specially considering how much Ribot owes him.
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Efr��n del Valle
> >
> >
> >
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