Hey guys, give this Pomegranate a chance. Nels Cline is on it, and I guarantee you the guitar parts are "creative". I haven't heard this thing, but if it's close to anything I heard Nels play last month at Tonic with Scott Amendola's quartet, then it has to great. During one section Nels ripped off the most amazing and, yes, that weak word again, "creative" solos I've ever heard anybody play in my life. I have played guitar for 20 years, and I've never heard anything like that before. The thing that bothers me about all this "criticism" on this list is that you people take such an adversarial stance against someone trying to do something musically. Sure, the language in the press release was a little blown out of proportion, but has anyone read an OBI strip on a Tzadik CD lately? I've been involved in experimental music one way or another for a long time and it is my firm belief that if someone is trying to stretch boundaries, however naively or poorly they try, these people deserve support, not scorn. Don't knock someone down for trying something new or different. It's funny how , in the rock world, bands like Sabbath and Led Zeppelin were universally scorned by critics in the 70's. Now these assholes arelining up to retro-sing praises to these guys. Save the hard line for the poor fuckers who deserve it. You like it or it doesn't move you. Save the fucking condescention for your next tea party! CL _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail