Bruford Album Battle! Feels Good to Me (1978) vs. One of a Kind (1979)
Special guest George Lamie returns to the channel to help me break down Bill Bruford’s journey into rock fusion. After Robert Fripp called time on King Crimson in 1975, Bill was at a loss as what to do next. He finally gathered a loose congregation of top level musicians and formed his own band in 1977. Which of these albums win? Gotta watch to find out!!
George does a monthly show on the Sea of Tranquility channel called 4 Fusion Friday, as well as a panelist on In the Prog Seat. Check him out: UCZF6XvqkFb9lURwIPePFU5w
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Yeah, so I subscribed. You have a lot of my kind of content. Looking forward to some viewing.
I clicked on this kind of random thinking, ok two of the best Bruford albums battles… I can get on that. And what do you know, there's F'ing! George Lamie!
I will check out some more of your stuff, Tom/Curlessmania. Cheers.
Good episode. George is an instant click for me
One of a Kind has always on my list of top records of all time. However, Feels Good To Me was my first Bruford record and it has a special place in my heart. I can hold my nose through the vocals, and frankly, it's awesome when she stops singing and the band kicks in. Feels Good To Me has a very up close and personal feel and Bruford's playing is unbelievable. These 2 and U.K. are the pinnacle of Bruford's output. He's the only drummer who can play through odd time signatures and unless you're paying attention, you wouldn't even notice. (I was lucky to have been to the Tornado performance in Milwaukee).
Great episode on a amazing drummer i Wonder how many people mispronounce his name. A lot of people don't realize he's English…????????????????????????
Great stuff! I love Bruford. He's my favorite drummer.
Great job George & Tom. Absolutely agree with your conclusions, and I’ll never understand how Annette Peacock made the Final Cut.
One of a Kind is amazing
Good show, men. I’m not the biggest jazz fusion fan but have always wanted to get into it more. Now l know where to start with Billy B., the middle instrumental only album. Thanks!
Always great to see George here, he adds an air of dignity to any show he’s a part of. And, l love his deadpan sense of humor as well.
Cheers from The Big Apple.
~ Davey Cretin, from Cretin Classics.
Brilliant show and loved hearing your thoughts on both Bruford albums, for me 'One Of A Kind' is absolutely fantastic and the far more superior of the two. Great to see George back, he is awesome and really knows his stuff. Keep up the good work
Side note: i am 100% with you both on this one, Annette Peacock's vovals really don't do it for me either
Thank god I'm not the only one to think the vocals on the first album are strange. It was my first listen and had to double check if I had the right album. Great show btw.
Both Forever Until Sunday and Sahara of Snow were U.K. tracks written during the first album, never recorded for the album (as far as I know), but were played during the subsequent tour. There's some good sounding bootlegs of that tour with both songs played on the same night (The Philadelphia show for example) ????
Thanks for the chat, Tom. Good stuff, as always!
It's good to see George on your channel.
GEORGE & Tom/ winning combo : I’ll definitely check this out ????????