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No More Mistaken Identity,
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All lovers of progressive and experimental rock, played with real precision and passion, should be flocking to Vernon Reid in droves. And for those of you who are only familiar with his work in Living Colour, he's dropped much of the hard rock and drifted back towards his true origins in jazz fusion, but Vernon's solo albums are stronger and more interesting (if a bit less straightforward) than Living Colour. Backed by the airtight jazz-schooled licks of Masque, Vernon has more freedom than ever to explore his highly distinctive guitar sounds and his love for all genres of modern music. This album has an astonishing level of variety, from ultramodern blues in "Game is Rigged" and souped-up dub reggae in "Flatbush and Church Revisited;" to world music explorations in "Oxossi" and "Prof. Bebey;" to eggheaded prog rock in "Afrerika" and supremely elegant fusion in "Overcoming." (That particular track places Vernon behind only Jimi Hendrix in the ability to turn wild guitar pyrotechnics into subtlety and emotion.) This album also displays an eclectic attitude toward covers and the lost art of actually adding to someone else's songs in order to make them your own, as opposed to the usual rock method of ruining a good old song by playing it faster and louder. Here this includes a menacing aggro-fusion remake of Radiohead's "National Anthem," and a barely recognizable jazz ballad treatment of Depeche Mode's "Enjoy the Silence." Vernon Reid has a remarkable ability to expand the musical appreciation of his listeners, and his solo works, including this album, are relentlessly fascinating. [~doomsdayer520~]
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Masque, Other True Self,
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I prefer Vernon's more imaginative, dynamic offerings from Mistaken Identity and Known/Unknown. Still, for die-hard fans like me there is are a few serious moments on here.
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for the open minded guitar freaks,
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vernon reid got his hendrix on on every cut that's all I can say for all in living colour fans and for thjose who like guitar solos.
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