Timeline

Brand X | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 29, 2000)
• Original Release Date: February 21, 2000
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Buckyball Records
• ASIN: B00003Q5AI
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #296,612 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Brand x rates four and a half stars, April 27, 2002

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Jeff Arenson (Colorado Springs, CO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Timeline (Audio CD)

"Timeline" is two discs that capture Brand X live at two different points in their career. The first disc was recorded back in 1977 and is the full fledged Brand X lineup. The band is progressive rock fusion at its finest. The tunes revolve around a solid groove that Percy Jones lays down and is backed up by drumming and percussion. The soloists are the keyboardist(Lumley) and Guitarist(Goodsall). Neither of these men are mind boggling in their technique but they are very good. The best part of Brand X is that the sum of the parts is greater than any one member by himself. I think that Percy Jones is a possible exception to this and he does carry the band to great heights on songs like "Nuclear Burn" and "Malaga Virgen". Jones' bass playing is fretless and does carry on the Jaco tradition of harmonics and groove orientated runs. If you like Jaco then you will love Percy. The disc is solid throughout and fans of fusion bands should like Brand X. The second disc finds Brand X in a trio format recorded live on their "X-communication" tour in 1992. Goodsall, and Jones are joined by drummer Frank Katz. In this incarnation Brand X takes on a more rock/fusion personae. Each member is given a solo spot. Katz in the "Drum Solo", Goodsall in "Healing Dream" and Jones on "Strangeness". Jones takes his bass playing to another level on "Strangeness". Percy isn't about how many notes he can generate but about how to do variations around a groove. Not many people can do it better than he can. Tracks like "A Duck Exploding" and "Church of Hype" reveal the power of this trio. Once again the trio doesn't break any new ground but the playing is very enjoyable. Goodsall and Jones deserve to get more attention than they have. Buy it and then turn a friend on to this Brand of fusion.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars " Far Better Than Those Japanese Bootleggs ", June 17, 2000

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"eggroll473" (North Las Vegas, Nevada USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Timeline (Audio CD)

Timeline is a long awaited authorized release of live recordings that are not the horrible sounding, bad quality bootleggs that were released in Japan and other countries from app. 1985 to 1996. Disk one, is a fantastic sounding collection of tunes from a 1977 tour date that show off the extreme talent of Morris Pert, (percussion). This guy always seemed to be overshadowed by other members of the band on the studio recordings. It is everthing the bootleggs were incapable of producing. It's even in stereo! Disc Two, is a concert from the East coast U.S. tour started app. at the begining of 1993 and has the incredible drum work of Frank Kats. Percy and John are in there too and have their incredible talants as well at improvisation. No matter what could be paid for this two disk set it most definitely delivers the goods! It's not perfect but, I'm Satisfied. The waiting is over!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brand X - Timeline, September 18, 2002

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"burby5" (richlands, virginia United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Timeline (Audio CD)

An excellent choice for those hungry for live Brand X. Disc 1 covers the late 70's period with the complete lineup (Kenwood Dennard, not Phil Collins). Disc 2 contains a more sparse trio 90's workout with Frank Katz on drums. Though i'm thrilled with both discs, I prefer Disc 2, particularly for the drumming and Percy Jones wonderful fretless bass inventiveness. Though there are some occasional sloppy tendencies, particularly at the end of Disc 1, this is some complicated, hard to play stuff and overall is extremely well done. Unfortunately Brand X didn't receive the recognition it deserved in the US but I for one would have loved to have attended both of these shows.