Unorthodox Behavior

Brand X | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Blue Plate Caroline
• ASIN: B000000HRP
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #38,069 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #85 in Music > Indie Music > Rock > Progressive

Track Listings

1. Nuclear Burn

2. Euthanasia Waltz

3. Born Ugly

4. Smacks of Euphoric Hysteria

5. Unorthodox Behaviour

6. Running of Three

7. Touch Wood

Editorial Reviews

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Media Type: CD
Artist: BRAND X
Title: UNORTHODOX BEHAVIOUR
Street Release Date: 04/27/1989
Domestic
Genre: ROCK/POP

Customer Reviews

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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant Jazz/Rock Fusion...And Phil Collins Too, January 2, 2004

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Alan Caylow (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Unorthodox Behavior (Audio CD)

Brand X is the progressive jazz/rock fusion group that Phil Collins played drums for in the late 70's during his breaks from Genesis. Although there's no question about Phil's awesome drumming with Genesis, Brand X allowed Phil to *really* cut loose on the drumkit, free-form style. In fact, Phil felt that he had so much freedom playing with Brand X, that he momentarily considered leaving Genesis. As Phil himself put it, "Genesis was the wife, and Brand X was the mistress, and I just wanted to take my clothes off and live a bit!" However, Genesis started to loosen up musically around the late 70's, toning down their art-rock leanings and going more towards the rock mainstream, which ultimately convinced Phil to stay with the wife and say goodbye to the mistress.But Phil did record four studio albums (plus a live album) with Brand X between 1976 and 1980, and he also toured with the band in 1979 (though Brand X would carry on, off and on, through 1997). The group's first album, "Unorthodox Behaviour," is a stunning debut disc. Phil, guitarist John Goodsall, bassist Percy Jones, and keyboardist Robin Lumley have musical chemistry that's simply explosive. "Nuclear Burn" is just as barnburning as it's title suggests, "Euthanasia Waltz" is a sparkling laid-back jam, and "Born Ugly" is funky with a capital F. Also groovy are "Smacks Of Euphoric Hysteria" & "Running On Three," the title track is a steady, assured rocker, and the closing "Touch Wood" is a samba-flavored beauty. Goodsall delivers some fiery guitarwork, Jones is a monster on the bass, Lumley's keyboard-playing is superb, and, of course, what needs to be said about Phil's drumming---he's fantastic. I wish more people knew about Phil's work with this outstanding fusion band. Like I've always said, Phil Collins is first and foremost a *drummer*, and if Genesis and Phil's solo work can't convince his detractors of this, then his astonishing playing with Brand X most certainly can. Not only that, but Brand X---Goodsall, Jones, Lumley, and Collins---were simply an awesome band. "Unorthodox Behaviour" is a terrific debut album from one of music's best-kept-secret groups. Definitely start your Brand X collection with this one!

32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jazz fusion, prog rock? Music!, November 21, 2003

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Manny Hernandez "@askmanny" (Bay Area, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Unorthodox Behavior (Audio CD)

Life is not without ironies and this album confirms again one of rock's most interesting ones. As if his work with Genesis were not proof enough of his musical talent, Phil Collins' drumming in this album is bound to leave most drummers and non-drumming music fans speechless, as he glides through the tracks of this album by Brand X, his side project in the late seventies.

One could think that something just went terribly wrong with Phil, causing him to throw his musical creativity down a deep hole when the eighties kicked in, and throw himself in the hands of commercial pop and musical recycling for a very long embrace that sadly lasts to this day. In any case, there's plenty of musical testimonies to what his musical genius was for a good decade and so, and his works with Brand X is one of them.

Brand X is the brainchild of Phil Collins and Atomic Rooster's guitarist John Goodsall (same band where Emerson Lake and Palmer's Carl Palmer came), and in spite of what you'd be inclined to think, their contributions were not the only brilliant moments of this -by most considered their best- album. 'Unorthodox Behaviour' bridges the gap between jazz fusion and prog rock in a way that is unbelievable, walking a fine line (invisible, some might argue) without tumbling, and maintaining a cohesive and well crafted sound that gives the album a well deserved five stars.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Brand X Jams Hard, September 13, 2001

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R. Toomey (Piscataway, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Unorthodox Behavior (Audio CD)

This IS possibly the best Brand X album that features Phil Collins drumming on it. The whole album front to back is packed with some incredible jams and solos. Song in which stand-out on this album are "Born Ugly", "Euthanasia Waltz", and "Unorthodox Behaviour". If you like Jazz, Rock or if you even like to Funk you'll definitely dig every inch of this. Another album to check out is entitled "Marscape" which is technically the first recordings of Brand X before they recorded under that name. The album is extremely hard to get a hold of in this country. If you ever come across it on vinyl it's definitely worth picking up. For me it's the start of the Brand X trip. It was recorded under John Lancaster and Robin Lumley but includes John Goodsall, Phil Collins and Morris Pert.