Gongzilla - Five Even
SKU
LOLO021
For a very long time now, guitarist Bon Lozaga and bassist Hansford Rowe, both best-known for their tenure with Pierre Moerlin's Gong, have been releasing a number of very very good to excellent fusion albums under the name Gongzilla. They always have a few 'big name' guests, and this is no exception. But ultimately, it's Bon's and Hanni's show and they make it all work. This time there are vocals on this one, and I don't see much point in them, except for the fact that maybe this has gotten them on the jam-band circuit, in which case, good for them. In any event, they pass quickly enough and we get back to the playing, which is what this all about.
"Journalist Bill Milkowski called GZ “simply mind-boggling”. The group is a mass of contradictions in perfect balance. Two road-warriors from the ghetto-wasteland of fusion join two powerful young bucks on a quest to capture the essence of pop. Not the “pandering on purpose” pop we are all familiar with but the rigorous, risk taking music of bands like Steely Dan and Meshell Ndegeocello. The new studio record Five Even includes guitarists Chuck Garvey (moe.) and Jake Cinninger (Umphrey's McGee) plus fretless guitarist David "Fuze" Fiuczynski (Screaming Headless Torsos) and bassist Kai Eckhardt (John McLaughlin)! Contradictions and balance; GZ’s quest is to bring us cool songs that singe the soul while balancing hyper precision and rockin’ mayhem."