I don't get it. But, I realize it could be me, so I read a lot of the reviews and comments on you-tube and Amazon.
"Corea is a god".
"This is the best record ever recorded" Yikes!!!
I'm thinking, what planet are these people from. I'm thinking, how can people get all that from this music, when I get nothing. Then I ran across a review on Amazon that provided a little insight.
paraphrasing:
It depends to a large degree on your age. He said during the formative years when he became interested in music, Fusion was Jazz. He was not aware of anything else. There was Rock, and there was Jazz(fusion). Fusion being a more 'sophisticated' form of Rock?? Bebop was no where to be heard.
Several people said after being 'raised' on Fusion, they later discovered Bebop, and never looked back. As if Fusion prepared their ear for real Jazz.
I say, whatever! I know the first music I ever heard with which I associated the word 'Jazz' was probably Duke Ellington, Count Basie maybe Cab Calloway.. That was the type of music my family listened to. We also listened to Church music, Broadway tunes, Blues, R&B and early R&R..
Which means, Rock was noise to my ear from day one. Still is mostly. And that includes this so-called Fusion. Everyone can't like everything, although I wish I could.
My son loves Rock. That was the music he heard during his formative years. If I had known that, I would have locked him in my stereo room with Monk and Mingus going 24/7. Hindsight.
Back in the day, one professional Jazz critic once said, "Young people think any instrumental music is Jazz". He may have been on to something.
Romantic Warrior: For what it is, not extremely irritating. There are a few measures here and there where you could almost think it is Jazz.
Cheers
"Corea is a god".
"This is the best record ever recorded" Yikes!!!
I'm thinking, what planet are these people from. I'm thinking, how can people get all that from this music, when I get nothing. Then I ran across a review on Amazon that provided a little insight.
paraphrasing:
It depends to a large degree on your age. He said during the formative years when he became interested in music, Fusion was Jazz. He was not aware of anything else. There was Rock, and there was Jazz(fusion). Fusion being a more 'sophisticated' form of Rock?? Bebop was no where to be heard.
Several people said after being 'raised' on Fusion, they later discovered Bebop, and never looked back. As if Fusion prepared their ear for real Jazz.
I say, whatever! I know the first music I ever heard with which I associated the word 'Jazz' was probably Duke Ellington, Count Basie maybe Cab Calloway.. That was the type of music my family listened to. We also listened to Church music, Broadway tunes, Blues, R&B and early R&R..
Which means, Rock was noise to my ear from day one. Still is mostly. And that includes this so-called Fusion. Everyone can't like everything, although I wish I could.
My son loves Rock. That was the music he heard during his formative years. If I had known that, I would have locked him in my stereo room with Monk and Mingus going 24/7. Hindsight.
Back in the day, one professional Jazz critic once said, "Young people think any instrumental music is Jazz". He may have been on to something.
Romantic Warrior: For what it is, not extremely irritating. There are a few measures here and there where you could almost think it is Jazz.
Cheers