MOMENTUM

Editorial Reviews
Alternative Press
Southern California's latest cult. Full Frequency produce and write with zeal.

Huh Magazine
Their immaculate commercial-styled production, courtesy of Hate Dept's Seibold. You might say this is better than Gravity Kills.

Album Description
Commercial Industrial-Winner of the 1999 Los angeles Music Awards for best Industrial band and Honorable Mention at the 1998 Association for Independent Music (AFIM)

MOMENTUM

Average customer rating:

not that great....at all...don't recommend this cd
Sweet!
Get the Party Started!
Music 3- Lyrics-3
Comin' at ya like a whirlwind-A hundred miles an hour's where we'll begin!

Momentum
TobyMac
Manufacturer: Forefront
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005QK1Q
Release Date: 2001-11-06

Tracks:

Get This Party Started
What's Goin' Down
Irene
Toby's Mac
J Train
Do You Know
Tru-Dog
Momentum
Yours
Quiet Storm
Wonderin' Why
Somebody's Watching
Triple Skinny
Love Is In The House
Extreme Days
Don't Bring Me Down
In The Air
Afterword

Customer Reviews:

not that great....at all...don't recommend this cd.......2006-07-20

On a scale of 1 to 5 I rate the music a 1 and the lyrics a 2. I agree on many points with the reviewer A.W. Howell(read the review). The only songs that I liked was 'Irene'(liked the content and that guitar...),'Do you know'was alright and I liked the message contained in 'In the air'but besides that it is not worth listening to. From a Christian girl that is into latin music,r&b,some rock and quality Christian music this rock-rap genre just didn't do it for me. Oh, and what's up with some of these other tracks like 'Toby's Mac', 'Tru-Dog', and 'Triple Skinny'??? I expected so much more, especially more profound lyrics that grab your attention and get you really thinking about Jesus and living a meaningful Chrisitan life. *Helpful advice before buying a cd whether on-line or not:Listen to samples of each song on the cd if possible and look up the lyrics.

Sweet!.......2006-07-14

This thing just simply ROCKS!!! That's... Why... I mean... You just can't desrcibe it. Man!!!

Get the Party Started!.......2006-02-19

Toby's first solo album does not disappoint! This is a collection of rock,rap,funk,and some entertaining interludes. Though dc Talk is nothing to shrug at, a lot of fans will be surprised and delighted at the intensity of this album. "J-Train", "Momentum", "I'm Yours", and "Extreme Days" will have you movin, shakin, and singing along. Don't just take my word for it, take Toby's proven track record as one of the most talented, passionate, and God-centered artists out there. Buy this cd and do your "praising" LOUDLY!

Music 3- Lyrics-3.......2006-02-04

I'm going try and write a meaningful review rather than spout my opinion on it!

This album is torn down the middle between the produced rock style of 'So help me God'- big guitar riffs, big drums and funky bass lines, with well produced grungy lyrics- and laid back r+b type grooves.
The rock stuff has leant a little more toward Linin Park than Jesus Freak was, and it's quite 'high octane' it's nice for a blast when you need a quiick mood change, or in the car. By the time it get's to 'I'm Yours' we are sounding like CC'd linkin park- but the album isn't that bad!
Then r+b stuff is smooth, well produced but not quite brilliant- it's not true enough to the genre to really grab r+b fans, but it's a nice tonic for the rock gin.

Don't expect loads of material for your 18 tracks- a lot of it is spoof! Although tru-dog is 100% quality material!

Christian America has a really bad reputation here [with it's hypocritical churches and dog fights over meaningless "theology" (or worse, politics)- while standing by as America chokes the world], so I was concerned about the faith represented in this album- DC talk we're straight up with their lyrics in jesus freak- "what have we become" really challenging their audience's faith and lifestyles.
Toby Mac doesn't quite live up to that though- thought Momentum is still definitely _christian_ music.
Mac obviously has a good solid faith, and he is right on with it, but I would have liked a few more lyrics to really push at the consciences of his listeners, and challenge us all to live better- for me there is a little too much content about 'the mac' himself, the industry or the hip-hop scene- and not enough about the man nailed to a tree (who our lives should really be about).

The rock tracks earn 5 stars- (Extreme days has a little boy very reminiscent of the "guy with a big fat belly"!)
But it goes down to 3 stars because of the slightly under par r+b, too high many spoof tracks, and lyrics which aren't the challenge to modern believers that they could be.

The musical side isn't good enough to being CCM forward or make waves in the genre, or atract non-Christian fans, and the lyrics side isn't challenging enough to spark fervent faith and renewal - both of which Jesus Freak definitely managed.

Buy it and play the hard bits loud to chill out, its a nice album all the same.

Comin' at ya like a whirlwind-A hundred miles an hour's where we'll begin!.......2006-01-22

Toby Mac rocks and so does "Extreme Days"!
If your wondering whats all the hype about give this a spin!

Average customer rating:

Just ok
Momentum
BUY THIS If You Like Jazz!
Wonder What Your Listening To?
Lost his jazz soul.

Momentum
Joshua Redman Elastic Band
Manufacturer: Nonesuch
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0006TL9I2
Release Date: 2005-05-24

Tracks:

Soundcheck
Sweet Nasty
Just A Moment
Shut Your Mouth
The Crunge
Riverwide
Greasy G
Lonely Woman
Swunk
Blowing Changes
Double Jeopardy
Put It In Your Pocket
Showtime

Album Description

Since the release of his chart-topping, self-titled debut in 1993, which heralded the arrival of perhaps the most prodigiously gifted and charismatic young jazz talent of the decade, saxophonist Joshua Redman has always tried to capture "the spirit of the moment" in his live and recorded work. No project better illustrates this guiding ethos than the Elastic Band, his ongoing collaboration with organist Sam Yahel.

Customer Reviews:

Just ok.......2007-05-03

Joshua,s cd was just so so. I would not recomend this cd needs better arrangements & better material.

Momentum.......2007-03-01

This outing the the Elastic Band lacks the stretch I was hoping for the band. Overall the tunes are put together well, but they have the preditable feel of R&B solos. I didn't hear any "real" progression with this band moving into unchartered territory. This would be a good CD to introduce your R&B friends into Jazz.

BUY THIS If You Like Jazz!.......2007-02-22

This is by far my favorite of Joshua Redmans albums. I can play it over and over without tiring of it. It's definitely not as traditional sounding as his other projects, but I think it's a great step. This is a very creative album with no duds. I like to see artists evolve and try different things. Imagine is Sting were still doing top 40 pop tunes like the early days. It would get tiresome after a while. (But then again, I think top 40 music is tiresome before it begins)

There's a lot of great groove and funky stuff on this album. Kind of like Down To The Bone's stuff, but not repetitive. I personally haven't noticed the short length of the songs. I usually play it on my home stereo while doing something else, so I'm not faced with the track times like I would be on the computer.

Unless you hate jazz you should definitely own this album.

Wonder What Your Listening To?.......2006-12-21

This is the first Joshua Redman CD I've had the opportunity to hear. Man, this guy's got it. I read some of the other reviews and a couple mentioned this is not as good as other CDs he has released. I absolutely can not imagine it getting any better than this.

This cat reminds me of Monk, Byrd, Hancock, the Headhunters, and Cannonball all wrapped up in one. It is a throwback with great respect for the masters. It is a grand relief from the blind purchases I have made of so-called new artist whose work sound as scripted and redundant as a Broadway play.

This cat can improvise, he is versatile, and the short cuts leave you begging for more. If he is smart, he would take those very same short cuts and develop them to full length on a future CD.

But since others say this is not as good as other releases, I am compelled to order the older releases to see for myself. If they are correct, then I can only say it will be money well spent!

Lost his jazz soul........2006-09-06

In the early 1990s, when he first gained acclaim, Joshua Redman was one of the bright hopes of jazz. He played with a fresh energy and fire, yet maintained touch with the jazz tradition in a way that all music fans could appreciate. In the last five years, however, he seems to have lost his moorings, and this latest overhyped album is merely another sad example of his musical drifting -- and our loss. I'm astonished by the rave reviews other reviewers here and elsewhere have given Redman's latest. This record is little more than rehashed funk, with a saxophone overlay that is miles short of the ability and inventiveness Redman displayed when he was playing so-called "old-fashioned" acoustic jazz. The tunes are nothing special, the thumping electronic rhythmic accompaniment is boring and heavy-handed, and Redman seems to have nothing interesting to say. Here's one (former) fan who hopes Redman will find his way back, if not to mainstream jazz, at least to credibility.

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Galapagos Momentum
Upsilon Acrux
Manufacturer: Cuneiform
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000O59YXU
Release Date: 2007-05-22

Tracks:

Who's Running Shit (Son Of Destiny's Child)
Petrovich
Expiration Date (Alaska, My Darkness)
Boa VS. Crab
So Thereby... And Furthermore.. Thus Henceforth...Mono
Touched By God (Inappropiately)
Cherry Pie
Hiking Up Feel Good Mountain (Further Than Ever Before)
My Brother the Doctor
Intimate Barbarian

Average customer rating:

Long Awaited & Outstanding

New Momentum
Robert Irving III
Manufacturer: Sonic Portraits Entertainment
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000I0QKRO
Release Date: 2007-03-20

Tracks:

New Momentum
Havilah
We Three Kings
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Fire Flower
Sevent Steps To Heaven
Nefertiti

Customer Reviews:

Long Awaited & Outstanding.......2007-05-13

Really outstanding trio work featuring Miles Davis' former colleagues: Robert Irving III on piano, Buster Williams on bass...Sensitive and expressive of the continuing expansion and progression of Jazz! Highly Recommended!!!

Average customer rating:

He's getting old, but not slowing down
A corker
How Awesome Is This?
I'm shaking my head in awe of this man

In Search of Momentum
Ahmad Jamal
Manufacturer: Dreyfus
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008O317
Release Date: 2003-04-08

Tracks:

In Search Of
Should I
I'll Take the 20
Whisperings
Island Fever
Have You Never Been In Love Before
Where Are You
Where Are You Now
You Can See
I'll Always Be With You

Album Description

Creating influential Jazz for more than half a century, the pianist's second Dreyfus Jazz release, "In Search Of. . .Momentum," features an arresting amalgam of originals and treasured standards played by a trio of choice, long-time collaborators, James Cammack on bass and Iris Muhammad on drums.

Customer Reviews:

He's getting old, but not slowing down.......2005-03-18

Great music by one of the masters of jazz piano. Nice sounding record, easy to distinguish the different players.

A corker.......2003-10-20

This one took a few listens to grow on me: one's initial impression is of outlandish mannerism, with Jamal constantly building for pummelling climaxes & then dropping back to a dead whisper. Yet give it time: there's plenty that's idiosyncratic here but nothing illogical, & fans of Monk or (believe it or not) early Cecil Taylor will find themselves right at home. Jamal writes some terrific tunes--"In Search Of" is incomparably fierce & probing, "Island Fever" is balmy, "I'll Take the 20" is a thrilling ride even in its telescoped presentation here. One track, "Whisperings", has vocals by the late OC Smith (of "Little Green Apples" game); it is unexpectedly one of the album's highlights. (What's the last time you could say that of a jazz album with a "featured vocalist"?) The rest of the repertoire is equally challenging: some unhackneyed choices of standards ("I've Never Been in Love Before", "Where Are You", & "I'll Always Be With You") & a Monty Alexander tune, the delightful "You Can See". -- The rhythm section--Jammes Cammack on bass, Idris Muhammad on drums--is never thrust into the spotlight with solo features, but Jamal interacts so closely with them--devilish feints & parries, dropouts & crescendos, allusive sketchy passages & hard-swinging passages--that they're never exactly "background" either. All in all, a stunning album from the old master, & among the year's best mainstream jazz discs. Do try.

How Awesome Is This?.......2003-06-22

Well, there are piano trio records and there...is this amazing piece of work. Brilliantly played, brilliantly written and brilliantly recorded. I've long been a fan of the piano trio format (unlike the previous reviewer) but this CD is of revelatory quality. The first track alone is worth the entry fee as Jamal's individual style (which mixes delicacy at the high end and thunder and lightning at the low end of the keyboard)sucks you in. Then you find yourself hearing Idris Muhammed's drumming almost as a piece in itself and the bass playing is of equal quality. Enough raving by this obviously delighted reviewer! If you've read this far then you can stop. Because you need time to hop on the internet and buy this CD. P.S. It's not dinner party music. This CD demands to be listened to. Put it on and amaze your friends.

I'm shaking my head in awe of this man.......2003-04-25

Ahmad Jamal is 72 years old. How many other septuagenarians do you know who are at the top of their game? And we're not talking about how well he plays for an old guy. We're talking about how well he plays. Period. Forget his age. At a recent NY gig, he had jazz pianists from all generations coming in and checking out his amazing chops, conception, verve, and spirit.

I'll admit it, I didn't really used to like the piano trio format. I thought there wasn't enough going on, generally. Too monochromatic. Not exotic enough. But I've changed my mind, and it's some of the younger players like Ethan Iverson, Craig Taborn, Jean-Michel Pilc, and Matthew Shipp that got me hooked on this format. Which has led me to explore some of the more established players like Abdullah Ibrahim , Monty Alexander, and Ahmad Jamal.

In Search of finds Jamal as energized and galvanizing as I've ever heard him. I was impressed with some of his recent Birdology dates, esp. the one with George Coleman. But something brilliant is going on here that, despite his recent fine releases, makes this disc among the best he's ever recorded.

A very percussive (esp. at the bottom of the piano) and rhythmically and harmonically sophisticated player, he can nevertheless be delicate and very fleet-fingered where called for (check out his playing on "You Can See" for the full Jamal arsenal in all its grandeur).

Highlights for me include new originals "Island Fever" (I very much like his quirky take on Afro-Latin rhythms and sensibilities), "Excerpts from I'll Take 20," really just a teaser of a much longer work, which, I must say, sounds very promising, and "Where Are You Now," with it's brilliant structure and chord voicings." A big surprise for me was how much I like "Whisperings," a vocal number featuring O.C. Smith, a truly gifted jazz singer, himself up there in years. I say a surprise, because I don't generally like jazz vocals that much and because that kind of thing can unnecessarily disrupt the flow of what otherwise might be a seamlessly proceeding endeavor. Fortunately, the vibe remains in tact, and one ends up thankful for this slight departure.

I continue to rejoice in the glories of so many superior, even definitive, jazz releases in the first part of 2003, this being one of the very best.

Momentum
Average customer rating:

walk with me

superb

Momentum
Dave Burrell
Manufacturer: High Two / Aum Fi.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000J3Q0IY
Release Date: 2006-11-14

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Album Description

"Veteran pianist Dave Burrell personifies the best of neoclassicism--uncompromising individuality and in-the-moment gusto." -- THE NEW YORKER

Dave Burrell has long been recognized as an important pianist among the most astute jazz fans. Best known for his contributions to the music of Archie Shepp, David Murray, Pharaoh Sanders, and more, Burrell has finally positioned himself as one of the preeminent bandleaders in jazz. After a long hiatus from recording, Burrell returned in 2004 with the dynamic album Expansion. His new trio recording, Momentum, is his best and most self-assured recording to date. Fronting a new, multi-generational trio featuring bassist Michael Formanek (Tim Berne, Elvis Costello) and drummer Guillermo E. Brown (David S. Ware, Matthew Shipp), Burrell has a brave and complex new vision for jazz--one that respects precedents while forging a new path, all without falling into the traps of wandering improvisation. Formanek and Brown lay the foundation under Burrell as the pianist boldly roams in and out of the structure of his seven compositions, elegantly improvising on the songs' motifs. Momentum is a lesson in both vigor and restraint--a captivating achievement that is certain to impress and attract.

Customer Reviews:

walk with me.......2007-07-14

i'm familiar with burrell from quite a few archie shepp outings. this is the first time i've heard him as a leader, and in a trio setting. the recording, as such, doesn't achieve momentum, what it does is maintain momentum throughout all the tracks. when i first listened to the recording, the word that came to mind was lumbering, which doesn't exactly hit the mark with what burrell and formanek and guillermo e. brown do-and it is the double bass that makes the difference.

this isn't frenetic avant garde of the 60s. it's toned down much. the trio moves along steadily with burrell pondering... kind of abstractions. this is deliberating music that moves in a way that allows the listener to be a listener, which is an achievement initself.

what i want to say, without getting excited, is that burrell has his own style, a style i haven't heard before, not even by burrell himself when he played with shepp, and burrell's pondering style walking in lumbering fashion within this trio setting makes this a cd worth hearing.

superb.......2007-01-24

Excellent follow up to Burrell's "Expansion" CD, which was a kind of come back for this illusive pianist. Superb interplay with the rhythm section, and Burrell's interesting compositions make for rewarding listening. Very cliche free modern approach with a touch of Monk/Cecil Taylor, yet still melodic. Highly recommended.