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Umphrey's McGee-"Safety in Numbers"

Reviewed by: Kevin Cloe
Genre: Jazz Rock/Fusion
Country: USA
Language: English
Length: 56:10
Release Date: April 4, 2006
Label:
Sci Fidelity Records
Band Members: Brendan Bayliss / guitar, vocals Jake Cinninger / guitar, Moog, synthesizers, vocals
  Joel Cummins / keyboards, vocals Andy Farag / percussion
  Kris Myers / drums, vocals Ryan Stasik / bass
  Hewy Lewis / harmonic (6 & 8), vocals (8) Joshua Redman / saxophone (7)
     
Track Listing: 1.)-Belive the LIe (6:55) 8.)-End Of The Road (3:16)
  2.)- Rocker (5:28) 9.)- End Of The Road (3:26)
  3.)- Liquid (3:32) 10.)-Passing (4:16)
  4.)-Words (7:07) 11.)-Ocean Billy (6:37)
  5.)- Nemo (4:25) 12.)-The Weight Around (3:33)
  6.)-Women, Wine and song (3:52)  
  7.)Intentions Clear (4:43)  
     
The Review

If you like Phish, chances are you have heard of Umphrey's McGee. I heard of them a couple years ago when rumors of Phish's demise were rampant but still unconfirmed and UM was being heralded as the "next great thing" in the "jamband" genre. UM are anything but a "jamband", however, as they incorporate jazz, rock, blues, folk, and, thankfully for us, prog. They have several releases to their credit, but until now only two were readily available on cd: "Local Band Does OK" and "Anchor Drops", the latter doing fairly well sales-wise and boosting their reputation significantly. Both of these releases are fantastic and led me to become a rabid fan. These two albums contain jaw dropping and wonderfully quirky guitar and keyboard interplay and genre crossover that will make your head spin. The singer sounds similar to Trey from Phish but with a better range. With that background, we have this release...

On first listen, I was not a big fan. Where are all the sick leads and complicated structures? Here we have much more simplistic (and softer, I might add) arrangements. It seemed to me that the band did not spend as much time writing, and more of the songs have a streamlined feel (i.e., verse/chorus/verse/chorus)

On repeated listens, however, the album grows. There is more going on here than you initially think. As always, the melodies are very good and in fact - the vocals play a larger role than on the last two releases. Although the notes are not as intricately played, they are still very well done and stay with you after the cd is over. There is some great piano, organ, and as always - innovative guitar leads. Unique melodies are key on this album, and some may take a while to settle in. My main complaint is still the lowering of the complexity level, but I think I may come to like this album more in time. It is very likeable and I highly recommend checking out this band - I say go for the aforementioned two releases first - then check this album out if you like. Rating: 3.5 stars

 

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