woensdag, januari 25, 2006

Back to Reality.......or not?

“Dracula Frizzi”’s twin lead brims with gothic opulence that must make Alice Cooper wish he could redo half of his catalog now that he’s been shown the way.
(Review van www.foxydigitalis.com)

Blood Operatives is the third Alvarius B album, and the first since his epic 1998 double LP, Alvarius B. That was strictly a solo affair, but here, he gets some help from brother (and SCG bandmate) Richard Bishop, multi-instrumental wonder Eyvind Kang, and guitarist Tim Young (who turns in a climactic backward guitar solo on "Dracula Frizzi"). Still, the main attractions are Bishop's possessed, multiple-personality vocals and poetic, stream-of-consciousness lyrics.
(review van www.thestranger.com)

Following that theme is the unreal “Dracula Frizzi,” arranged by Bishop from a theme originally written for the film Andy Warhol’s Dracula by Italian film composer Fabio Frizzi. Skillfully and quietly, Bishop chills the proceedings with an atmosphere of romantic horror and dread, done to a level that’s the most serious and deadly show tune you’ve ever heard: “From the blood I take from you / I take your life, I take your dream, I take you too,” he speaks, enunciating every syllable before a storm cloud of electric guitar fills the air with anthemic unease, and at the same time redefining an existing musical moment into his own. (Review van www.DustedMagazine.com)

Als een bloederige Argentijnse steak!
(Bad Attitude Baracus, the lowest ranking member of The A-team)

Luister jezelf

...and maybe while your at it check het hele album.