Sound Wall with one Door
Jinkyu | 05/03/2002
(3 out of 5 stars)
"Cinematix is a mostly jazz/rock fusion album recorded by Robby Krieger and various musicians in his orbit, with most songs written or co-written by the ex-Doors' guitarist. A bonus track is a remix of The Doors' classic "Peace Frog," called "War Toad" (ha ha)--Jim Morrison's echoing vocals make an appearance, and not surprisingly, this song, with its instrumental supplements, is the highlight. Otherwise, with the exception of a series of very ephemeral odd wailing sounds in the background of "Out of the Mood" (which also has other eccentric sound effects), this CD is entirely instrumental. For the most part, it is stream-of-consciousness heavy guitar and bass lines and percussion, more often with a jamming rather than a structured feel. However, there are occasional keyboards and sax, and when synthesizers are used they are used well, as in Robby's atmospheric "Haunted Spouse," in which his synth sweeps and rich, varied guitar lines conjure up a mystical backdrop. The best track ("War Toad" excluded) is "Idolatry," in which organ and sax combine with Robby's melodic guitar lines to dish out the comfort of conventional modern jazz--yes, I like this better than fusion. "Brandino" blends funk with fusion. At times Cinematix can be boring, such as in parts of the meandering, often choppy and sparse 14:32 "Skip/Missionary Jam." However, the musical worksmanship is always good, and Cinematix is nice to put on when you are in the mood for that wall of sound that is unique to fusion."
Cinematix
aqwizard | 12/29/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I found this on Pandora. If you haven't tried it, you are missing a great way to find music that you might miss with just listening to radio or only occasionally reading music reviews.
Anyway Robby Krieger is great. The second track idolatry is fabulous combining saxophone and guitar in a kind of twisting in and out exchanging of solos. From 1 to 10, its an eleven.
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Track Listings (10) - Disc #1