Red Mosquito

VinylGuy wrote:Gorgeous. Really anxious about this album.

Homie looks so cool with that faded shell pink Fender Jazz. Love that thing!

Band is super awesome. Thats Jeff Parker, Anna Butters, Josh Johnson and im not sure if Deantoni Parks is playing there or not.

But i cant wait for the album.

Honora is gorgeous. Very fucking cool, full of very quieter moments and jazzy as hell. The Maggot Brain cover is gorgeous, both beautiful and sad. Wichita Linemen sung by Nick Cave is haunting and a complete rework of the original.

But what i most love about this is how cool the original songs are, very experimental and yet contained.

Feels like record of the year!

Is the flea album all instrumental minus the 2 guest vocals?

and he sings in “A Plea”

Then its all instrumental yes

Honora has been whooping my ass. I wasn't expecting it to be this good.

I knew i was going to love it, because the singles were pretty much what i was listening non stop but damn this album is just really fucking good yeah.

Im listening a lot of Jeff Parker because of this.

Ello Sailor wrote:Honora has been whooping my ass. I wasn't expecting it to be this good.

Giving it my first full run through right now. It's really damn good.

Finally got to Honora. This is a wonderful jazz album. It doesn’t necessarily wed itself to an era, but reminded me of some of the 70s jazz/funk fusion stuff. And Flea’s pretty good at trumpet! Songs are all excellent.

He also got a very direct influence from Jeff Parker´s The Way Out of Easy. Its pretty much the same band.

We have discussed that album a lot in the jazz thread, and its a must for everyone who enjoys this album.

The purists are kinda dunking on the album, saying Flea's trumpet playing is amateurish and flat.

I really enjoy his playing. There's a rawness to it.

needs more anthony keidis

Ello Sailor wrote:The purists are kinda dunking on the album, saying Flea's trumpet playing is amateurish and flat.

I really enjoy his playing. There's a rawness to it.

Right. Nobody is accusing him of being the next Miles Davis. This is just an artist creating art that speaks to him, and seems like it’s also speaking to other folks. And frankly for some, it could be an entry point into jazz, which has its own value.

liebzz wrote:

Ello Sailor wrote:The purists are kinda dunking on the album, saying Flea's trumpet playing is amateurish and flat.

I really enjoy his playing. There's a rawness to it.

Right. Nobody is accusing him of being the next Miles Davis. This is just an artist creating art that speaks to him, and seems like it’s also speaking to other folks. And frankly for some, it could be an entry point into jazz, which has its own value.

Jazz purists are just as irritating as audiophiles.
RHCP purists are just dumfounded by the absence of "California" on every song.

I'm really digging Honora.

Buby wrote:

liebzz wrote:

Ello Sailor wrote:The purists are kinda dunking on the album, saying Flea's trumpet playing is amateurish and flat.

I really enjoy his playing. There's a rawness to it.

Right. Nobody is accusing him of being the next Miles Davis. This is just an artist creating art that speaks to him, and seems like it’s also speaking to other folks. And frankly for some, it could be an entry point into jazz, which has its own value.

Jazz purists are just as irritating as audiophiles.
RHCP purists are just dumfounded by the absence of "California" on every song.

I'm really digging Honora.

It’s only sometimes they feel like their only friend is the city they live in, the City of Angels.

liebzz wrote:

Buby wrote:

liebzz wrote:

Ello Sailor wrote:The purists are kinda dunking on the album, saying Flea's trumpet playing is amateurish and flat.

I really enjoy his playing. There's a rawness to it.

Right. Nobody is accusing him of being the next Miles Davis. This is just an artist creating art that speaks to him, and seems like it’s also speaking to other folks. And frankly for some, it could be an entry point into jazz, which has its own value.

Jazz purists are just as irritating as audiophiles.
RHCP purists are just dumfounded by the absence of "California" on every song.

I'm really digging Honora.

It’s only sometimes they feel like their only friend is the city they live in, the City of Angels.

I gave this a listen this afternoon while throwing around kettlebells - what a trip!
Will go back for another listen soon I think

I watched the Netflix doc last night. It was a really nice tribute to Hillel Slovak and the band’s early history. They also really dive deep into the darker side of this band up to ‘88.

Yeah i liked it a lot. Made me remember those years and got me listening to Freakey Styley and Mofo Uplift a lot.

It was interesting to see Anthony talking about it too.