Don’t get me wrong, I like this album, on the whole. That’s why I gave it 4 stars. But where is Vic? Heck, where’s Bela? They are so far submerged under layers & layers of sound, you can barely pick them out. Guests outnumber Flecktones on something like 11 of 16 tracks. Bela only plays banjo on 10. Victor is almost impossible to find in the mix. Still, Scratch & Sniff is great funk; Hoedown is a wild ride; Zona Mona is a fine tune; & A Moment So Clear is an incredible mix of sounds & textures. But this band has become Jeff Coffin, Roy Wooten aka FutureMan aka Royel, and guests, including Bela Fleck, Victor Wooten, & many more. I’m looking forward to seeing them live again, where I hope Bela & Vic don’t get swallowed up in the mix. Bela has always been the least egotistical, most generous of frontmen, but as a longtime fan (2o years), I am having a hard time getting used to the overproduced wall of sound.
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Don’t get me wrong, I like this album, on the whole. That’s why I gave it 4 stars. But where is Vic? Heck, where’s Bela? They are so far submerged under layers & layers of sound, you can barely pick them out. Guests outnumber Flecktones on something like 11 of 16 tracks. Bela only plays banjo on 10. Victor is almost impossible to find in the mix. Still, Scratch & Sniff is great funk; Hoedown is a wild ride; Zona Mona is a fine tune; & A Moment So Clear is an incredible mix of sounds & textures. But this band has become Jeff Coffin, Roy Wooten aka FutureMan aka Royel, and guests, including Bela Fleck, Victor Wooten, & many more. I’m looking forward to seeing them live again, where I hope Bela & Vic don’t get swallowed up in the mix. Bela has always been the least egotistical, most generous of frontmen, but as a longtime fan (2o years), I am having a hard time getting used to the overproduced wall of sound.
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