Along with the same kitchy primitivism Ed's has always specialized in, comes a question answered. Some have wondered whether their primitivism is a choice or the result of limitations. Can these guys really play? Yes, and how. They prove it from the first instrumental, "Vavaccava," with its jazzy chords and erratic time signature (and somewhat tongue-in-cheek Jobim-esque style), and they prove it with its avant-garde inventiveness. The same giddy quirkiness is still around, with song titles like "My Friend Bob" and "Legs to Go." So is the playful (rather than grating) dissonance, most prevalent in "Big Black Bag." This is a more "commercial" record than any they've made before, if such a phrase can be used, but only because they gain cohesion without losing their raging eccentricity.
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