Billy Cobham - Drum 'N' Voice 2

"Drum 'N' Voice 2" (2006) -

RATING: 4.2 out of 5


Billy Cobham's genius has been proved on many of his recordings already. "Crosswinds", "Spectrum", and "A Funky Thide Of Sings" are just to name a few of them. Going full steam ahead with an all star cast including Jan Hammer, Brian Auger, Buddy Miles, Frank Gambale, Novecento, Mike Lindup, Dominic Miller, Jeff Berlin, Airto Moreira, and John Patitucci, he has proved it yet again. (According to Amazon.com) For some reason, Nicolosi Productions made sure to make this record realized by the public. The album is full of instrumental bliss from everyone involved. From the sweet sounding "Running", to the head bobbing "Waveform", to the mysterious sounding "Take Seven", it's Cobham's biggest variety on an album yet. Unfortunately, the group and the record company decided to include "One More Day To Live". The song completely throws the album in a loop and it keeps the album from doing what it was trying to accomplish (To be an amazing fusion/comeback record for Billy). "Let Me Breathe" is a tad more bearable but still falls short of fitting in with the rest of the album. Both tunes lean more towards the R&B realm of today's music. "Real Funk" is the 3rd vocal track on the album, and the vocals are tight. Buddy Miles is on vocals with a slight hint of auto tune on his voice. Fortunately, the song grooves with the rest of the album. It is certainly funky. "Final Destination", "Ozone Parts I and II", and "Amazon" continue the instrumental greatness throughout the album. I would highly reccomend record to any fusion fan. It is one of the BEST fusion albums of the decade.

1. Waveform
2. Real Funk
3. Running
4. Final Destination
5. One More Day To Live
6. Ozone (Part I)
7. Ozone (Part II)
8. Take Seven
9. Let Me Breathe
10. Amazon

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Full Album: http://www.filestube.com/2c15b9b10e9a4e1503e9/details.html
As usual, Hope you all enjoyed!

Mike Coleman