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Various
Artists
Flyin' Traps
(Hollywood)
"The Gay '90s"
This collection,
compiled by Redd
Kross drummer
Brian Reitzell,
features 15
tracks by some
of the most
important
drummers of the
"alternative"
rock world. Yet
it's not a
drumming album
per se,
considering only
two tracks are
actual drum
solos (and oddly
enough, one of
those two solos
is performed by
J Mascis of
Dinosaur Jr
guitar fame).
Still, Flyin'
Traps is almost
entirely
instrumental --
and the drumming
is obviously the
centerpiece --
but the
performances are
essentially
song- oriented.
A few tracks are
dead giveaways
to the band a
particular
drummer resides
in: Steven Drozd
(Flaming Lips),
Chris Vrenna
(Nine Inch
Nails), and Dale
Crover (Melvins)
all perform
tracks that
sound like their
respective
bands. That's
not necessarily
a weakness --
Drozd's
psychedelic
"Headphones
Theme from
Seemingly
Infinity" is
actually one of
the standouts,
along with the
rhythmically
intense "The Gay
'90s" by Josh
Freese (of Paul
Westerberg and
Slider fame). It
may be for
special tastes,
but at least
it's nice to see
the guys in the
back moving to
the forefront
for a change.
-Mike Malinin