KUFALA Recordings
2005
Live At Lupos
About This Album
This two-disc live collection from an engaging Boston-area pop-jazz-jam trio is something anyone with a pulse could enjoy. Although a couple of tracks stray deep into an extended jam, the opening "Old George" has the trio led by Brad Barr going down a funky, acoustic roots road that engages the listener and the appreciative Rhode Island audience. Think of the Band mixed with the Kinks and that's what you get -- a joyful, folksy rock-pop meld. The strength of the Slip is the band's knack for finding a groove and riding it long enough to create a great offshoot from that. "More Intense Surveillance" takes a while to start up as the tuning is found and a distant, spacy guitar lick is played under a light, slow tempo. You know that it's going to break open; it's just a question of when. Drummer Andrew Barr adds his touch and this slow, classic Floyd-ian prog rock gem oozes out slowly. There are also trip-hop elements going on, giving it a contemporary vibe. The bass and guitar drive this song's second half, which leaves as easily as it entered. "Fear of Falling" is just as pristine as they build on a fine tempo before venturing off into an almost lo-fi indie college rock mold in a style equally XTC as it is a sullen Nirvana.
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