[.ca] Radio

Not as good as the first Naked City, but great:
I've got about 30 Zorn albums, and I'd put this one on the must-have list for anyone who likes the harder side of Zorn, even though it's not of the Grand Guignol/Torture Garden variety. In fact, I think this album is easier to listen to than the first Naked City album. That being said, the first Naked City album is far better in my opinion--it just hangs together and has many truly unforgettable pieces--in comparison, Radio is great but has many *forgettable* pieces. It doesn't stick in my head when it's not around like the first album.

It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This:
The jazz and the rock n' roll, the surf and the grindcore/metal weirdness....it's all here and presented in such a way that once you start listening you are hooked. If you are new to Naked City I would strongly suggest that you start your collection with either "Radio" or their first self titled release and work your way to their more abstract and hardcore material (e.g. Heretic, Absinthe, Torture Garden/Leng Tch'e). Enjoy the ride. I thought it was kind of amusing that in the liner notes for "Radio" that Liberace and Conway Twitty were listed among Extreme Noise Terror and Napalm Death as "Inspirations and References". Just goes to show you how diverse these guys are.

Beautiful and Scary:
Every single musician I have ever played this CD for has been utterly amazed--every musician on this recording shows unbelievable talent and skill, and Zorn has arranged each track superbly. That said, the first half of this album has some of the best jazz I've ever heard, while the 2nd half of this album heads more into some form of "speed-metal" territory. Most people I've met seem put off by all the screaming on the latter half...while some find it hilarious (like I do). This was the first Naked City album I bought, and it remains my favorite. I would recommend it as a great introduction to the works of John Zorn.

Beach music should sound like this:
Un album très "pop" et très "catchy" (par moments) de la part de Naked City. C'est de loin l'oeuvre la plus mélodieuse provenant de nos improvisateurs-pyromanes préférés ; bien que la seconde moitié de "Radio" tombe elle aussi dans le capharnaeum habituel (soutenu par le terrible chanteur des Boredoms : Yamatsuka Eye). Du bonbon ! Il s'agit là, encore, d'un album génial et essentielle, bien que je préfère grandement l'album-éponyme ou le double meurtier qu'est "The Black Box"

Amazing:
Without a doubt my favorite Naked City CD. Saw them live around the time this Cd was recorded.Trulying amazing. They were reading off of sheet music!

• Asylum
• Sunset Surfer
• Party Girl
• Outsider
• Triggerfingers
• Terkmani Teepee
• Sex Fiend
• Razorwire
• Bitter and the Sweet
• Krazy Kat
• Vault
• Metal Tov
• Poisonhead
• Bone Orchard
• I Die Screaming
• Pistol Whipping
• Skatekey
• Shock Corridor
• American Psycho