Here's another relic saved from the decimation of Frontline / Alarma Records. This one is a unique Magdalen-like project by Lanny Cordola, Philip Bardowell, and Chuck Wright. The only difference between the two bands are the guest drummers. I, for one, am really surprised that a struggling record company needing publicity (Alarma) didn't shove this record in my face at the time of its 1996 release. This is really good stuff, showing a keen sense of melodic songwriting, super-tight musicianship, and fanciful lyric-writing. As the makeup of this band might suggest, this is kind of a musician's musician type of band - filled with lots of quirky additives that keep it exciting and surprising (as in sax solos and Jazzy time patterns). Just imagine Charlie Peacock producing Dream Theater and maybe you'll understand this chaos. Worth a listen, for sure.
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7ball #10Reviewed by Chris WellSometimes, Lanny Cordola is too prolific for his own good. He's been one of the guiding forces behind such varied projects as a reggae praise record, a blues Christmas record and Magdallan. His own solo records have meshed together disparate and exotic instruments and sounds to create a collage that is as eclectic as it is mesmerizing. Which, of course, makes him impossible to market. With Chaos…
