We’ve been showing the love to Living Colour and Fishbone, and that’s cool. But what about these less-heralded Black Rock Coalition stalwarts, the Screaming Headless Torsos?Their leader, David “Fuze” Fiuczynski, belongs right up there with Vernon Reid, Jean-Paul Bourelly and Jef Lee Johnson as living gods of the electric guitar.
And vocalist Dean Bowman is damn-near in a category by himself.
An audio file is worth a thousand words; this version of George Harrison’s “Something” says more than I ever could about the brilliance of Fiuczynski and Bowman.
I recommend you rockers jump all over the FREE video download available from the Torsos. It’s a 3-minute snippet from the DVD “Live!! In New York & Paris.”
Simply visit the band’s webpage, scroll down to where it says “Screaming Headless Torsos – Live DVD!!” You’ll see these clickable words: “Download Free Ipod Video.”
Click that shit.
If watching it leaves you curious about Fuze and his double-necked axe, here’s another freebie for you. Videomaker David Valdez has generously uploaded a 9-minute clip to the free-for-all Internet Archive site; it features Fiuczynski talking about his guitars and noodling around.
Just click here; you can either watch it streaming, or you can download it and own it forever and ever.
Aw man, I forgot about these cats. I'm gonna break out their first cd now!
ReplyDeleteNot too many bruhs hip to Jean-Paul and Jef Lee. That's too bad. baad baad bruhs.
Check out Ronald Shannon Jackson's Raven Roc. Fuze and Jef Lee rip that mug up!
Wow, I JUST read about them in a book about the BRC, Thanks!
ReplyDeleteDeAngelo: I never heard of that "Raven Roc" CD, but I just ordered it. Never knew Fuze and Jef Lee had recorded together!
ReplyDeleteDaughter: What book is that??
How about posting some love for TV on the Radio, UBM? :-)
ReplyDelete"Gonna teach you tricks that will blow your mongrel mind!"
Never heard of 'em, dez. Tell me what I'm missing.
ReplyDeleteUBM, it's called Right to Rock: The Black Rock Coalition and the Cultural Politics of Race by Maureen Mahon
ReplyDeleteThank you, Daughter of the Dream. Sounds great.
ReplyDeleteUBM, check out a track called "Wolf Like Me." These guys are amazing and amazingly versatile, too.
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