Tuesday, May 22, 2012

***** Quantum by Planet X: Regular People Say, “Turn that xxxx Down!”


Who are these regular people?  These would be the regular people that say my reviews aren’t helpful.  I am a huge fan of Planet X.  Planet X is one of those bands that if a regular person hears them expect, “Turn that xxxx down!”  I have been a fan of them since they started, and I will probably always hold them in high regard.  Quantum is perhaps Planet X’s best album to date.  It goes without say that with players like these that Planet X is going to put out nothing but the highest quality music.  Really, Planet X is a contemporary jazz band, and one of the few that have actually gained a following in my generation.  If you want a pop album, then that is not what you will get with Quantum though the song writing is superb.  If you want to fit in, good luck if you listen to Planet X.  In fact, if you play this for your friends, expect to be an outcast.  Why?  Because your average Joe is not educated in music and falls for a bunch of tricks, but there are no tricks on Quantum, just music at its finest.  Going to a Planet X show is like attending a church where music quality is first and foremost.   Yes, there is far more to this album than chops, as though their needs to be some skill to play chops, Quantum also has a complexity, such that a rest in the music says just as much as a note.

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