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Entrain
Entrain – All One
(Dolphin Safe)
Produced by Tom Major and Brian Alex
Recorded at Rear Window Studio, Brookline, MA
Engineered by Dave Lefowitz
Mixed by Bob St. John and Dave Lefkowitz at Parr Audio Studio, Oak Bluffs,
MA and Sean McLaughlin at Futura Studios, Boston
 The Bay State’s favorite get-up-n-boogie band is back with another dozen
danceable ditties. Opening with the Afro-Bayou enviro-conscious second
line march of “Letter to the World,” All One unifies international sounds
from New England to New Guinea and all party points between. Bassist Ned
Nugent’s “Off This Train” (whose rhythm is loosely reprised as “Mondo
Surdo”) takes a page from The Jungle Book that would make King Louie jump,
jive and wail. Nugent’s “Different Paradigms” admits its lyrical
complexity through a simple dancehall beat, while “Arm Yourself,” closes
the album with another chorus-heavy cruncher which mixes thick and warm,
India-tinged swirls of Lenny Kravitz, Peter Gabriel and Ozzy Osbourne.
Guitarist Brian Alex’s pieces (some co-written with founding drum master
Tom Major) are bouncier and more story-driven. “Back In A Minute” uses
50’s rock themes to tell of life on the road and a longing for home (a
more optimistic and musically old-fashioned cousin of Kiss’s lone
chart-topper “Beth”). “Nancy” takes lyrics from Sinatra and rhythms from
Santana. While “Jolly Green Giant” may be no more than a playful kiddie
tune, “Fresh” brings Sam Holmstock, Klem Klimek and Hilary Noble’s
sax-socked ska back to the line, nearly capturing the punch and energy of
the band’s legendary live shows.
- Matthew S. Robinson
© 2000 M. S. Robinson, ARR
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