Take equal measures of Gallagher and Kraftwerk, mix in a 15-year supply of blue body paint and shake with a double-shot of modern marketing savvy and you might have something akin to Blue Man Group. This ambitious second album by New York performance artists cum entrepreneurs Matt Goldman, Phil Stanton, and Chris Wink expands their central artistic contradiction--mainstreaming the alternative--with a propulsive cocktail of rhythm, irony, self-invented instrumentation, … mehrand bona fide song structures that feature turns from guest stars Dave Matthews (the music hall dirge "Sing Along") and Tracy Bonham ("Up to the Roof," and with Rob Swift, "Shadows Pt.2"). The conceit is vaguely reminiscent of the Tubes' tongue-in-cheek ode to '80s corporate rock, "The Completion Backwards Principle," right down to being so convincing the irony often melts away. Fans of their live performances will appreciate its wall-to-wall rhythmic thrust and quirky textures, while aficionados and newcomers alike should welcome its surprising, seductive melodies and mature songwriting. --Jerry McCulley weniger

CD 1
01 - Above
02 - Time To Start
03 - Sing Along - featuring Dave Matthews
04 - Up To The Roof - featuring Tracy Bonham… mehr
05 - Your Attention
06 - Persona - featuring Josh Haden
07 - Piano Smasher
08 - White Rabbit - featuring Esthero
09 - The Current - featuring Gavin Rossdale
10 - I Feel Love - featuring Venus Hum
11 - Shadows Part 2 - featuring Tracy Bonham & Rob Swift
12 - What is Rock - featuring Arone Dyer & Peter Moore
13 - The Complex - featuring Peter Moore
14 - Exhibit 13 weniger