"The group as a whole Is to these ears more enjoyable than either the Mahavlshnu Orchestra or the new Billy Cobham band. In fact they are providing the kind of solid rhythmic electric music that I didn't think existed In pop circles anymore. Even the Bitter End, under Interim management, seemed more congenial than usual. Any band that can do that must be all right,"
by Peter Occhiogrosso, August 1.1974
They say good things come in 3’s. So it is with the 3rd CD in the Fred trilogy on World in Sound "Live At The Bitter End". Recorded over Summer 1974 while Fred were headlining at NYC’s world famous nightspot The Bitter End, these are raw, in your face live performances that will lift you up and blow you away. It is high octane, aggressive electric instrumental music with a pulse pounding beat, wailing gutsy guitar, and wild violin pyrotechnics.
"Live At The Bitter End” features all new original music, ranging from tender to tortured, demented to delirious, always energetic, edgy, enigmatic, and full of surprises. With strong melodic themes over innovative rhythms, six pieces of the puzzle are carefully arranged into a seemingly endless variety of combinations, and then each is set loose over elegant structures for solo flights in the twilight zone of improvisation.
Influenced by Mahavishnu, Zappa, Jethro Tull, Yes, Spirit, King Crimson, Bartok, and Stravinsky, as well as inspired by musicians like Jean-Luc Ponty, Jerry Garcia, Bill Bruford, Herbie Hancock, John Bonham, Jerry Goodman, Robin Trower, Joe Zawinul, Chris Squire, and Stephane Grappelli, Fred had by 1974 assimilated and fused a staggering array of disparate elements into their sound.
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1. Variations - 3:46
2. Nocturnal - 12:06
3. Freefall - 2:11
4. Morose Code - 4:39
5. Pachanga - 7:44
6. Cathode Ray Fantasy - 2:51
7. Immersions - 6:59
8. Mucous Music - 6:38
Fred
*Joe DeCristopher - Electric Guitar
*Mike Robison - Fretless Bass
*Bo Fox - Drums, Percussion
*Peter Eggers - Fender Rhodes
*Ken Price - Farfisa Organ
*David Rose - Electric Violin
1971 Fred - Fred
1974 Fred - Notes On A Picnic
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