What Did He Say?

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

Cross Roads for Victor and me:

I am not an expert, I do know what I like. Personally I think Victor is the next best thing since Jaco and Stanley made the scene. Inventive and sometimes outrageous.
Well for this album it is a little of a cross between Frank Zappa and Stanley Clarke along with a slice of Victor Wootens Life scape in the little short pieces that he always seems to include on his albums.
It isn't my favourite album but it does have some very interesting cuts.
Bottom line, I'm luke warm on it, BUT, when I... more info

Why did he do it?:

Let me start this review by saying that I think Victor Wooten is an incredibly talented electric bass player and also an excellent musician. After seeing him perform the medley of jazz tunes from "a show of hands" live almost a decade ago, I was convinced that Wooten is capable of playing jazz tunes with as much soul as any of the greats. While his technique is phenomenal, I am more impressed by his ability to phrase a melody than anything else. His compositions on "Three flew over the cuckoos nest" are... more info

Not his best, far from it in fact.:

Simply put, if you want to hear Vic at his best, get Show Of Hands. The majority of this album is experimental "effects", overdubs, and pure weird. Norwegian Wood is a great song though, could take out the Beatles version in a heartbeat.

Amazing bass player but really weak song construction:

I love bass guitar playing as much as the next guy, but great bass playing without a great song can grow very tiresome. Don't get me wrong, there are a few gems and all of the tracks have some bouts of brilliance, I'll take a jaco pastorius album or a weather report album any day. If you are a diehard bass player and you really don't care about songs per se, then you will love this album. However, i would lean more towards any of victor's brilliant work with bela fleck and the flecktones.

Tracks:

1. What Did He Say?
2. What You Won't Do for Love - Victor Wooten, Caldwell, Bobby [Gu
3. Cherokee - Victor Wooten, Noble, Ray
4. Don't Wanna Cry
5. The Loneliest Monk
6. A Chance - Victor Wooten, Blair, J.D.
7. Radio W-Oo-10 - Victor Wooten,
8. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) - Victor Wooten, Lennon, John
9. Bro John
10. Naima - Victor Wooten, Coltrane, John
11. Sometimes I Laugh
12. My Life
13. The Sojourn of Arjuna
14. Buzz Intro - Victor Wooten,
15. A Little Buzz
16. Kids Didn't Change - Victor Wooten,

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