My first introduction to T.M. Stevens came when he was doing
\nsome bass work with The Pretenders back in the mid-80s. He seemed
\nlike a solid and very refined player. I continued to see his face
\nand name in connection with many acts over the years.<\/p>\n
I was bit surprised and excited by the idea of T.M. Stevens solo
\nrecord. At first I thought it would be just another bass album,
\nshowcasing his four-string ability. After just one listen, I
\nrealized that was not the case. This is an album that has great
\ninstrumentation, but that emphasizes individual songs.<\/p>\n
\nShocka Zooloo<\/i> is very dynamic, funk-oriented and full of
\nrhythm. That shouldn’t be surprising since just about all of the
\ntracks were written by Stevens. So, they’re written from a very
\nrhythmic point of view. There is a lot of diversity in the overall
\nsound of these songs, as there are many different players appearing
\non the individual tracks. It feels like everyone brought something
\nwith them, which strengthens the whole album.<\/p>\n
This is the first time I’ve heard T.M. Stevens singing; he
\nhandles the vocals on all tracks and does a great job. The vocals
\nfit the music and complement the rhythm. There are also several
\nback-up singers helping Stevens make the best out of each song, and
\nadding more flavor.<\/p>\n
The songs themselves vary in styles and structures, which makes
\nthe album very enjoyable. Anyone into music with heart and rhythm
\nwill find something they like. As for myself, I like listening to
\nit as a whole, because I like how the songs flow into each other.
\nIt has that kind of ’70s feel, where the bands would focus on
\nmaking very good albums, as opposed to one or two standout tracks
\nand the rest fillers. On the other hand, Shocka Zooloo is a very
\nmodern-sounding album. The production reflects the latest trends
\nand tricks, but here it serves the music’s purpose by making the
\nalbum vital and strong.<\/p>\n
This is a very good album, a surprising one I might add. It’s a
\nmusic with good feel, well-written, well-executed, and still
\nmaintains a lot of heart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":26313,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"artist":[6811],"rating":[5615],"class_list":["post-37541","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-t-m-stevens","rating-rating-b"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/37541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37541"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/37541\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37541"},{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=37541"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=37541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}