Bella Band's sole album is always better than I think it is. Part of that thought process is the album was originally on Cramps, so my mind immediately goes to avant prog, and conclude it's more arty than I tend to prefer. But that's not the case at all. Bella Band is an all instrumental high energy jazz rock with saxophone, Clavinet, Rhodes, fiery guitar, and a busy rhythm section. Melody is front and center at all times. I'm most reminded of early Passport, when they were at their peak of rock creativity (Second Passport in particular). Less slick than the 1978 date infers.
Ownership: 1994 Mercury / Cramps (CD).
The first copy I owned was the original LP (1992). It was an early casualty of my CD replacement program (1995). At this point, I'm fine either way, but if a clean and reasonably priced LP is floated my way, I'll swap back since the CD offers little else.
1992 (first acquired); 1995; 2009; 3/8/24 (review / new entry)
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