Shackman (released 10/15/96) may well be Medeski Martin & Wood’s definitive album, if only because it epitomizes that rhythm-dominated style of theirs with which most people are most familiar. Certainly,
he members of Rose Hill Drive are young, but don’t let their age fool you. This power trio of throwback rock and roll has enough rock star experience to fill four trips to Europe, while opening for Van Halen, the Black Crowes, and Queens of the Stone Age. The trio will embark soon on their sophomore stint of opening for legendary rockers The Who, traipsing from the west coast to the East, after headlining their own tour in the UK and Amsterdam.
The instrumental collection breaks down boundaries with each beat, turning familiar grooves into pulpits for fine-tuned, prodigious forays into music’s outer-limits.
Om Trio special delivers their elevator music for headbangers to Santa Cruz
