THE ELEVENTH HOUSE: LEVEL ONE

Frankly I think this is a top five classic jazzrock album of all time and the zenith of the golden age of fusion in the marketplace. The band is flat out awesome and this is a smooth wave from beginning to end, like a surfer on the longest most serene ride of their life. Larry Coryell is the most prime example of a jazz based musician that took most of his chops from rock musicians and applied them in a manner that allowed him to stand out from his competition. None of the songs really stand out from the rest and this set begs to be digested as a whole. Sometimes I feel the running time is a bit short but that is a mild complaint.