Opinion on Jazz-Fusion

I love it!! One of my favorite genres!

I love it. 

I kind of agree, Raffaella.  Later albums by Soft Machine, for example, seem to sound very samey.  So sometimes it's best to listen in small doses.  There's a limit to what one can do on a saxophone for example (as much as I love Elton Dean's playing), so one album every so often is sufficient.

Space Rock I find has a similar problem: a lot of the albums by some bands sound similar.


Edited by Geck0 - September 25 2006 at 12:36

Love it!

Ivan_Melgar_M wrote: Bilek wrote: not exactly, IMHO... Fusion is a kind of "on the edge" genre, just a little inside than prog-electronic. many people may not like it, not to mention its characteristic of being an "acquired taste"... before I forget, there's also "prog metal" which many may (or may not!) despise; as far as I remember you weren't even considering this genre "prog" Ivan; am I wrong ?   Yes you're wrong respect my opinion of Prog Metal Bilek, I said I don't like Dream Theater as the most iconic band of Prog Metal, they are prog but IMO not the great band most fans believe, but I like POS for example, I never doubted there are good Prog Metal bands and never said it was not a Progressive Sub-genre.   Hey if I didn't thought in Prog Metal as a valid Prog Sub-Genre, I wouldn't be asking repeatedly to add Iron Maiden and maybe Black Sabbath, I can't ask to add bands to a genre that supposedly doesn't exist.   If you like Symphonic, you have to like some Jean Luc Ponty albums and all the borderline bands between Fusion and Symphonic.   as for me, I started to "acquire" the taste in the last couple of years... along with "kraut-jazz", many great fusion acts are among my top 100 (I can't complie a smaller list) I can't say "I love it", but I certainly like it; a lot...   I always try to listen everything possible and from the first time I listened Romantic Warrior, Birds of Fire and Aurora, I loved a great part of Fusion.   Iván

Edited by Bilek - September 27 2006 at 03:25

I don't like it. Too much instrument skill show and too little thought about the meaning. Sometimes, it sounds like a cultural collage for elevators, disgracing cultures and elevators.

i'm into fusion/jazzrock since recent times, but i'm a fool for Weather Report - i wonder why didn't they get into your posts 'till now. i also enjoy Brand X. and linked to the semiofftopic discussion, i'll say that i also have the feeling of "progressive" while listening to early metal bands like judas priest (check rockarolla-1974). that may be an effect of their writing, very "progressive" like in the matter of guitar&rythm structure.

I absolutely Love Jazz Fusion!!! I can easily go a week straight listening to it.

I love an awful lot of Jazz-Fusion.  It's certainly one of my favourite genres.  Speaking as a Canadian, I think Quebec has really excelled at this genre (as have the French, it's a Francophone thing...).  I consider Canada's music scene (read Quebec really as that's where it's most at) to be strongest in the Jazz-Fusion and Avant prog departments.  Shame I grew up in Prog-light British Columbia.

I believe that much of the best music at this site falls under Jazz-Fusion.  But then I love rock and I love jazz.  Fuse them; bliss.

some of it is sooooo wanky its great!!!! ahahahah....Chick Corea Elektric Band anyone?