Smells Like Jazz Metal?

Posted on 2003/11/17 12:05:50 (November 2003) by john.

Well I thought it was odd, anyway.

I think I'm going mad - I have just been listening to Jazz FM, and suddenly I was hearing a jazz rendition of Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit.

Is this not an extremely bizarre concept...?

Apparently, the band is called The Bad Plus.

Incidentally, I listened to this using the digital TV application I wrote myself. So far you can just play the audio tracks from DTT services, and look at the subtitles. I'm very pleased with it nonetheless.

John, you are such a tart.

Posted by Jimmy at 2003/11/17 08:19:48.

I think you should go and buy one of those PC/TV Card remote controls (if you don't already have one) and program that in for ultimate chufty value and armchair control!

Posted by Simon W at 2003/11/17 09:19:24.

I made a recording, but I assume I'd get sent to prison if I made it available over the web... wouldn't I?

Posted by John at 2003/11/17 09:19:25.

I think you should do a vocal approximation of it

Posted by Simon W at 2003/11/17 10:34:49.

The Bad Plus -- I've been hearing a lot of them on KNTU lately (Univ of North Texas' jazz station) -- most of what I hear them do sounds kind of like Rachmaninoff with bass and drums, maybe with a little of Ben Folds Five and Medeski, Martin, Wood thrown in. One thing's for sure -- jazz is expanding to include younger repertoire. I think it's because young jazzers like me are getting tired of hearing "you play what?"

Posted by Ian the Lesser at 2004/06/08 05:12:37.

They definitely play Metal Jazz and not Jazz Metal. I'd say it's kind of the opposite concept (e.g. a jazz-metal band www.youpi.info which has some sounds online).

Posted by henning at 2005/10/27 19:21:36.

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