Percy Jones with Brand X (Fusion!) Amazing fretless work

Quicksilver44 · #1 02-03-2011, 07:43 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYgnZRiYIzo

Here's a band called Brand X (Phil Collins on drums, Percy Jones on fretless, John Goodsall on guitar and Robin Lumley on keyboards) playing a tune called Algon. This is some serious fusion rock/funk/jazz, whatever you want to call it. I hate naming genres anymore (especially on music like this), but that's what they call it!

anyway, this is some really interesting bass work by Percy Jones, always loved his style, very unique, very nice sound. if you're a fretless lover or fusion lover in general, this may tickle your fancy.

anyone else into it?

Spaldo · #2 02-03-2011, 07:46 PM

Percy is my hero.

Check out the solo on the fade out of "Noddy Goes To Sweden"....nasty work!

adube810 · #3 02-03-2011, 07:51 PM

i saw this guy play on monday night with umphreys mcgee in brooklyn it was pretty interesting as ive never heard of this guy and had some good grooves

Quicksilver44 · #4 02-03-2011, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Spaldo

Percy is my hero.

Check out the solo on the fade out of "Noddy Goes To Sweden"....nasty work!

Yeah! And I love all those muted pops he does near the bridge during a lot of his playing.

brett7276 · #5 02-03-2011, 07:55 PM

thanks for posting- I forgot how much I like these guys!

Quicksilver44 · #6 02-03-2011, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by brett7276

thanks for posting- I forgot how much I like these guys!

you're welcome, that's my youtube account, there's plenty more Brand X on there.

I should really get around to posting some more!

PaulMacCnj · #7 02-03-2011, 08:12 PM

Brand X is great. I love playing "Nuclear Burn" for people and ask them, "Who do you think is drumming?" They are stunned when I tell them it's Phil Collins. Phil did some of his best drumming with Genesis, but he played THE best with Brand X. Just my 2 cents...

Quicksilver44 · #8 02-03-2011, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by PaulMacCnj

Brand X is great. I love playing "Nuclear Burn" for people and ask them, "Who do you think is drumming?" They are stunned when I tell them it's Phil Collins. Phil did some of his best drumming with Genesis, but he played THE best with Brand X. Just my 2 cents...

definitely, he really was very very good. it blew my mind how great his bass pedal foot was, he shows it off in a few of those BX tunes.

zombywoof5050 · #9 02-05-2011, 03:05 PM

Percy was the reason I got my first fretless Wal back in '83.
Phil's drumming was great with Brand X, as well as the other drummers they had. Too bad Phil didn't do like Steve Smith and go back to a more artistic endeavor after making his big bucks.

John Wentzien · #10 02-05-2011, 03:08 PM

Check out his bass work on "Another Green World" with Brian Eno...Fantastic!

AndroWal · #11 02-05-2011, 11:03 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgBrQ...eature=related

**line6man** · #12 02-05-2011, 11:59 PM

Percy is an amazing player. Totally underrated.

+1 on the Another Green World comment, but he only plays on two (Three?) tracks on that album, so it's only worth checking out if you're also an Eno fan.

**bassybill** · #13 02-08-2011, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Spaldo

Percy is my hero.

Check out the solo on the fade out of "Noddy Goes To Sweden"....nasty work!

Ha! I justed posted a thread about that track before I saw this one. Far out.

**bassybill** · #14 02-08-2011, 01:15 PM

I saw Brand X on a double bill with Bruford about 30 years ago. Jeff Berlin and Percy Jones in one night. Amazing.

And a huge +1 to all the comments about Percy, and Phil Collins with this band.

At the time, Percy was probably just as much of an influence on me and some others, fretless wise, as Jaco. And that's saying a hell of a lot.