French TV #4: “Intestinal Fortitude”

$12.00

Studio Album, released in 1994 Songs / Tracks Listing 1. UM-TUT-SUT (8:57) 2. No Raven Tonight (9:00) 3. Perseids (14:12) 4. Black Day / White Light (9:34) 5. The Souls of the Damned Live in Failed Works (9:27) 6. Pioneers Over C (14:43) Total Time: 70:00 Line-up / Musicians – Tony Hall / acoustic &…

“An unflinching look at the twisted soul of Mike Sary (bass, Chapman Stick), the Bob Gaines (MAD Magazine founder) of prog. This fourth release has another “usual cast of idiots” playing alongside Mike (I wonder if he paid them).

While not as “out there” as MOVING GELATINE PLATES or as looney as THE MUFFINS, Mike does give it his best shot. It’s music as satire. From distinct low-brow playing to pseudo-intellectual vocals to real (look what we can do!) prog.

Take a little bit of social (un)consciousness, mix it with wry wit, add a bit of the bizarre, then stir it up with some fine, fine playing, and you have something so totally uncommercial it borders on good. Real good.”
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