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Named after the classic Hammond B3 organ, Niacin is Billy Sheehan (bass),
John Novello (Organ), and Dennis Chambers (Drums). The band was formed
initially when Sheehan and Novello recorded a track for a Guitar World
sampler, but after joining forces with Chambers, went on to release
several albums for Magna Carta. Soon after the trio embarked on this
challenging jazz fusion project, Sheehan has described it to us as
musically challenging and stylistically, a “somewhat of a funkified
version of Emerson, Lake, and Palmer.” Furthermore, they are a band of
skilled musicians with a tremendous amount of talent and energy.
As Niacin performs the ten live, instrumental cuts on this DVD, it is ever
so clear the laborious feats this trio takes as they lay down their funky
grooves. While there are no catchy lyrics to sign along with, or arena
style light shows, this Tokyo, Japan
performance takes Sheehan’s musicianship beyond anything we’ve seen with
Mr. Big, David Lee Roth, or even Steve Vai.
While their trademark track “Niacin” and “You Keep Me Hanging On”
appear on both, kudos to the band for mixing things up and offering a
significantly different song selection on their CD release ‘Live! Blood,
Sweat, and Beers’ (Magna Carta) and this DVD.
Track Listing:
No Man’s Land
Do a Little Dirty Work
I Miss You (Like I miss the Sun)
One Less Worry
Pay Dirt
Klaghorn
Birdland
Niacin
You Keep me Hanging On
Three Feet Back
Homepage:
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