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Title: A Fusion That Should Have Never Been Tried
Review: The liner notes are great--the story of Paul Laroche is compelling. This, in addition to the reviews I had read only heightened my anticipation. Imagine my surprise when, after a few seconds, the sound turned pure pop!I'm sure Mr. Laroche is a fine musician, but how can you tell when everything is backed (obscured) by a mindless electronic rhythm section? If I wanted to hear this kind of stuff, I could turn on any modern pop station. One cut is downright techno. Quite frankly, I can't see how Native American chant was expected to blend with the rest of this nonsense. Not that I'm against mixing musical styles, its just that this particular fusion is far less successful musically (trendy rather than quality)than many others available today.The only reason it gets two stars is that some cuts kin of work and this disc is actually better than Brule's others.
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