Product DescriptionOHMphrey, the brainchild of three members of the Chicago-based rock-band Umphrey s McGee along with two members of OHM, unleashes their improv-heavy self-titled debut.
Chris Poland - guitars
Robertino Pagliari - bass
Jake Cinninger - guitars
Joel Cummins - keyboards
Kris Myers - drums
1. Someone Said You Were Dead
2. The Girl From Chi Town
3. Denny's By The Jail
4. Ice Cream
5. Lake Shore Drive
6. Not Afraid Of The Dark
7. Shrooms 'n Cheese
8. What's The Word, Thunderbird
OHMPHREY: SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION
Musical Styles Set Ablaze on Supergroup s Explosive Debut
What happens when five great musicians locked themselves in a studio for two days, fueled by nothing but pizza and their shared musical vision?
If you re the super jam band OHMphrey, the result is an electrifying fusion debut flush with so much creative currency that its vibrant music buzzes with musical surprises, intense improvisation and even instrumental virtuosity.
OHMphrey, the brainchild of three members of the Chicago-based jam-band Umphrey s McGee (keyboardist Joel Cummins, guitarist Jake Cinninger and drummer Kris Myers) and OHM guitarist Chris Poland, a legendary player who s perhaps best known for work with headbanging pioneers Megadeth, and bassist Robertino Pagliari (a.k.a. Pag ), unleashes their improv-heavy self-titled debut a record that assimilates not only disparate musical genres but the individual playing styles of everyone involved.
We re all music dogs, says Cummins. To be in the studio with Chris and Pag and create this kind of music was really exciting and a great challenge for all of us.
It was so spontaneous, says Cinninger. We went all out, wearing our hearts on our sleeves.
Gathering so much talent under one band banner, much less in one room, is historic. Then again, so often supergroups fail miserably and fall pitifully short of their potential. Fortunately for OHMphrey (and the rest of us), this project cuts against the grain in so many ways, not the least of which is by eschewing the pitfalls of modern production techniques in favor of a straight-ahead live recording setting.
Track Listings (8) - Disc #1