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"For 30 years, in a small town 40 miles south of Cleveland, Ohio, The Numbers have kept the blues alive. Where the guardians of
the form starved it of innovation, 15-60-75 nurtured abstract evolution. Where the priests of Budweiser Blues droned old
catechisms by rote, 15-60-75 aspired to vision. They play blues reimbued with meaning, purged and purified by flame, shorn of
every superfluous moment, sound or word. Because their songs are compiled across a series of markers - words, sounds,
phrases and pauses– they don't count measures and can't outline the structure of their own songs ...read more
"For 30 years, in a small town 40 miles south of Cleveland, Ohio, The Numbers have kept the blues alive. Where the guardians of
the form starved it of innovation, 15-60-75 nurtured abstract evolution. Where the priests of Budweiser Blues droned old
catechisms by rote, 15-60-75 aspired to vision. They play blues reimbued with meaning, purged and purified by flame, shorn of
every superfluous moment, sound or word. Because their songs are compiled across a series of markers - words, sounds,
phrases and pauses– they don't count measures and can't outline the structure of their own songs to an outsider. For the blues,
a form routinely approached as a compendium of formulas, this is startling, and it means that any change of personnel
necessitates months of not just relearning but rewriting every song. It is a methodology from another planet - Don Van Vliet and
Sun Ra come to mind. It is form dedicated to vision.
Pere Ubu's David Thomas re-released the album in September 2000 on his Hearpen label to celebrate the group's debut in
England. The German label Glitterhouse immediately fell madly and deeply in love with it and arranged to license the release in
Europe and the UK. (Bomba released it in Japan and Hearpen handles the distribution in Benelux).
*From last fm's site
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