Pino Palladino
Notes With Attachments
Release Date: Mar 12, 2021
Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Experimental Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, Instrumental Rock
Record label: Impulse!
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Album Review: Notes With Attachments by Pino Palladino
Great, Based on 2 Critics
Based on rating 7.4/10
Contradictory as it sounds, Pino Palladino is possibly the most famous working session bassist. The 63-year-old Welshman is known for his glissando tone and melodic fills, and he has built a four-decade career as the ultimate supporting player: providing a Stravinsky-inspired fretless performance on Paul Young's 1983 U.K. number No. 1 Marvin Gaye cover "Wherever I Lay My Head," contributing to neo-soul landmarks Mama's Gun and Voodoo, joining The Who after the death of original bassist John Entwhistle in 2002, and much more.
Opinion: Excellent
Photograph by Mike Piscitelli Notes With Attachments began life as a solo album for session bassist Pino Palladino, but Blake Mills' contribution as producer and guitarist led to it rightly being billed as a duo record. There's clear creative chemistry between the two, characterized by volatility. When you're a virtuoso, like both of these players, music must feel maddeningly infinite.
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