The Grassy Knoll paste together a creative assortment of elements and then soak them in barrels of dark atmosphere. Nothing on The Grassy Knoll sounds like anything else before it, save the snatches here and there of a trumpet call right out of Miles Davis, a stab at Hendrix a bit of Duane Eddy guitar, and loads of eerie electronics which whisper into your ear only to explode your head seconds later. Any further description might throw you completely off track, so suffice to say that The Grassy Knoll is made up of great grooves intertwined with creepy quiet parts that you can dance to. (AM)
Basically the concern of just one man, Bob Green, Grassy Knoll has explored a variety of cutting-edge musical styles, including ambient techno, acid jazz and dub, each under-pinned by Green's affinity for jazz fusion. He went to study photography at the San Francisco Art Institute, and had returned home by 1990, when he began recording with a computer and sampler. He returned to the Bay Area to look for musicians with similar interests, They put out three albums and each is as intriguing as the last.
Sorry folks I don't have other photos to show for this blog, but the album above is the one to get. It started for me when I saw them and heard them live in 1995 and I was thinking how great they were. This post is mostly about reflection on some really great music I explored while not listening to too much Rock and Roll. This album has elements of everything that the Allmusic web site described. The music on this album really can do a lot of just by listening to the YouTube video below. Let me know if you want a copy! I am sure I can dig one up for you! Enjoy!!
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