ONOFFON: Surrender Now
CD , 1997
Onoffon is from California and exist of; Dave Goode (Drums, percussion), Von Babasin (Bass guitar) and Don Lake (Guitar, vocals).
Those three gentlemen are definitely talented musicians who can create a good sound. The guy's together as "Onoffon" bundle this talent and their knowledge of the blues and Jazz and wrap it up as progressive tunes with a strong Jazzy touch.
I must say that in general this album remains me a lot to those 70/ 80'ties rock bands (Yes, Rush ,................) but I mentioned this certainly not as a comparison, but it is a feeling I get while listening to "Surrender Now".
For my taste are the songs sometimes to bombastic, the choruses with the backing vocals made it sound to showy . But with songs as "Weekend in Montreal" and "Remember Only" they prove that they don't shun the experiment.
People who are into the progressive rock gonna love this CD certainly the Jazz influences made it a unique in the genre.
ONOFFON: Your mind
CD self-released 1999
Successor from their debut "surrender now" which were released in 1997.
This first one has a very symphonic feel, like those progressive rock bands of the '70 and '80. This is change a bit on the new one. More jazz influences (especially the rhythms) and with the help of some other musicians and instruments (like alto flute, soprano sax,..) is the general impression that there are more different point of views on this album. But at the same time is the global sound more homogeneous than the debut.
For my taste is it al sometimes a bit to clean. But if you like some decent played rock with a progressive wink and some jazzy influences you can check out this one.
CONTACT:
viste Onoffon's webpage
Mail Von Babasine