If there was no Eric and divorce, Jennifer’s story wouldn’t be that interesting. The Men – Although we love the ladies, we have to acknowledge the huge part the men play in their lives. We can’t help but wonder how genuine the friendship is among any of the ladies.ĥ.
The Friendship (or lack thereof) – We’ve seen close bonds between almost everyone in “the circle” but we’ve also heard curse words exchanged, seen hair pulled and more among the ladies in- and out- of the so-called circle. And we’ve been hanging onto almost every word Evelyn says ever since.Ĥ. The Evelynisms – After the season two finale when Evelyn famously told Tami that she was a “non-muthaf***ing-factor” when she slept with her ex, we almost instantly incorporated the phrase into our vocabulary. The Style – From Jennifer’s statement jewelry to Shaunie’s fly dresses to Evelyn’s hot shoes, we love to get fashion tips from the ladies but we can’t help to envy their closets, too.ģ. It’s one of the main reasons we’ve been tuning every season, and it also reminds us of how unnecessary the drama sometimes is.Ģ. From everyone teaming up against Royce to Eric throwing a drink in Jennifer’s face, there is never a dull moment on this so-bad-it’s-good reality show. The Drama – We can’t get enough of the never-ending drama. We reveal why we love (and sometimes hate) to keep our eyes glued to the screen every week.ġ.
This album is a must-listen for anyone who has either a passion for 70s fusion or a penchant for Dr Who or ideally even both.Basketball Wives just ended their third season on VH1, and the spinoff LA version is premiering on August 29. Fortunately, the pace is eased for this finale, I needed to come down gently after these frenetic but exhilarating 56 minutes. This time it’s Carter Arrington who provides the virtuosity with soloing that recalls Larry Carlton’s 70s sound. The album bows out with ‘The Cashectomy’ and the last of five out of eleven tracks that feature guitar. Later Chad Wackerman drums on the briefly intense trio piece ‘St Gandalf’s, it’s definitely a futuristic blast. The odd track out is ‘Thank You, That’s What I Wanted To Know…’ Croft takes his foot off the pedal for a more contemplative piece, multiple keyboard layers and piano are interspersed by Andy Davies on trumpet. Shimmering keyboard textures are countered with a doom-laden riff before the textures shift once and the trumpet takes on a sheen reminiscent of Art Farmer. Are the Goldbergs playable on a pedal clavichord Like the one that Kenneth Gilbert recorded some Bach preludes on. He’s performed on multiple film soundtracks, Back to the Future, Star Trek and Poltergeist to name a few. As for the WTC Book I, the piano recording that I like best is by Edward Aldwell on Nonesuch. ‘S.A.D (Spatial Awareness Disease)’, surely an alternative name for Covid, offers a stylistic change and brings in the trumpet of Allen Vizzutti. Another standout track follows, ‘Brock’ which features the amazing flute and piccolo playing of Gareth Lockrane, the lightness and fluidity of it allows the song to bounce along then fly while another of Croft’s regular musical companions, bassist Flo Moore adds a touch of Jaco inspired fusion. On the second and third listen it’s possible to cast all these echoes aside and just enjoy the stunning virtuosity of this very satisfying earworm. It recalls the cosmic drive of the Mahavishnu Orchestra or Billy Cobham of the mid-70s as well as Steely Dan, there’s even a whiff of Toto about it. The title track ‘Far And Distant Things’ is one of the most distinctive tunes on the album, Frank Gambale of Chick Corea Elektric Band fame leads the way with a powerfully accurate guitar that propels everything forward with vital energy and precision. He invited his favourite UK musicians to join him but as the project developed, evolved and like everything else was interrupted by Covid he decided to send out messages to some lifelong figures of inspiration: Randy Brecker, Frank Gambale, Chad Wackerman, Allen Vizzutti and Carter Arrington who all said yes! Simple really. Croft has got himself an all-star lineup for this record. The promo video for the title track references some of these, 1950s sci-fi, Space Ghost, Dr Who, Star Trek, The Twilight Zone and even the landscapes of the go-to artist for prog-rock album covers, Roger Dean. This album builds on what he achieved on that first outing and similarly pulls together a cornucopia of influences. Far and Distant Things is the second album from keyboard player and composer Benjamin Croft, it follows his 2019 debut 10 Reasons to… which saw him pay homage to some of his cultural heroes from cinema and jazz fusion.
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