Yes, it helps to get good reviews. But in the case of the Bad Plus, you’d think they were the best thing to come out of Minneapolis since Prince. And perhaps they are…
Rolling Stone says, “It’s about as badass as highbrow gets.” To which The Village Voice responds: “If the stars align, they will mow you down.”
With a repertoire that includes covers by Led Zeppelin, Heart, Neil Young, Rush, and Queen it’s obvious the Bad Plus is talking jazz in the contemporary vernacular. But the question remains: Just how badass is the Bad Plus? Answer: They play Black Sabbath’s “Iron Man.”

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