These Are the Vistas

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

These Are the Vistas · This second album by the American piano trio The Bad Plus was the first on a major label, Columbia Records. Pianist Ethan Iverson, bassist Reid Anderson and drummer David King were given Tchad Blake as producer, who came from the world of Los Lobos, Tom Waits and Pearl Jam. According to JazzTimes he listened above all to the friction between acoustic instruments.

The result sounds both big and bare. The Wall Street Journal spoke of a jazz power trio with a rock and roll heart. You can see that in three adaptations of pop songs: Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana, Heart of Glass by Blondie and Flim by Aphex Twin. For many listeners this was the first introduction to the group. In 2009 NPR counted the album among the fifty most important recordings of the decade.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Big Eater3:53Apple Music ↗
2. 2Keep the Bugs Off Your Glass and the Bears Off Your Ass5:49Apple Music ↗
3. 3Smells Like Teen Spirit5:57Apple Music ↗
4. 4Everywhere You Turn4:55Apple Music ↗
5. 51972 Bronze Medalist5:20Apple Music ↗
6. 6Guilty5:34Apple Music ↗
7. 7Boo-Wah3:56Apple Music ↗
8. 8Flim4:05Apple Music ↗
9. 9Heart of Glass4:45Apple Music ↗
10. 10Silence Is the Question8:12Apple Music ↗

30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗