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Zooma

~ John Paul Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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Product details

  • Audio CD (13 Sep 1999)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Discipline
  • ASIN: B00001IVKR
  • Other Editions: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 58,443 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Amazon.co.uk Review

While Jimmy Page and Robert Plant carried on the Zep torch with hit-and-miss projects such as the Firm, the Honeydrippers, Coverdale/Page, and Page/Plant, John Paul Jones got his hands artistically dirty, producing the Butthole Surfers' Independent Worm Saloon, working on film soundtracks, and collaborating with radical punk diva Diamanda Galas. Not surprisingly, several of the tracks on Jones's gutsy first solo album, Zooma, breathe post-punk fire: the pile-driving title track, wrapped in a gurgling sound collage, pummels a JPJ bass riff with a "sick guitar solo" by the Surfers' Paul Leary. Jones reclaims Zeppelin as his own even as he transcends it. "Snake Eyes", an eerie blues epic arranged with orchestral strings around Jones's superb organ playing, suggests "When the Levee Breaks" filtered through Igor Stravinsky or Bernard Herrmann; and you can't miss the echoes of "Trampled Under Foot" in the bass figures of "B. Fingers". The instrumental Zooma reinforces Jones's integral role in Zeppelin, his influential and still vital bass playing, and his... well, balls. --James Rotondi


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Led Zeppelin fans waiting nearly two decades for John Paul Jones to release a solo album could be forgiven for assumingthat the bassist/keyboardist had probably mellowed with age. Luckily, ZOOMA reveals the exact opposite to be true. Longknown to be the driving force behind many of Zep's most experimental moments, Jones here goes for the jugular, delivering a slab of highly aggressive instrumental music that sounds like his former band jamming with a punk rock King Crimson. Replete with crushingly heavy grooves and gnarly sounds courtesy of an array of standard, 10-, and 12-string basses, the album twists and turns like a monster serpent devouring everything in its path. Notable guests include frequent Robert Fripp collaborator Trey Gunn and Butthole Surfers guitarist Paul Leary, the presence of both of whom gives some indication of ZOOMA's intensity and disregard for expectations.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars My 4th fave album of 1999, 14 April 2000
"Zooma" is unlike anything I've heard before. It growls, it roars, it pounds and it can seriously damage your hi-fi! Whoever said that the bass guitar shouldn't be used as a lead instrument should be shot - Jonesy's album is all the proof you need. Not entirely an album that goes by the book - it's incredibly creative and brings together elements of Led Zeppelin and King Crimson.

My hat goes off to Jonesy, and also to Robert Fripp on the way he conducts his DGM label. May he be an example to all.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Bass In Your Face!, 13 Feb 2002
By Mr. S. R. Edwards "Cannibal Clegg" (Allhallows-on-Sea, Kent) - See all my reviews
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Why has he kept us waiting this long? Jonesy returns with arguably the most inventive and unexpected album out of any of the ex-members of Led Zeppelin. The material concentrates on heavy rock (Zooma, B. Fingers...), but has elements of Jazz, Blues, Classical and Folk, and leaves the floor open as to where he might decide to go an a follow-up album. The swirling electronic soundscapes sometimes grate a little, but the pile-driving riffs on those multi-stringed basses just blow you away. Smile of your Shadow is probably the prettiest song on the album, and showcases Jonesy's talent on the mandolin. If there is one word, however, that can sum up the whole album, it is POWER!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A long awaited album from a genius., 20 Feb 2000
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This album is truly magnificent. A must for any of you who like instrumental music at its best. It is much much much better than his album "The Sporting Life" with Diamanda Galas. The tracks on "Zooma" speak for themselves, filled with every emotion. John Paul Jones is not only a multitalented musician but one with an amazing ear for composition. If you buy even just one album this year make it this one.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Let's hear it for the Zep's quiet one
This bloke is a poet with rocking attitude. Bear with me, the author who got me reading as a kid was Tove Anderson and her Moomins; she could paint a picture in your mind's eye... Read more
Published on 3 Jan 2004 by Jeremy Harnett

5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful and innovative solo effort from a rock legend
Whilst John Paul Jones can pull out the stops on the bass when he wants to, and indeed he does so here, this album is much more than a mere demonstration of the former Led Zep... Read more
Published on 9 Jul 2003 by D. Flanagan

5.0 out of 5 stars JPJ Shows everybody else how it's done
"Zooma" is quite simply a brilliant album. JPJ has taken his time over this first solo release (nearly 20 years) but it's been worth the wait. Read more
Published on 12 Dec 2001 by stuartdawson@email.com

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