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Tubular percussion abounds on the cerulean trio's second album, which intersperses instrumental segments from the ever-expanding organisation's show with guest spots from Tracy Bonham, Bush's Gavin Rossdale, and Dave Matthews, among others. Musically, the Blue Men concoct a kind of quirky metal from their collection of found and conventional instrumentationthat's effective in settings such as "The Current", where they're combined with Rossdale's grunge-lite vocals.
But the Men are also good at being laid-back and slightly sinister when occasion demands, one example being the accompanimentto Dave Matthews's distinctive vocal on the infectious "Sing Along". The outfit's crowd-pleasing version of Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit" is an ideal vehicle for Esthero's Beth Gibbons-like vocal, shedding the retro-jocularity of thelive show version for something darker and more explicit. Ultimately THE COMPLEX neatly sidesteps any questions about translating the Blue Man oeuvre to a non-visual medium, with a combination of quirky arrangements and strategically placed guest stars.