Billy Sheehan (Talas, Mr. Big, Explorers Club), Dennis Chambers (George Clinton, Stanley Clarke), and John Novello (Chick Corea, Andy Summers, John Pattituci) make up the Niacin trio. Time Crunch, their fifth album, is an honest mix of rough rock and fast jazz rock. Novello's energetic playing on his B3 Hammond organ (vitamin B3 is also known as Niacin) determines the sound of Niacin; supported by
… the driven drumming of Chambers and the lightning-fast and finger-breaking bass playing of Sheehan. The group has - in addition to nine own songs - recorded two covers for a reason. Red by King Crimson and Blue Wind by Jan Hammer symbolize Niacin's music; nostalgic retro rock à la Soft Machine and Deep Purple, played with a pinch of jazz and with the energy and modernity of 2002. (RM)more
