Music Review

Invisible Means (1990)

French Frith Kaiser Thompson
Reviewed by David Browne | Oct 19, 1990
EW's GRADE
B+

Details Lead Performance: French Frith Kaiser Thompson

A hipsters' super-group — guitarists Henry Kaiser and Fred Frith, British folk-rocker Richard Thompson, ex-Captain Beefheart drummer John French — team up for a second, delightfully strange collection, Invisible Means. They romp through musical parodies, a hilarious rock-star-death-ploitation song, Celtic rock, and off-the-wall instrumentals. Way too long at 17 tracks, but a treat for the adventurous. B+

Originally posted Jul 14, 2009 Published in issue #36 Oct 19, 1990 Order article reprints

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