If Frank Zappa, Geddy Lee and Gene Krupa ever found themselves locked in a studio, and were unknowingly dosed with a couple of good hits of Stanley Owsley LSD, then they might be able to open their creative doors of perception and come up with something nearly as bizarre, musical and masterful as the album that Tony Levin, David Torn and Alan White came up with, sans the drugs.

All one can say during the first playback of this CD is ‘wow’ as the music takes left turns, right turns, flies through the air, digs deep into the earth’s core and then comes soaring back at the speed of light through the cosmos before creating a literal big bang.

The hardest thing in the physical world to do is to control chaos and these three virtuosos not only controlled it, they whipped it into submission and then bitch slapped it and pushed it to the limits of imagination.

Tony Levin is amazing and his influence is all over this puppy. That is not to say that this is all his doing. Both Torn and White more than just went along for the ride. They co-wrote all of the tunes with Levin and Tony, who co-produced the album with Scott Schorr, who was the man responsible for all the wild arrangements. The only arrangement that Schorr did not receive 100% credit for was the arrangement for “Brain Tattoo.”

With song titles including “White Noise,” “The Eggman Cometh,” “Ultra Mullet” and “Prom Night of the Centipedes” one can only imagine the music that inspired the tags. One should do more than just imagine it though, they need to pick up the CD, plop it into their player and crank it up and go along for the ride as this one gets more interesting with every play.

If you are in serious need of a brain trip, and some spine tingling musical virtuosity, then Levin, Torn and White is for you. If you have never dared to experience music this dramatic, then take a deep breath and jump in with both feet, as you will come out the other side a huge fan.