Sid Peacock plays avant-garde rock-jazz in the style of John Zorn and Frank Zappa. Like Zorn and Zappa, Peacock’s music takes unpredictable turns going from melodic jazz tunes to guitar rock riffs to noise in seconds.

You Can’t Buy Everything Forever is a free sampler album available at WM Recordings. Each of its seven track display various aspects of Peacock’s talents. The first three tracks involves his 11 piece band Surge. They are the best tracks on the album. The band soars and growls through Peacocks’ compositions with good dosages of humor and virtuosity. Of the other tracks, “Orchard Way” is an electro-acoustic piece that is serene and lovely. ” Seagull Choking on a Ring Pull” is electronic, very brief, and as weird as the title would suggest. “Bongo Psilocybin” is a perky but complex chamber work. The last track is spoken word with Hydrogen Jukebox and sounds a bit out of place after the music that preceded it. But overall, Sid Peacock & Surge impresses me as artists that can swing, rock, and be a little crazy in a good way.

The album is available by separate tracks as 192kbps MP3s or in a full album zip. If you enjoy the music, please support the artist by buying his CD.

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