Jennifer Batten's Tribal Rage: Momentum
{{Infobox album
| name = Jennifer Batten's Tribal Rage: Momentum
| type = studio
| artist = Jennifer Batten
| cover = Jennifer Batten - 1997 - Jennifer Batten's Tribal Rage Momentum.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1997|8|5}}[http://www.allmusic.com/album/momentum-mw0000235344 "Momentum - Jennifer Batten"]. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
| recorded = American Recording; Goodnight L.A.B. in Panorama City, Los Angeles; The Hub
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| studio =
| genre = {{flatlist|
- Instrumental rock
- progressive rockPatterson, John W. (2000-04-01). [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/momentum-jennifer-batten-mondo-congo-records-review-by-aaj-staff.php#.UoZDL9iEnnk "Jennifer Batten's Tribal Rage: Momentum"]. All About Jazz. Retrieved 2015-03-23.[http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/jenniferbatten3 "Momentum by Jennifer Batten's Tribal Rage"]. CD Baby. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
- jazz fusion
- worldbeatEdwards, Owen (2009-01-14). [http://www.alloutguitar.com/interviews/jennifer-batten-interview-octadigital-priestess "Jennifer Batten Interview - Octadigital Priestess!"]. All Out Guitar. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
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| length = {{Duration|m=61|s=45}}Jennifer Batten's Tribal Rage: Momentum (CD edition "USG 1010-2").
| label = East West
| producer =
| prev_title = Above Below and Beyond
| prev_year = 1992
| next_title = Whatever
| next_year = 2007
}}
Jennifer Batten's Tribal Rage: Momentum is the second studio album by guitarist Jennifer Batten, released on August 5, 1997, through East West Records and reissued in June 2008 through Lion Music.[http://www.lionmusic.com/cd/batten_abb.htm "Jennifer Batten - Above, Below & Beyond"]. Lion Music. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = All About Jazz
| rev2 = AllMusic
| rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}} (No review)
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John W. Patterson at All About Jazz gave Jennifer Batten's Tribal Rage: Momentum a glowing review, saying "I've never heard anyone do anything quite like Batten's continuous stream of note-bending, tapping, swells, controlled feedback, harmonics, and lightning-fast riffs." He likened the album to Batten's popular guitarist peers, but also that "She goes beyond [Steve] Vai's insane excursions and tops it off by tipping her hat and then running past [Joe] Satriani's finer weirdness." Praise was also given to her supporting musicians: "There is some seriously cool bass work and severely challenging percussion happening here as well."
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Wodaabe Dancer
| length1 = 8:30
| title2= Elephant Stomp
| length2 = 7:10
| title3 = Zulu Wedding
| length3 = 9:30
| title4 = {{sic|hide=y|Scotts|man}} in the {{sic|hide=y|Carri|bean}}
| length4 = 8:57
| title5 = The Swarm
| length5 = 9:19
| title6 = Glow
| length6 = 8:45
| title7 = Unplug This
| length7 = 9:34
| total_length = 61:45
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Personnel
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- Jennifer Batten – guitar, guitar synthesizer, keyboard, talk box, background vocals (tracks 1, 4)
- Glen Sobel – drums, percussion
- Ricky Wolking – bass, banjo, talk box, background vocals (tracks 1, 4)
- Chris Tervitt – spoken vocals (track 4)
- Sean Wiggins – spoken vocals (track 6), background vocals (tracks 1, 4)
- Benny Collins – spoken vocals (track 7)
- Bret Helm – background vocals (tracks 1, 4)
- Janis Massey – background vocals (tracks 1, 4)
- Sylmarian Pygmee choir – background vocals (tracks 1, 4)
- Bill Cooper – engineering
- Shay Baby – engineering
- Jimmy Crichton – engineering
- DeWayne Barron – engineering
- Rick James, Jr. – engineering
- Pat Thrasher – engineering
- Erik Zobler – mixing
- Steven Stuart Short – mixing
- David Mitson – mastering
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References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101123043402/http://guitar9.com/momentum.html Jennifer Batten's Tribal Rage "Momentum"] at Guitar Nine Records (archived)
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