I'm so lucky to own this on CD....had to import it, cost me a fortune, but the one of the best antidotes to all the crap that fills the airwaves out there. Bless you, Messr's Bruford Holdsworth, Jobson and Wetton.
A heartbreaking piece played with raw emotion coupled with the technical fireworks to really back it up and put it out there into the stratosphere where all the beautiful lost music goes. Maybe someone very far away is listening to this. If so they chose well.
I was fortunate to see them perform this album live. 1978 at the Orpheum in Boston. One of the best shows I've ever been to. I have seen Bruford and Holdsworth in different configurations since that time, but they were at their finest with UK that night.
I totally agree with all you guys. This LP just rocks big time and like artexetra states sounds fresh even today because it was pure art, not following any mainstream genere and under no corporate pressure to make "commercial" million selling crap. This is what happens when top notch musicians are allowed to create freely. Those were the pre-MTV days. After corporate accountant/lawyer control of the music scene, it was all down hill. Also one of my faves of all time .Thanks chillichomper
A masterpiece, this whole album should be considered a CLASSICAL in the symphonic-rock genre. Wow! What a vision to compose something like this. I have always been fascinated by people with musical vision. Too bad that they did not last, but the good thing, the left this jewelry for us to listen to for the rest of our lives.
Holdsworth pisses me off by saying that he's no good on acoustic. Oh really now?
ConspireToConspire 1 month ago
I'm so lucky to own this on CD....had to import it, cost me a fortune, but the one of the best antidotes to all the crap that fills the airwaves out there. Bless you, Messr's Bruford Holdsworth, Jobson and Wetton.
hamjamnspamalot2 3 months ago
A heartbreaking piece played with raw emotion coupled with the technical fireworks to really back it up and put it out there into the stratosphere where all the beautiful lost music goes. Maybe someone very far away is listening to this. If so they chose well.
Jay435 4 months ago
@Jay435 Yes, how about mental medication
alexauyeung 4 months ago
I was fortunate to see them perform this album live. 1978 at the Orpheum in Boston. One of the best shows I've ever been to. I have seen Bruford and Holdsworth in different configurations since that time, but they were at their finest with UK that night.
PlanetSoul1 8 months ago in playlist Fusion
Yeah, then they (I should say he, John) traded in quality for quantity sell-out, Asia
superspocko 11 months ago
Holdsworth's whole outro lead to this is so perfect. It just doesn't get any better than that.
BullToTheShit 1 year ago
And, by the way, as much as I love this tune and band, I wouldn't categorize any of it as old time jazz fusion.
Aggromerchant 1 year ago
What happens to the one prog band that doesn't invite derision?
Aggromerchant 1 year ago
Definitely the best track off the disc...and that opening guitar solo, testimony to Holdsworth's genius.
Midiman741 1 year ago
I totally agree with all you guys. This LP just rocks big time and like artexetra states sounds fresh even today because it was pure art, not following any mainstream genere and under no corporate pressure to make "commercial" million selling crap. This is what happens when top notch musicians are allowed to create freely. Those were the pre-MTV days. After corporate accountant/lawyer control of the music scene, it was all down hill. Also one of my faves of all time .Thanks chillichomper
alcatras4 1 year ago 2
A masterpiece, this whole album should be considered a CLASSICAL in the symphonic-rock genre. Wow! What a vision to compose something like this. I have always been fascinated by people with musical vision. Too bad that they did not last, but the good thing, the left this jewelry for us to listen to for the rest of our lives.
andres1963 1 year ago 2
perhaps the best track on a flawless lp. thanks for posting it.
Freenetnow 1 year ago
Thanks for posting... this was one of my fave albums of the 70s. Still fresh after all these years.
artexetra 1 year ago
Blew me away when this album came out, I still rate it in my top 3 best albums ever. Thanks for sharing.
smithysound 1 year ago