Jazz / Rock
Fusion
Canterbury Scene
Recorded: Jul 12, 1979, My Father's Place, Roslyn, New York
Bill Bruford (drums, percussion); John Clark (guitar); Dave Stewart (keyboards); Jeff Berlin (electric bass)
A live NY radio broadcast by Bruford and his band in July 1979, featuring material from his "Feels Good to Me" and "One of a Kind" albums. Although the mix is shaky, the playing is not. Bruford rules the roost with his inimitable "pong" rim-shot sound and droll stage patter, and Dave Stewart's keyboards especially benefit from a heavier, slightly overdriven stage sound. Stewart gets "Hell's Bells" off to a rousing start, and his piano and Hammond sounds nicely embellish "Fainting in Coils"; not to be outdone, Jeff Berlin blazes across "5g" with some wonderfully frenetic bass playing. This is one of the best Bruford albums of this period; those who found the studio releases of these songs to be too cold will find themselves won over by the improvisatory intensity of this live show.
---Paul Collins, allmusic |
