1 Thud
Written-By Ballamy
4:10
2 Making A Song And Dance
Written-By Bruford, Ballamy
5:52
3 Up North
Written-By Bruford, Bates, Ballamy
5:19
4 Pressure
Written-By Bruford
7:25
5 My Heart Declares A Holiday
Written-By Bruford, Bates, Ballamy
4:35
6 Emotional Shirt
Written-By Bates
4:45
7 It Needn't End In Tears
Written-By Ballamy
5:04
8 The Shepherd Is Eternal
Written-By Bruford, Bates
1:50
9 Bridge Of Inhibition
Written-By Bruford, Bates, Ballamy
4:15
Bonus Tracks
10 A Stone's Throw
Written-By Bruford, Bates, Ballamy
8:55
11 All Heaven Broke Loose
Written-By [Old Song] – Bates
Written-By [Psalm / Old Song] – Ballamy
Written-By [Psalm] – Bruford
8:27
Recorded: October 1986., Terminal 24 Studios, London, England
Bill Bruford's Earthworks
Bill Bruford - acoustic & electronic drums, percussion
Iain Ballamy - soprano, alto & tenor saxophones
Django Bates - trumpet, Eb tenor horn, keyboards
Mick Hutton - acoustic bass
Additional personnel:
Dave Stewart - keyboards, samples
Drummer Bill Bruford made a name for himself in the '70s as a rock & roller of a progressive bent. In the '80s he formed the rather extraordinary jazz/fusion band that became Earthworks -- Bruford, saxophonist Iain Ballamy, keyboard and brass virtuoso Django Bates, and bassist Mick Hutton. This was their first album; an interesting one it was, though a later, live recording of the band presented some of the same material in a more highly developed state, rendering this original somewhat irrelevant. Bruford is a stiff-wristed player -- not a particularly subtle percussionist, though his compositional skills are apparently of a high quality (most of the tunes are co-written with other band members, so it's hard to know how much credit to give Bruford). The best thing about this band is its refreshing ingenuousness; they make intelligent, sophisticated instrumental pop music that doesn't pander in the least. This is their art, and a fine art it is.
---Chris Kelsey, allmusic
Includes liner notes by Simon Puxley. |
