A live N.Y.C. radio broadcast by Bill Bruford and his band in July 1979, The Bruford Tapes features 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 "Five G" 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 be won over by the improvisational intensity of this live show.
Genre - Rock
Styles - Fusion, Canterbury Scene, Prog Rock
Time - 47:11
Format - mp3@160 Kbps
Size - 52 mb
Tracks
01. Hell's Bells
02. Sample and Hold
03. Fainting in Coils
04. Travels with Myself and Someone Else
05. Beelzebub
06. The Sahara of Snow (Part I)
07. The Sahara of Snow (Part II)
08. One of a Kind (Part II)
09. Five G
Credits
Bill Bruford (drums, percussion)
John Clark (guitar)
Dave Stewart (keyboards)
Jeff Berlin (bass)
Label
EG Records, 1980
2 comentarios:
Another one of those albums that got me thru the disco 70's. This one is mostly a live version of "One of A Kind", the difference being Allan Holdsworth being very ably replaced with the "unknown" John Clarke who rips with complete abandon on this. Jeff Berlin, Dave Stewart & Bruford kick it into overdrive all the way through. A fine example of fusion. Got to have this on cd, surprised to see it here, really. Crank it.
Esta grabación ya vale la pena incluso solamente por las dos primeras pistas: "Hell's Bells" y "Sample and Hold" y en especial por este ultimo, ya que es impresionante escucharlo en vivo. ¡Impresionante el bajo de Jeff Berlin! La calidad de audio no es muy buena, aunque de alguna manera se suma al encanto del disco. Suena como un álbum en vivo debería hacerlo, es decir, sin sobregrabaciones ni trucos de estudio. Recomendado para los amantes de la fusión de los años 70.