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sl8221958
I bought lp this when it came out. I don't know how I even first heard about it. I love the big, vast, futuristic sound of it. Would sound just as current if it were released today. Nothing in the style or sound really dates this music, to me. Where as I hear some current prog and it sounds like it id come out recently-- the style of guitar playing and the overall sound of the recording. There's just some sort of almost jazz or experimental sound to UK's first lp that made it sound weird then and still weird now (weird is almost always good in bold music-- like in a King Crimson sort of way.)
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VallinSFAS
I got this at the same time I got Tarkus, Court Of The Crimson King, and Kate Bush's Kick Inside; all just after ELP's Love Beach. Except for 'Memoirs Of...', this was what I wanted to come after the masterpiece 'Works'!
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Chordual1
This album is genius! I wouldn't classify this as progressive rock though. Influences are surely there but I would say it was more fusion. You don't find solos like the ones Holdsworth or Jobson do on old Yes or Genesis albums. If King Crimson is the father of prog rock, the link is definitely there, but this music is tighter and more energetic with a bit more jazz overtones and harmonies. Why this album is not easily available is beyond me
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ChrisWalters316
Awesome album from 4 legends! Outstanding guitar solo by Allan Holdsworth on 'in the dead of night.' CLASSIC!
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