I haven't listened to this one quite as much as their second, but it sounds brilliant! Just the kind of stuff I'm into these days.
I got a bad first impression with the opening of the first track, I was slightly worried it was gonna be an affair with strange synthesizer sounds and so on. My fears were quickly laid aside, though, and it's a brilliant and quirky opener. What I like the most on this album are the warmer more rounded moments and not so much the slightly frantic parts which are still quite tame compared to most Zappa compositions or some of the famous fusion bands which may well have been an influence.
Discussing tracks is a bit hard though as they're mostly a blur to me. I've just put it on, but I did notice that "For Absent Friends" is a break from the fusiony jazzy sounds and is, instead, a gorgeous little guitar tune.
I'll rate this a very good, I think. I enjoyed it more than Henry Cow's debut!
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