Thursday, December 29, 2016

Affirmation ~ USA

Identity Crisis (1985)

Much more edgy and interesting than their 1980 debut. There's almost a bit of "Kraut Fusion" here (think Real Ax Band), combined with the more obvious electric viola driven Jean-Luc Ponty styling. Rare that a jazz rock album from 1985 has any personality at all, much less surpassing one from a better era. Nice album here.

Would have been a Priority 3 on the old CDRWL blog.

12/29/16 (review / new entry)

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