Artist:
Phil Manzanera
Title:
Listen Now
Year Of Release:
1977
Label:
EG[EGCD 30]
Genre:
Art Rock, Progressive Rock
Quality:
FLAC (tracks + .cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 46:01
Total Size: 290 MB(+3%)
WebSite:
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personnel : Phil Manzanera - guitar, acoustic piano, Hammond organ
Eno - guitar treatment, chorus piano, synthesizer
Simon Ainley - lead vocals
Bill MacCormick - bass, vocals
Ian MacCormick - vocals
Tim Finn - vocals
Kevin Godley - vocals, percussion
Lol Creme - vocals
Billy Livsey - clavinet, Wurlitzer electric piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano
Mel Collins - soprano saxophone
John White - tuba
Eddie Jobson - acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano
Eddie Rayner - acoustic piano
Francis Monkman - Fender Rhodes electric piano, synthesizer
Rhett Davies - Hammond organ
Simon Phillips - drums, percussion
Dave Mattacks - drums
Alan Lee - background vocals/chorus
Phil Manzanera had no problem filling his mid-'70s downtime away from Roxy Music. His guitar graced some 20 albums, like John Cale's Fear, Eno's Here Come the Warm Jets, and Nico's The End. This outing from his all-star side group is slicker than his 1976 live debut album, but no less worthwhile; some 16 musicians are credited. The sound is sleek and sophisticated; even lyrics aren't exempt from creative twists, as shown on "Listen Now"'s glistening jazz-pop -- which cleverly juxtaposes its title against a bouncy "now, now, listen" chorus. The song also questions how people are living life in a repressive society, even as "Law and Order" and "City of Lights" ponder its breakdown. Other songs visit more personal turf. "Flight 19" details a young man's angst-filled reaction to his lover's injuries, "Postcard Love" dismisses the perils of on-road romances, and "That Falling Feeling" takes a more wistful look at how people grow apart -- over a gliding Manzanera guitar part. (Yet another sly twist shifts the chorus from "Can't you feel it moving in?" to "You can feel it moving in.") Three totally different instrumentals round out matters. The best one is the lilting "Island," anchored by a climbing Bill McCormick bassline, as Manzanera unleashes his full array of guitar-altering devices. "Initial Speed" and "Que?" take more of a jazz/fusion tack; they're different snapshots of Manzanera's graceful, intelligent guitar style. This album's one of the most absorbing entries of Manzanera's lengthy career.~Ralph Heibutzki
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Phil Manzanera / Listen Now
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