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STAMPING GROUND - LIVEBill Bruford's EarthworksJazz Rock/Fusion3.87 | 23 ratings |
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![]() Even if you're not too interested in Earthworks as a band, STAMPING GROUND is still worth buying because Django Bates is undoubtedly the most gifted keyboard soloist Bill Bruford ever worked with. (With the possible exception of Rick Wakeman - but even there I have my doubts.) Oh, I know, I dearly love Dave Stewart, whose keyboard arrangements on Bill's FEELS GOOD TO ME and ONE OF A KIND are lovely; but as a soloist (particularly on piano) the unpredictable Bates is quirkier and more exciting. (Subsequent Earthworks keyboardists have all been NICE, but none were as idiosyncratic as Bates.) A warning: 'Nerve', the opening track, may sounds a little mechanical and relentless; don't let that put you off from the rest of the album, which is far more approachable. A tip: most of the tracks featured here are also available (in different performances) on one of those splendid Earthworks DVDs which appeared in 2007.
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