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Album begins with perfect technique but pale melody and mathematically cold "Alien Chase On Arabian Desert". From that song name yuo expect not only some oriental melody, but warm southern emotions. No way! If after trying hard you can find some formal oriental contest there, zero emotions are added. It reminds me professional mechanic work on German car factory: all things are screwed according to high technical standart but are totally soul-less ( as any VW Golf, you know).

It's pity but things aren't much better when you go deeper. There are few good songs , performed more or less at the same vein as on three previous albums ( but without any improvments or inventions). But bigger part of the album is eclectic collection of ... whatever you want! You can find there some light entertainment jazzy pieces ( as are played in your summer holiday dinner's restaurant near southern sea), a strange synth-pop composition ( which is absolutely out of place there), more experiments mainly with light pop-synth-jazzy sound.

"Isfahan" is complex sympho-latino suite with chorus ,violins added . Some Chick Corea piano and even veteran Les Paul guitar in one song doesn't helps. Album in total sounds as very eclectic collection without any idea or direction. Few strong songs are missed between plenty of very average or even worse.

I think, it's a first album in ADM solo career showing some decrease in his bright musical start. It's pity, but it's far away not the last one.

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