STEP ACROSS THE BORDER

I'm not familiar enough with most of Fred Frith's albums to know if this is really a compilation, but this is actually the soundtrack to a movie, a documentary about the great inventive guitarist. However, Norrgården Nyvla except for some sound effects at the beginning, does sound like the version on Gravity, not that that's a bad thing.

The collection itself is wonderful, showing all sides of Frith's skillful and innovative playing and composition. The songs range from sounds similar to The Residents, whose Commercial Album featured Frith as a sideman, to early Zappa, and even one song Evolution, with high pitched vocals and a reggae influenced beat, that sounds sort of like a deranged version of The Police.

This is a gem in my collection. Highly recommended for the ROI fan.