GENTLEMEN TAKE POLAROIDS

Japan

Prog Related

3.13 | 106 ratings

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Evolver
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Prog related? Probably. David Sylvian did some albums with Fripp, and Mick Karn played with david Torn. But I wouldn't say this album itself was prog.

The music is brooding, somewhat inventive new wave, with Sylvian moaning like Bryan Ferry with a better ear for pitch. The saving grace, and the reason I own it is Mick Karn's unique bass playing. His style of fretless bass uses mostly Middle Easten sounding licks, in a eerie snakelike pattern. I've heard no one else like him, and the songs where he gets to stretch out are the better ones on this album.

As new wave, this album is very good. But as prog... 2.5 stars.

Evolver | 2/5 | 2010-3-1

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