After
having tackled jazz standards on his previous outing, Allan
Holdsworth returns to original compositions, although the feel of his
fusion this time is more jazz than rock.
Holdsworth
still wields his electric guitar and synthaxe mightily, but with a
softer touch thanks to his all-acoustic rhythm section and the
presence of trumpet on a couple of tracks.
"The
Drums Were Yellow," for example, could easily be "The Drums
Were Mellow." But that's not a bad thing, because Holdsworth's
more laid-back approach allows him to be more expressive and
reflective, which is not to say that he hasn't been either of those
things even at his typical high velocities of playing.
This
is a nice, pleasant, and easygoing – but no less impressive –
album that sets the stage perfectly for the mostly synthaxe session
that follows.
--Raj
Manoharan
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