Saturday, August 7, 2021

Mysterious Barricades (1988), by Andy Summers

This is Andy Summers at his purest and most quintessential.

After trying out lead singing on his debut solo album, XYZ, Summers regained his musical footing and redefined himself as the exceptional, unique guitarist that he is.

In a true spirit of rebirth, Summers strips away lyrics, vocals, and a rhythm section and instead crafts exquisite, intricate sound paintings composed only of his acoustic and electric guitars and co-producer/engineer David Hentschel's keyboards and synthesizers.

The result is a series of evocative images that you see with your ears. The music is brought forth with great skill and creativity and is dreamy and introspective.

This is my desert island CD. If I was stranded with a solar-powered CD player and I could only have one album, this would be it.

--Raj Manoharan

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