Huh?!?!?!
Marc Rehula | Chicago, IL USA | 05/10/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)
"First of all, the shock of a PROG ROCK band releasing an album in the DISCO AGE. Freaky. Upon release in 1978, as well as 2005. Freaky too, that it works as well as it does. The prog-kraut-rock experimentation is present, though buried beneath flashes of pop, Spanish and Middle Eastern influenced sounds, as well as the already noted disco influence. BEWARE, however, that these songs are REMIXED, sometimes extensively. Acknowledging that this is not their best effort and perhaps in response to the fact that the album has been sampled by hip hop artists, it was decided to augment the songs. It's a little disorienting to hear Kirk Morgan sped up, Don't Turn Too Stone crowded with extra instrumentation, and Ruby Lane with added effects and sounds. I'll have to take a star away for this -- I'm a bit nolstalgic for the original mix -- but I'll add a star for the bonus tracks, which continue the international flavor of the album."
Lesser AD2
Michael L. Knapp | Placerville, CA United States | 01/27/2007
(3 out of 5 stars)
"This was the last album from AD2 before their several reformations first for Vortex then again in the 90's & to today. It shows a band still capable of recording decent songs but without John Weinzerel's incredible guitar playing it all sounds a little bit flat. While not their best, it certainly doesn't deserve the trashing it's gotten over the years. AD2 at their worst is better than most bands at their best and this album only suffers in comparison to their own earlier albums. The bonus track, while not the strongest song, helps to flesh a sort of short album out a bit. Recomended mostly to fans, but interstingly this is the only AD2 album that I've heard sampled on other artists recordings."
Track Listings (9) - Disc #1