普通はJazz/Fusionに分類されるのだろうが、私はロックとして聴いている。なかなかジャンル分けの難しい音楽でそれだけにセールス的には不利だろう。Jungle FeverとHigh Gearの２枚は本当に傑作だと思う。その後の「ラーセン・フェイトン・バンド」や「Through any window」が今ひとつなので余計にこの２作の良さが際立つ。
I first heard this album back when it was released in the 80's and fell in love with it. Larsen is a master keyboardist, and the songs on this album show his talents well. Here in 2015, I am still listening to it and doubt I will ever grow tired of it. I was particularly glad to see this relatively unknown artist covering keyboards in Leonard Cohen's "Live in London," a spectacular concert in which Cohen praised him as the "incomparable Neil Larsen." I won't disagree. Excellent record.
Keyboards, electric guitar and edgy rock jazz riffs characterize this stylish fusion effort. The melodies are not complex, but the playing is great and the purity of this blend of rock and jazz is reminds you of why fusion at this stage was so captivating. Before the genre drifted into the banalities of "smooth", albums like this explored a the fresh new possibilities of two important genres.
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