Another great album!
5
By Vo2maxout.com
Another all-time great!
Love This Album
4
By Brutus Boom
Interestng reviews so far...
I guess our varying opinions speaks to the genius of Ponty
Modern Times Blues is my favorite Ponty track of all time. George Benson's artistry on this track is legendary. Over the years I have heard guys riding around Detroit playing Modern Times Blues and I know they were much younger than me!
Get Watching Birds
3
By mwjac
I owned this album when it was released originally. This isn't my favorite Jean-Luc Ponty album but Watching Birds saves it. There are many songs I loved when I was younger that I find less than inspiring today. Watching Birds isn't one of them. Twenty-five years later it still amazes me!
A More Reflective Recording
2
By GrownUp60'sKid
This is a more somber Ponty. Except for Watching Birds, there are no breakout pieces. The title track is rhythmic but dull. Solitude is a reflective piece but is dominated by a few low note chords. Modern Times and Orbital Encounters hearken back to the Cosmic Messenger and the Imaginary Voyage LP’s (yes I had these in vinyl back then). Watching Birds is the exception. It is a beautiful piece that would easily be overlaid on a migratory bird documentary. The melody fits the imagery the title invokes. Chick Corea is featured on keyboard here and with typical note-bending style, he turns this piece into his own. I often wonder why Ponty and Corea did not collaborate more on compositions.
Bought it for ONE song...
3
By rhrrs2
This is one of those CD's that I have just for one song. Jean-Luc must have been having a bad year, OR he's written half of this material to purposely generate feelings of sadness, loneliness, or lifelessness. I don't know what it is about track 2, 4, and 6 but to me they all seem ... un-interesting, hard to listen to and feel good about. Track 1 and 3 are ok and nice to listen to, but track 5 makes the CD worth purchasing. I give it a solid 3.
Open your mind...
4
By Necromenace
Not his best album, but the first track "Open Mind" is one of the most imaginative songs I have ever heard. Great track.
