Various Artists
Sometimes God Smiles

Discipline    DGM9808  (1998)

Rock/Pop
CD, 30   Tracks, 72:10  Length
01 Three of a Perfect Pair Adrian Belew; Bill Bruford; Robert Fripp; Tony Levin King Crimson 04:18
02 Never Enough Adrian Belew Adrian Belew,  guitar 02:12
03 Heavy ConstruKction Adrian Belew; Robert Fripp; Trey Gunn Projekct Two 02:11
04 Shipbuilding Elvis Costello Mr McFall's Chamber 01:42
05 Wild and Dizzy Bill Nelson Bill Nelson 01:22
06 Original Sin Bill Bruford; Tony Levin Bruford Levin Upper Extremities 02:31
07 Native of the Rain Tony Geballe Tony Geballe,  guitar 02:09
08 Profaned Sanctuary of the Human Heart Bill Nelson Bill Nelson 00:42
09 Nothing Comes Peter Hammill Peter Hammill,  guitar 02:06
10 Pie Jesu Robert Fripp Robert Fripp,  guitar 02:55
11 Amethyst Eddie Gomez Bill Bruford,  drums 02:59
12 Of Bow and Drum Adrian Belew Adrian Belew,  guitar 03:05
13 Score With No Film Adrian Belew Adrian Belew,  guitar 01:19
14 The Strangest Things, The Strangest Times Bill Nelson Bill Nelson 01:52
15 Shepherd's Song Bill Bruford; Steve Gorn; Tony Levin; Jerry Marotta Tony Levin,  bass 02:39
16 Sabre Dance Robert Fripp; Pat Mastelotto; David Singleton Radical Dance 02:56
17 On the Approach of Doubt Robert Fripp Robert Fripp,  guitar 00:28
18 Allegro Con Brio, Symphony No. 5 Ludwig van Beethoven California Guitar Trio 02:58
19 Allegretto Dmitri Shostakovich Mr McFall's Chamber 01:56
20 Prism Pierre Favre King Crimson 01:27
21 4 (i) Pierre Favre; ProjeKct One ProjeKct One 04:11
22 Space Groove 2 Projekct Two Projekct Two 02:44
23 Spinning Dizzy On the Dial Bill Nelson Bill Nelson 01:58
24 Toccata Seconda Jacob Heringman 01:41
25 21st Century Schizoid Man Greg Lake; Ian McDonald; Michael Giles; Peter Sinfield; Robert Fripp Projekct Two 00:49
26 Interlude Bruford Levin Upper Extremities 00:18
27 Easy Money Robert Fripp; John Wetton; Richard Palmer-James King Crimson 06:04
28 Dinosaur Adrian Belew; Bill Bruford; Robert Fripp; Trey Gunn; Tony Levin; Pat Mastelotto King Crimson 04:15
29 Lindisfarne Matt Seattle Matt Seattle 02:34
30 On My Mother's Birthday Robert Fripp Robert Fripp,  guitar 03:49
Music Details
Product Details
Packaging Jewel Case
Spars DDD
Sound Stereo
Musicians  &  Credits
Producer David Singleton; Robert Fripp
Cover by Peter Willis
Personal Details
Index # 3700
Owner Dave
Tags Prog Rock
User Defined
Purchased New
Notes
The second volume of Discipline Global Mobile's sampler of some of prog rock's most prominent guitar gurus is seven tracks richer than the first and is bettered by the jazz-infused likes of Projekct One and Projekct Two, a band made up of ex-King Crimson members. A slight bit jazzier and more full-colored than the first Young Person's Guide to Discipline, Sometimes God Smiles is bolstered by four amazingly attractive tracks from Be Bop Deluxe's Bill Nelson, with "The Strangest Things, the Strangest Times" coming out on top. King Crimson's contributions of "Three of a Perfect Pair" and "Easy Money" are passable tracks, but they can't hold a candle to cuts like Matt Seattle's "Lindisfarne" or the trip-tinged outer layer of Mr. McFall's Chamber's "Allegretto." Covering all the angles of guitar-formulated rock, jazz, and ambient-based music, Sometimes God Smiles takes these genres to appeasable extremes, with each group working in bits of blanketed synthesizers and assorted instrumental washes to heighten each song's elemental makeup. Void of any self-absorbed showiness or blatant pretentiousness, the music that makes up this sampler is both tantalizingly obscure and modernly expressive, with something different to be heard with each listen. -- Mike DeGagne (allmusic.com)