801; Phil Manzanera
Listen Now

Polydor    2344 082  (1977)

Rock/Pop
LP, 9   Tracks, 45:43  Length
01 Listen Now Bill MacCormick; Ian MacCormack; Phil Manzanera 07:58
✷  Recording Date   1977  ✷  Track 1  ✷
02 Flight 19 Ian MacCormack; Phil Manzanera 05:31
✷  Recording Date   1977  ✷  Track 2  ✷
03 Island Phil Manzanera 05:18
✷  Recording Date   1977  ✷  Track 3  ✷
04 Law And Order Bill MacCormick; Phil Manzanera 04:04
✷  Recording Date   1977  ✷  Track 4  ✷
05 ¿Que? Phil Manzanera 01:18
✷  Recording Date   1977  ✷  Track 5  ✷
06 City Of Light Bill MacCormick; Phil Manzanera 07:09
✷  Recording Date   1977  ✷  Track 6  ✷
07 Initial Speed Phil Manzanera 04:45
✷  Recording Date   1977  ✷  Track 7  ✷
08 Postcard Love Bill MacCormick; Phil Manzanera 04:31
✷  Recording Date   1977  ✷  Track 8  ✷
09 That Falling Feeling Ian MacCormack; Phil Manzanera 05:09
✷  Recording Date   1977  ✷  Track 9  ✷
Music Details
Product Details
Packaging Standard LP sleeve
Sound Stereo
Musicians  &  Credits
Guitar Phil Manzanera
Violin Eddie Jobson
Vocals Tim Finn
Keyboards Francis Monkman
Percussion Simon Phillips
Guitar Simon Ainley
Bass Bill MacCormick
Musician 801
Producer Phil Manzanera
Engineer Rhett Davies
Personal Details
Index # 1030
Owner Dave
Tags Prog Rock
User Defined
Purchased New
Notes
Phil Manzanera had no problem filling his mid-'70s downtime away from Roxy Music. His guitar graced some 20 albums, like John Cale's Fear, Eno's Here Come the Warm Jets, and Nico's The End. This outing from his all-star side group is slicker than his 1976 live debut album, but no less worthwhile; some 16 musicians are credited. The sound is sleek and sophisticated; even lyrics aren't exempt from creative twists, as shown on "Listen Now"'s glistening jazz-pop -- which cleverly juxtaposes its title against a bouncy "now, now, listen" chorus. The song also questions how people are living life in a repressive society, even as "Law and Order" and "City of Lights" ponder its breakdown. Other songs visit more personal turf. "Flight 19" details a young man's angst-filled reaction to his lover's injuries, "Postcard Love" dismisses the perils of on-road romances, and "That Falling Feeling" takes a more wistful look at how people grow apart -- over a gliding Manzanera guitar part. (Yet another sly twist shifts the chorus from "Can't you feel it moving in?" to "You can feel it moving in.") Three totally different instrumentals round out matters. The best one is the lilting "Island," anchored by a climbing Bill McCormick bassline, as Manzanera unleashes his full array of guitar-altering devices. "Initial Speed" and "Que?" take more of a jazz/fusion tack; they're different snapshots of Manzanera's graceful, intelligent guitar style. This album's one of the most absorbing entries of Manzanera's lengthy career. -- Ralph Heibutzki (allmusic.com)