Blueprint [Import]

Blueprint [Import]

Blueprint [Import]

ASIN: B0002LNWU2

Track Listings
 
1. Song
2. Dance
3. Glimpse
4. Blues I
5. Woodcut
6. Blues Ii

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Digitally Remastered Edition of the British Jazz Pianist's Third Solo Album from 1972 Appears for First Time on CD, Produced by King Crimson Guitarist Robert Fripp. His Piano Playing was Accompanied Here by Roy Babbington and Julie Tippetts (Nee Driscoll), as Well as Percussionists Frank Perry and Keith Bailey.

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Blueprint for a Higher Civilisation
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Contractual obligation????
 Blueprint for a Higher Civilisation
Regular Fries
Manufacturer: Sbme Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005LC3G
Release Date: 2001-08-14

Tracks:

  1. Blueprint
  2. Big Bang
  3. Soft City
  4. United States of Mind
  5. Emotional Plane Crase
  6. Pink India
  7. Weird School
  8. Sister Universe
  9. Nothing on TV
  10. Three
  11. Africa Take Me Back [Midfield General Trans Europe Excess Mix][*]

Album Description

Full title, Blueprint for a Higher Civilisation. 2001 release for the eclectic UK indie act. Eleven tracks including the bonus track 'Africa Take Me Back'.

Album Details

Written, recorded and mixed in seven days. It warps off into a paranoid, claustrophobic journey into space psychedelia ... what space rock sounds like when it falls back to earth.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Contractual obligation????.......2002-07-02

Blueprint finds the Fries coming up short for the most part. That is not to say that Blueprint is devoid of any select material that carries the torch of the Fries' brand of funk rock sounds and electronic rhythms that they developed so remarkably on Accept the Signal and War on Plastic Plants.

The album begins with a bang (both literally and figuratively), as the booming sounds of the brief instrumental title track give way to one of the album's highlights, "Big Bang," whose melody echoes Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's "You're All I Need to Get By" and a finale that includes the sound of an explosion. Aside from the acoustic-driven folk-like ballads "Weird School" and "Nothing On TV," the fireworks stop there, as the rest of the album lacks the exciting and memorable moments that Regular Fries have provided in the past.

Songs like "United States of Mind," "Emotional Plane Crash," and "Pink India" exhibit typically interesting grooves, but they forego melodies in favor of rhythms, leaving them stuck with not enough variation before their quick conclusion. The Fries also take a step back musically on "Soft City" and "Sister Universe," both generic rock numbers that sound somewhat out of place with the rest of the group's catalog.

While Blueprint for a Higher Civilasation may not represent Regular Fries at their best, it is still a decent effort for enthusiasts while they wait for the next proper serving.

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