FIGMENTS

Artist: Anton Fig
Label: Planula Records Inc.
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 656613699423
EAN: 0656613699423
ASIN: B00006594X

Release Date: 2002-03-22

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Tracks:

Home
Hand on my Shoulder
Inside Out
More than Friends
Know where you Go
Utopia
3:4Folk
Jan/Feb/March
Tears
When the Good Die Young
Anyway that you want me
Heart of Darkness
KWYG II

Customer Reviews:

A Desert Island CD.......2005-06-06

I was recently turned onto Figments by a friend and immediately bought it. What a great album - definately one of my 20 'desert island' faves. Cool songs, lush production and great performances make this really rewarding. Check out the 'hidden track' for a nice surprise. As a professional musician I admired the work but my girlfriend, who has no musical ability to speak of, loved it too - highly recommended!

Figments is a gem!.......2005-04-05

Although Anton is known primarily as a drummer, this album displays a whole other side to him. Beautiful production and compostions make this album appealing to people beyond the drummer genre. In fact Anton's drumming is somewhat understated here - a testimony to his ability to hold back and play what is right for the music. This album is packed with beautiful music and although it covers a few genres, all the styles hang together - with brilliant performances from guest stars Brian Wilson, Richie Havens, Ivan Neville, Ace Frehley, Sebastian Bach, Blondie Chaplin and host of great musicians. In my opinion this is a must listen CD!

Bland, Boring, Uneven... .......2005-01-16

I pretty much agree with what a reviewer wrote below: "For an album that's supposed to be about a drummer, the tracks display a surprising lack of imagination when it comes to percussion. What's worse, even though there really is no "theme" to the album, the Ace/Sebastian song sounds really out of place. Ace's solo is horrible to boot.

The only bright spot I can find is the varied vocal talent.

Don't buy this album if you are looking for new or exciting percussion."

CD by a Drummer that's not a Drummer's CD.......2004-05-28

On the upside the recording was executed beautifully. Very rich quality with tremendous depth. On the downside however, the songs were not interesting to me. I've seen Anton play and he has so much more to offer as a player than is conveyed here. Most of these tunes are slow to moderate tempo with no explosive quality. The effort reminds me of what Narada Michael Walden did in the 70s and 80s. A world class player delivers popish, moderately hip compositions that don't showcase the players' talents. The problem is that as pop tunes, these don't stand up and they aren't saved by great instrumental performances. Admittedly, I have a preconception that in the tradition of Buddy Rich, Billy Cobham, Lenny White, Omar Hakim, etc., recordings released by great drummers, ought to have standout drum performances. Anton is great, you should see him live.

This guy is a drummer?.......2003-09-21

I bought this CD because I am a 20+ year KISS fan, and Anton has been Ace Frehley's drummer on solo projects since Ace's first solo album in 1978. I wanted to see what else he was capable of, besides rock and what he does on Letterman. Also, Ace and Sebastian Bach appear on the album.

For an album that's supposed to be about a drummer, the tracks display a surprising lack of imagination when it comes to percussion. What's worse, even though there really is no "theme" to the album, the Ace/Sebastian song sounds really out of place. Ace's solo is horrible to boot.

The only bright spot I can find is the varied vocal talent.

Don't buy this album if you are looking for new or exciting percussion.

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