Recycled

Artist: Nektar
Label: Bellaphon Germany
Category: Music

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Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 766483014223
EAN: 4003090900324
ASIN: B0000072I8

Release Date: 1991-12-31

Recycled

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Tracks:

Recycle
Cybernetic Consumption
Recycle Countdown
Automation Horrorscope
Recycling
Flight to Reality
Unendless Imaginations
Sao Paulo Sunrise
Costa del Sol
Marvelous Moses
It's All Over

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Album Description

Digitally mastered 1987 reissue on Bellaphon of their 1975 album for the label. 11 tracks, including 'Unendless Imaginations', 'It's All Over' and 'Recycle'.

Customer Reviews:

Don't buy it!.......2003-11-18

What kind of idiots make an album about recycling? These guys must be really stupid, I bet they sound like crap. My advice is, don't buy it!

Nektar is tart and sweet on this recording.......2002-04-23

Considering the value of this music, I am still moved by its creativity, content, and emotional cohesiveness. Nektar at their best forged a unique ensemble sound. Quick-jump changes in mood, tempo, and intensity combined with a superb production environment compel the listener to embark on a journey with the band, a journey to the whispered hopefulness of the final track, which oddly enough seems overlooked as one of Nektar's most unique and daring tunes on record, opting for a less-is-more closing. Listen to the album through good headphones, and the enjoyment is magnified. I like Nektar's refusal to parade chops in the place of emotion and passion--this is a passionate and heartfelt work. Frankly, some of Yes' tunes are virtuosic, but fail to arouse my spirit like Recycled does.

Granted, the first half of the recording is superior to its brother...nevertheless, the whole recording keeps me captivated.

Imaginative Progressive Classic........2002-03-23

Nektar never really made the impact that other prog bands like Yes, Genesis or King Krimson did. When you listen to Recycled you have to wonder why. From today's standards most prog rock seems a bit trite, nevertheless, Nektar created a timely piece here that speaks to the issues of the day and does it with some very inventive music. Back to the Future is one of my favorite Nektar albums but I think Recycled shows a greater maturity of sound and style. It's such a waste of time to compare music of this genre and say one is so much better than the other. I appreciate all the progressive bands for stepping outside the mainstream and giving us great alternatives.

Thanks Jim-Bob.......2002-02-19

Recycled is a good representation of prgressive rock, about as good as it gets. In fact, Nektar is a great band that is highly under-rated. They went to Germany because it was one of the main venues for progressive rock not because they couldn't make it in England. Germany is still one of the more progressive electronic music centers of the world.

Noho, were you paid by Larry Fast to write your review? Larry Fast, although a great electronic keyboardist, was not the only keyboard player on the Recycled album. How do you really know what keyboard parts are Larry's and what parts are Taff's?

As for the use of choral arrangements. The choral arrangements on this album are among the better examples I have heard over my many years of rock music listening. To their credit, Nektar did not over do the choral arrangements for this project the ohter bands have.

I agree with Jim-Bob, I had a copy of this record when it first came out in 75-76. I was happy to see it released again on CD.

If you are not a big fan of progressive rock but feel like experimenting, this and Nektar's Remember the Future albums are great buys. If you love progressive rock this album is a must for your collection. FEG

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