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Post by Terrapin Station on Aug 19, 2017 22:43:53 GMT
Well, part of the trick is to not expect stuff that sounds like Copeland's soundtrack work or Clarke's fusion stuff. It's just a matter of whether you like sophisticated, slick, (kinda smooth-)jazz-influenced pop-rock. Which means that musically, it's more in the vein of, say, Sting's solo material (a la Soul Cages, Nothing Like the Sun, etc.) You're probably right. I admit to going into it with a certain expectation. But it's been a while, so maybe I do indeed to give them another shot without said expectation. I'll dust off my Animal Logic CD's soon and give them another go.  They seemed to legitimately approach the project like a band, with the potential to be a long-term band, geared towards commercial success, etc., but it turned out to be bad timing for the sort of music they were doing, they just didn't catch on--I don't know what sort of promotion they might have had--and so it fizzled after the second album. But that's why it wasn't anything like Copeland's soundtrack work or Clarke's fusion stuff. It's more difficult to get and keep a band like that going, where members were previously famous, because people have expectations that aren't met based on their earlier work. It was similar to, say, Asia, although Asia of course managed to be huge for two albums at least, but they still alienated a lot of people who were initially excited about them, because those folks were expecting something like Yes meets ELP meets King Crimson. But Asia was crafted with an aim set on singles charts, not to capitalize on the older prog diehard fanbase. |
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