hello all, was checking out this reviewhttp://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/a/area/revolution.shtml
I really tend to want to pick up anything that this guy reviews, a nice departure from the mainstream of pitchfork writers.
Can anyone second Area as essential to pick up? I am not a prog freak, but I do appreciate drawing on lots of music, I never listen to lyrics either. Just wondering if I should drop the 40+ bucks on this box set.
The discs in the box are their definitive albums and all are equally good. Area were one of my favorite of the European prog bands, Having discovered them via an article written by Fred Frith in the late 70's. Demetrious Stratos, the singer, was a revelation, the man had an unbelievable vibrato that he often took way over the top.(These records will annoy the hell out of classically trained singers ;-) ). Unfortunatly, he passed away from leukemia in the early 80's. The instrumental playing is fast and furious and only rarely loses its focus, so yes, I'd reccomend them. Rich