User Page: SaltyJon

Definitely sparked my interest in getting more of the DVDs of the series, an excellent concert.

Very relaxing instrumental album, definitely recommended.

Recommended after the Radio Gnome Invisible trilogy and other classic titles.

My first Zeuhl album, and a very good one. Probably one of the best entry points into the genre.

My second favorite live Magma album (so far). Both pieces are brilliantly played, with this version of MDK being my favorite recorded that I've heard.

For me, the live album against which all others are measured. It's the closest thing to a perfect live album I've heard.

In my opinion, THE Krautrock album. Tough to beat in any genre, really.

First in a string of 3 amazing albums by the Soft Machine, which were followed by some very good ones.

One of my favorite albums. Nearly everything is perfect about it, in my opinion.

I can see a lot of listeners not enjoying the majority of this album. It's definitely a very hard one to get into, and nowhere near the genius of Uncle Frank's best works.

It's got some filler vocal bits in it, but some amazing works of music too. The film extracts don't do anything for me, but other than that I'd say it's an essential release.

One of the most influential and well-known jazz recordings for a reason...it's incredible, only rivaled in non-prog jazz by Time Out.

Better album than Heavy Weather, in my opinion. While Heavy Weather has more Jaco, it also has more smooth jazz sounding tracks. Still has a bit of prog influence I think, which is mostly absent on Heavy Weather.

Basically essential for any bassist to hear at least a few times, it will likely hook you in. Not the best overall representation of Jaco's ability, but it's a strong release.

My first (and still favorite) King Crimson album. It shows they were still moving ahead in the 80s.

While most of the album is simply very good, De Futura is excellent. The band brings in elements of world music to their otherworldly style on some tracks, which would be seen again on Attahk.

One of the most important albums in the entire Zeuhl genre. While Magma's earlier albums showed a bit of the style which was to become prevalent on this album, this is where it all really came together to create the new musical entity we know and love (or loathe, in some people's cases).

A great start for the band...the production isn't as good as on some later albums, but overall it sounds good. The album shows more apparent jazz influences than some of their later works. Excellent listening material, with only a few more avant-garde songs. It's not an ideal first purchase of the band in my opinion, but it shouldn't come too much later after that.

This album shows off Magma's ability to keep on doing what they've been so good at doing for such a long time. Essential addition to any collection of Zeuhl music.

One of my favorite albums from Magma, it's very accessible for those new to the band/genre, and still manages to capture the essence of what the band is about. Highly recommended for new or old listeners of the band.