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Martin Barre: Trick of Memory

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Label: ZYX Music
Released: 1994.05.02
Time:
 50:08
Category: Progressive Rock
Producer(s): Mark Tucker, Martin Barre
Rating: ******.... (6/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.martinbarre.com
Appears with: Jethro Tull
Purchase date: 2013
Price in €: 1,00





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[1] Bug (M.Barre) - 4:08
[2] Way Before Your Time (M.Barre) - 4:37
[3] Bug Bee (M.Barre) - 0:51
[4] Empty Café (M.Barre) - 2:08
[5] Suspicion (M.Barre) - 4:26
[6] I Be Thank You (M.Barre) - 2:18
[7] A Blues For All Reasons (M.Barre) - 7:17
[8] A Trick Of Memory (M.Barre) - 3:06
[9] Steal (M.Barre) - 4:48
[10] Another View (M.Barre) - 1:45
[11] Cold Heart (M.Barre) - 5:20
[12] Bug C (M.Barre) - 0:51
[13] Morris Minus (M.Barre) - 3:06
[14] In The Shade Of The Shadow (M.Barre) - 4:10

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Martin Barre - Bass, Acoustic & Electric Guitar, Flute, Producer, Vocals
Andy Giddings - Keyboards, Hammond Organ, Piano
Marc Johnston - Keyboards, String Arrangements
Mark Tucker - Engineer, Finger Snaps, Acoustic Guitar, Mixing, Producer, Background Vocals
Martin Allcock - Double Bass
Marc Parnell - Drums
Matt Pegg - Bass
Nick Pentelow - Saxophone
Graham Ward - Drums

Wilfred Gibson - Violin
Garfield Jackson - Viola
Tony Pleeth - Cello
Ric Sanders - Violin
Richard Sidwell - Trumpet
Steve Sidwell - Trumpet
Gavyn Wright - Violin

Weston Foster - Background Vocals
Katie Kissoon - Background Vocals
Linda Taylor - Background Vocals

Brad Davis - Engineer, Mixing
Tim Dickenson - Assistant Engineer
Simon Wall - Assistant Engineer
David Rees - Liner Notes

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1994 CD ZYX Music 20282-2

Recorded at Presshouse Studio, Colyton. The Strings, Brass, Acoustic Piano, Double Bass, and some Backing Vocals were recorded at The Hit Factory, Maison Rouge in London & The Mill in Cookham.

 

A decent debut album, featuring a lively mix of hard rock and R&B with progressive rock, folk, and blues sources. King Crimson alumnus Mel Collins blows the sax, and Fairport Convention's Martin Allcock and Ric Sanders turn up on a couple of tracks, but the dominant sound is Barre's guitars, soaring, crunching, grinding, or noodling gently, either blues or English folk tunes -- he's not as focused here as he is on Tull's records, and his sense of melody isn't as strong as Ian Anderson's, but his playing can be entertaining and diverting. The folk-like title track is practically a lost Tull number, with a great beat and Barre singing like Anderson while playing a sweet mix of acoustic and electric guitars and mandolin. But most of the rest here is blues, R&B, and hard rock -- Maggie Reeday provides the soulful lead vocals on "A Blues For All Reasons," sharing the spotlight with Barre's stinging solos and acoustic blues noodlings, and Andy Giddings' pumping Hammond organ...Any fan looking for something between Tull tours may enjoy it.

Bruce Eder - AllMusic.com



TRICK OF MEMORY is a solo release by Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre. A decent debut album, featuring a lively mix of hard rock and R&B with progressive rock, folk, and blues sources. King Crimson alumnus Mel Collins blows the sax, and Fairport Convention's Martin Allcock and Ric Sanders turn up on a couple of tracks, but the dominant sound is Barre's guitars, soaring, crunching, grinding, or noodling gently, either blues or English folk tunes -- he's not as focused here as he is on Tull's records, and his sense of melody isn't as strong as Ian Anderson's, but his playing can be entertaining and diverting. The folk-like title track is practically a lost Tull number, with a great beat and Barre singing like Anderson while playing a sweet mix of acoustic and electric guitars and mandolin. But most of the rest here is blues, R&B, and hard rock -- Maggie Reeday provides the soulful lead vocals on "A Blues For All Reasons," sharing the spotlight with Barre's stinging solos and acoustic blues noodlings, and Andy Giddings' pumping Hammond organ...Any fan looking for something between Tull tours may enjoy it. ~ Bruce Eder Reissue of the solo album from the longtime Jethro Tull guitarist where he was able to explore musical textures that were not possible in the context of the band. Remaster.

CDUniverse.com



Mit diesem Album debütierte der langjährige Gitarrist von Jethro Tull als Solomusiker. Unterstützt wurde er dabei von einer ganzen Reihe Gastmusiker, darunter neben Bandkollege Andrew Giddings u.a. noch Martin Allcock und Ric Sanders von den eng mit Tull verbandelten Fairport Convention. Martin Barre zeigt hier sein ganzes Können an der Gitarre, von kraftvoll röhrend an der elektrischen bis zu filigran gezupft an der akustischen. Entsprechend breit gefächert ist die stilistische Bandbreite - von kernigem Rock (Bug, Steal) über Blues- und Soul-beeinflusste Stücke (Suspicion, A Blues for all Reasons) bis zu jazzig-swingenden (Empty Cafe), mittelalterlich (I Be Thank You) oder klassisch (In The Shade of the Shadow) inspirierten Nummern. Gerade den bluesigen Touch bei einigen Stücken finde ich überraschend, schließlich hatte Barres Einstieg bei Jethro Tull gerade deren Abwendung vom Blues markiert. Andererseits hatten Tull ja gerade Anfang der 90er Jahre ihre Blues-Wurzeln wieder entdeckt (siehe Catfish Rising), vielleicht hat das noch nachgewirkt. Die meisten Stücke sind mit Gesang versehen, der oft von Barre selbst kommt. Da zeigt sich dann mal wieder, dass gute Musiker nicht automatisch gute Sänger sind; zwar ist Barres Gesang nicht störend, aber auch nicht besonders ausdrucksstark. Schwerwiegender finde ich, dass die Gesangsnummern meist simpler gestrickt sind, nicht in dem Sinne, dass es sich um pure Mainstream-Kost handelt, aber es fehlt die kompositorische Raffinesse der instrumentalen Stücke. Insgesamt eine nette Ergänzung für Tull-Fans.

Jochen Rindfrey - babyblaue-seiten.de
 

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