Al Di Meola - Guitar, Producer, Composer, Multi Instruments, Guitar (Classical), Guitar (Synthesizer)
Airto Moreira - Percussion, Vocals, Composer
Chip Jackson - Electric Bass, Acoustic Bass
Danny Gottlieb - Drums
Phil Markowitz - Synthesizer, Piano, Keyboards, Piano (Grand)
Dave Baker - Producer, Engineer
Scott Mabuchi - Assistant Engineer
Stephen Wilkes - Photography
Tony Sellari - Design
Bob Ludwig - Mastering
This recently reissued 1985 date has plenty of electric bombast, along
with ample examples of Di Meola's piercing acoustic style. What it
lacks is the energy and creative integrity that underscores DiMeola's
World Sinfonia sessions and his classic Splendido Hotel . There are
some pretty melodies, an entrancing moment or two, and too many
interludes where it seems that something is about to happen, but things
cool down or degenerate into blandness. The longer compositions drone
on without establishing anything substantial, while the short pieces
fade in and out, offering bits and pieces of fine playing, but nothing
thematically distinguished. When the CD ends, you realize that DiMeola
is an excellent technician, but nothing left any lasting impression.