Off: was Yule Ritual, now Gong

[iain ferguson]

Hi,
 I'm going to disagree with Grakkl slightly here. I love Zero to Infinity
because it has so much Theo Travis on it, Seeing Gong live with him was one of
the most spiritually uplifting experiences in my life ( last year !). He's
added a slightly more structured, more mellow feel to them.

Dont get me wrong Bloomdido bad de grasse still rules, but I have found that
Theo is leading the band forward again.
"Wise Man" from Zero to Infinity has to be one of the most beautiful pieces of
music ever written.

regards
Iain.

PS its a great album....and having heard Grakkl say the live one is good, i
shall go and buy that..


> >(together with Zero to Infinity, is that one good?)
>
> Yes, but I prefer the 'Live 2 Infinitea' disc that came out from the tour,
> with more contribution from Didier on it.  He only makes a token appearance
> on "02oo" I'm afraid.  Theo Travis is adequate, but does not have the same
> gift that Bloom has in Gong-dom.  The songs are strong on the one you're
> getting in any case (very true to the original 'Trilogy' style unlike
> 'Shapeshifter'), but it sounds oddly 'crisp' and 'pristine', and Gong is
> best a little haphazardly and goofily (dis)organized.  The live album is
> spot on in this respect.  "Magdalene" is a gem on either album.
>
> Grakkl (FAA)