Brand X: Moroccan Roll
Vinile I have it ★★★★
It lacks a bit of the spontaneity of "Unorthodox," but the musicians' technique is highly refined. With a keen ear for jazz-rock and prog, one can notice very interesting details; "Sun In The Night" is a magnificent gem with oriental sounds, while "Hate Zone" and "Disco Suicide" are also very beautiful. Furthermore, the idea of having each of the four members write a couple of tracks will make the album more varied (Collapsar by Lumley or Orbits by Jones). It’s a shame about Phil's sweet contribution in "Maybe I'll Lend You Mind After All," where that “sweetness” makes an appearance again, which had already spoiled that immense gem called "Genesis" a few years back. Despite this, the album is quite peculiar, and I highly recommend it to those looking for new sounds, slightly outside the norms of both rock and jazz. 4 deserved stars.
  • harlequin
    16 sep 19
    I've never approached Brand X; I think I need to get a move on!
  • hjhhjij
    17 sep 19
    Wait wait wait... The album is from 1977. Where would exactly be the "sappiness of Phil Collins" that would have, even a few years earlier, ruined Genesis in 1977? You must have made a time jump of a decade while writing that definition :-) ? Anyway, this is a great album. Brand X is really cool and in the end, they were just a liberating "messing around," especially for Collins of course.
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