Customer Reviews
Not too good for all of us - By: D. B. Dalglish, 12 Apr 2004 
With great expectations I got this album. I'd never heard or read a bad review of it, I knew the musicians who'd played on it & loved most of their work. This was supposed to be an album that one couldn't help but love or admire. But its failed to ever really excite me.
There are interesting moments on the album, such as the climatic points of "Return to Forever", but the music also has a sickly sweet character to it. While this album is supposed to be making waves, the sound often masks what the musicians are actually doingin terms of breaking new ground. This is particularly shownin the 'Playful' "What game shall we play today". Perhaps I'm more of a fan of the harsh sounds that other fusion bands create likein Weather Reports "Mysterious Traveller", but the soundsin this album seem very plain.
Technically the album holds much weight as is to be expected, the songs are well crafted & the music itself is by no means bad. But, be warned, the album was not what I expected & as a result I continue to be dissappointed.
Fantastic - By: , 05 Jul 2001 
This album has hardly left my CD player since I bought it - that was almost a month ago! This is a totally brilliant album that seems to have been quite overlooked. Corea's piano playing is sublime - he's got a very melodic style (rather like Keith Jarrett) & excellent improvisation skills. He reads the music & the other band members very well & the overall effect is of seamless playing by the the whole band. Having said that, Stan Clarke's bass is also excellent & the rest of the band really fits together.
I suppose this is classed as Jazz-rock but it's a million miles from say Bitch's Brew - far more structured & chilled out. Just buy it & make your own opinion up. Anyone with more than a passing interestin music of that style will appreciate it. I think it's great!
