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Yes, Civilized Evil is one of the 11 albums that I have by Ponty. However, I wouldn't know what his "synth" era was since I didn't start collecting his music until about 5 to 10 years ago. With Fables about 10 years ago and the other 10 albums within the last 5 years.
I think that inherently, everyone likes instrumentals. However, for some reason, the word "instrumental" currently seems like a bad word in our society.
Yes, Civilized Evil is one of the 11 albums that I have by Ponty. However, I wouldn't know what his "synth" era was since I didn't start collecting his music until about 5 to 10 years ago. With Fables about 10 years ago and the other 10 albums within the last 5 years.
His "synth era" is really just the five years from '80-85 where synths enjoyed a prominent role in his music. The one after Civilized Evil was Mystical Adventures (1982), followed by Individual Choice (1983). The legendary George Duke (R.I.P.) tears it up with a sizzling synth solo on this tune:
Then came Open Mind (1984) and Fables (1985). IMO, Fables was the last really good album Ponty recorded for years. The next one, The Gift of Time, didn't sound as interesting as anything he'd done from Aurora on down through Fables. The music is competent, just not as unique or innovative.
His "synth era" is really just the five years from '80-85 where synths enjoyed a prominent role in his music. The one after Civilized Evil was Mystical Adventures (1982), followed by Individual Choice (1983). The legendary George Duke (R.I.P.) tears it up with a sizzling synth solo on this tune:
Then came Open Mind (1984) and Fables (1985). IMO, Fables was the last really good album Ponty recorded for years. The next one, The Gift of Time, didn't sound as interesting as anything he'd done from Aurora on down through Fables. The music is competent, just not as unique or innovative.
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