UK

Self titled album by this excellent band from late '70s issued in 1978 is a fairly solid jazz fusion album with plenty of memorable parts and stunning musicianship, but I do prefere their second one Danger money little more being more colorfull and more unique then UK. The line up of this let's say supergroup was consisted by 4 of the best musicians jazz fusion/progressive rock ever had and still has, on guitar the master behind six strings Allan Holdsworth coming from Soft Machine and Gong later on on Bruford and aswell a has prolific solo career, Bill Bruford on drums from already giants Yes and King Crimson, John Wetton on bass and vocals from Family, King Crimson, Uriah Heep, etc and last but not least the crafty Eddie Jobson on keyboards and electric violin from Curved Air, Roxy Music and after the broke of UK in 1979 he will join Jethro Tull on A album. So, top of the iceberg here, each musician were masters on their instruments creating some spectacular moments. But, what about the music, well, is great, with blistering keyboards and awesome guitar parts, not to mention some very fine drum chops and bass lines. The opening track In The Dead Of Night is killer, I love it , is punchy and has solid musicianship and inventiv progressive/jazz fusion passages, Presto Vivace And Reprise is another highlight that must be heared by anyone involved in this kind of music and Alaska, the rest are also pretty good. So, a great debute but somehow fail to atract me so much as their next one Danger money, still worthy for sure and 4 stars.