ROMANTIC WARRIOR

Indeed this is a classic fusion album. the musicianship is great, the melodies, the oddtime meters, everything! The only thing I don't like here is Lenny White. I know for sure that he is a great drummer, he was with Miles and that tells you something. But he doesn't play that explosive here as the other guys do. For instance, Al Di Meola plays some of the craziest guitar soloes ever on this album. Stanley Clarke makes some ridiculously complex arrangements and so does Chick Corea. But Lenny White doesn't do that much, he just goes along with the rhythm, nevertheless, not any drummer can keep up with the other three guys. That's why I give take stars from this album, because with another drummer, or Lenny White at 100 %, this would've been a perfect album. If you think I'm exaggerating, listen to Billy Cobham in the Mahavishnu Orchestra albums, and you'll see what a drummer like that would've been on this RTF album.