A TASTE FOR PASSION

This album contains rather modern fusion music. There is a good balance here between the electric guitars and the electric violins. The very "bottom" BASS is absolutely OUTSTANDING: it is the same musician who wonderfully played the bass on the "Enigmatic Ocean" album: Ralphe Armstrong; the difference here is that he plays a fretless/Wal-like bass: it gives something very personal to this record: just hear this bass sound! How can you ask for more? It is often fast, VERY well played and VERY sophisticated. The "bottom" & loud drums do a very good job too. Daryl Stuermer no longer appears as the lead guitarist: I think the guitarists here have a better sound, being definitely more varied, modern and interesting. Ponty plays HIMSELF more modern keyboards and it fits well with the other instruments, featuring among others guitar synthesizers, which contribute to REALLY modernize Ponty's overall music & sound. This album can be completely listened with true pleasure because all the songs are very good. Like Anthony Phillips, Geddy Lee or Eddie Jobson, Ponty proves that he has nothing to envy from the great prog keyboardists, even if his more a violinist than a keyboardist.