David Sancious
Eyes Wide Open
Review by Gary Hill
The cover of this disc describes it as a "movie for your ears." Musically this is essentially fusion. Since we put fusion under prog most of the time, that's why it's here. The first half of the disc has vocal numbers, while the second is made up of instrumentals. I almost wonder if it would have flowed better had the track list alternated them a bit more. At least it would have seemed more cohesive. As it is, it feels like two different EPs. Still, everything here is effective, so it's only really an issue if you play the disc from start to finish. I think a lot of people tend to just go one or two songs at a time these days. I would say that I prefer the instrumental half of the album. That's not because there is any issue with the vocal tunes. I just like the instrumental ones more.
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