Search - Patrick Moraz :: Out in the Sun

A mixed bag, but worth getting

07/18/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This album isn't as consistent or as ambitious as "The Story of I", which really is the first album for any new Moraz fan to try. That said, there's something laid-back and good natured about this album, and I have to admit that I listen to it more often than "I". The "Story of I" demands all your attention, while this album is more like pleasant company. There's a few really atrocious cuts on it (Love-Hate-Sun-Rain-You being the worst offender), but don't let that put you off the rest of the album. The cover gets across its feel pretty accurately -- imagine a mellow summer day in the mid-1970s."

The Latin side of Moraz

04/26/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Of all the Moraz lps I have, this is my favorite! It has a nice Latin flavor to it, with a kind of Brazilian/Cuban percussion, New Age "lite" edge to the excellent keyboard work. The cuts alternate between levels of energy, ebbing and flowing like the ocean which really does make you feel the album is aptly named. I wish more of his solo work would be released on cd - I'd love to get "Keep the Children Alive" in this format. Recommended for those who enjoy new age jazz, and those who like all kind of positively charged Latin music."

Moraz's Masterpice

Gus Cristicini | 08/23/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I think this album is the best works of Moraz -- I don't care what Moraz may rate it. He mixed sounds and voices of his men originally and uniquely in the mid of 70's. "Out in the Sun" is not dance music nor "sweet rock". It is not rest of Yes music. This album is Moraz himself. I heard this album for the first time when I was 17, and I like it until now. Unfortunately, I cannot get this album in my country, because the CD stores don't provide "Out in the Sun"...."