Search - Andy Summers :: Synaethesia

Instrumental Experimentation... not little pop songs

Barton Spencer | Hattiesburg, MS United States | 07/16/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is a very entertaining CD, with a variety of musical styles and innovative song structures. Anyone expecting a nice little package of pop songs is not going to like it and should just move on. Anyone else who would like a dose of intelligent experimentation would do well to listen in. The CD starts with some great raw electric guitar on the opening song "Cubano Rebop" and ends with beautiful Spanish guitar on "I Remember". "Meshes of the Afternoon" reminds me of recent King Crimson while "Umbrellas Over Java" takes one audibly to a distant and mysterious land. The smooth, graceful "Low Flying Doves" drifts along for nearly 6 beautiful minutes until the brash piano chords of "Invisible Cities" wake you up to think "I've not heard a song like that before!" That's what is so nice - the different flavors and textures that Summers creates in the course of one short CD. Only the title song left me wanting, as it seemed a bit long and less interesting than the rest of the CD. But that's the ONLY song I didn't fully enjoy. A refreshing change from the every day, this CD is."