Animal Logic II

Animal Logic | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 30, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B000008CWN
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #118,802 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great, lost classic of intelligent pop-rock., January 12, 2005

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Nicole N. Pellegrini "sockii" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Animal Logic II (Audio CD)

With their second--and unfortunately final--outing, the poprock trio consisting of Stewart Copeland (of Police fame), Stanley Clarke, and Deborah Holland pulled together to create a much more complex and satisfying album than their first. Copeland in particular sounds much freer and relaxed in his playing, laying out some of his more trademark complex rhythms and fanciful hi-hat work against Clarke's funky bass beat. Holland composes some richer songs here as well--particularly noteable being the moody "Through a Window" and the catchy "Love In the Ruins". Jackson Browne lends a hand and some wonderful vocals on "Another Place", and it's impossible to sit still through the great, near-improvisational energy of "Stone in My Shoe".

It's really a shame that this band called it quits just as they seemed to be finding their groove musically, and this is an album I still listen to frequently and with great appreciation. If you can find a copy of it, definitely give it a chance.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great trio, fantastic album, August 23, 2009

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Jonathan Boyce (Fairfied, CT) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Animal Logic II (Audio CD)

Listening to this CD again is both immensely pleasurable and bittersweet as this is both Animal Logic's second and last one. Sad, but just as they hit their stride they disbanded.

There's not much more I can add to the other well written reviews here, other than to praise this CD as one to have. I put it as one of the best pop/rock CDs of the nineties. And it has aged well: in 2009 it still sounds fresh, solid, and innovative--and definitely not overproduced.

It has much to recommend it, not the least of which is Copeland's and Clarke's brilliant rhythm playing. They dominate so that the guitars and keyboards sound like filler.

But what carries this CD (as it does their first) is Holland's passionate singing. Lacking in a wide octave range, she more than makes up for it by throwing her soul into each and every song, and she puts the likes of Madonna and Whitney Houston to shame.

The songwriting here is a bit uneven (with some awkward lines), and definitely has a feminine perspective, but each song bears the mark of a real original voice. Two of the songs, In the Garden and Stone In My Shoe, are two of the best and most memorable pop/rock songs written in the last 25 years.

Unequivocally recommended.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Followup, June 11, 2004

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Wade C. Boring (Springfield, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Animal Logic II (Audio CD)

This second release from Animal Logic is a very worthwhile listen. The songs are perhaps not as catchy as the first release, but they are just as interesting and more complex musically. The rhythm section of Copeland and Clarke is tight and Holland's dulcette vocals are incredible. This band was a melding of styles that on first glance wouldn't seem to work. Clarke is a jazz bassist, Copeland is a rock drummer with a very reggae style and Holland wrote country and western tunes. Together they melded into a very interesting (and I daresay progressive) trio. It's a shame that the critical acclaim didn't result in commercial success and they finished out their contract with a live CD that is almost impossible to find.