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Basic

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Robert Quine guitarist extraordinaire and Drummer Fred Maher who've worked together before with Richard Hell in 1982 and Lou Reed in 1983 & 1984, work well together on the collection entitled "Basic". The title sums it up, it's all very basic and simple. Quine's two major influences are Lou Reed and James Burton and it shows on Basic while all along maintaining his own identity. This is perfect music for a soundtrack, music over dinner, or just pure listening pleasure. Basic is to guitar music what Eno's "Music For Films" is to Ambient music. No serious minded guitarist should be without this LP.

This record bewildered me for years. Weaned on Quine's more rock-oriented work with Lou Reed, Richard Hell and Matthew Sweet, this record seem to meander too much for my tastes. However, pulling it out years later (after being converted by seventies Miles Davis), I'm now convinced it is one of the finest albums of the decade and a superb record to get lost in.

This album must be reissued on CD IMMEDIATELY.

This is really a classic, must have album for anyone who enjoys tight, clean, rocking guitar. In addition to their notable work for Lou (some of his best post-Transformer solo), these guys are what made Matthew Sweet's debut album, and what's been lacking ever since. In the course of transferring lps to cd, found this album MIA from the collection, and am only disappointed they haven't come back with more. You won't be disappointed with this one.

Such a shame that Robert Quine did not leave us with a "pure" solo recording. As mentioned in previous reviews, this record showcases Robert's influences. If you have had the pleasure of listening to "Escape" (the record he did with Jody Harris in '81) and "Painted Desert" by Ikue Mori (with Robert Quine & Marc Ribot on guitars, recorded in '97), you can hear and feel how this one sits right in the middle of those releases. Quite literally, you hear the maturity in style. From his early days with the Voidoids up till his death, the man knew how to manipulate, twist, gouge and strangle a Fender better than anyone from the same era.

Clean wacky twangy guitar riffs & groovey rythms + programed drums ala 80's home studio = Baisic's. An almost aerobic mood minus synthesizer = Baisic's, We're still waiting for part 2!