Fugitive [Import]

Tony Banks | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 29, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: EMI Europe Generic
• ASIN: B000007TW4
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #296,810 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. This Is Love

2. Man Of Spells

3. And The Wheels Keep Turning

4. Say You'll Never Leave Me

5. Thirty Three's

6. By You

7. At The Edge Of Night

8. Charm

9. Moving Under

10. K2

11. Sometime Never

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What makes this guy tick?, January 22, 2000

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Jeff (LA, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fugitive (Audio CD)

In many ways, I view this work as the sequel to already shining "Abacab", refined of dross. Much of the albeit appreciated production of a Genesis album is stripped away revealing the pure genius of Tony Banks. Rather than overwhelm and submerge the listener with lush orchestration, which Mr. Banks regularly demonstrates his talent by reaching destinations only distantly gazed upon by his contemporaries (e.g. "A Trick of the Tail"), "The Fugitive" takes a radically different approach: abstract minimalism. (Grant it that "minimal" for this artist is beyond the construct of most pop musicians.) Minimal must be distinguished from simplistic. There is NOTHING simple about this work - effortless time and key changes, complex voicing that is never crowded or thick, and unorthodox and surprising section structures. As for vocals, any of Mr. Banks limitations simply add to the compelling nature of the album - at times awkward, but only intensifying the intrigue. This CD guards many high points, from the infectious neo-reggae groove of "This is Love", the colorful and cartoonish "Charm", the captivating rhythmic phrasing in "Moving under", and the mystical instrumental voyage into unknown in "Thirty Threes". The pinnacle of this abstract vision being "By You", simply an inspired higher state of music more to be experienced than simply listened to and reason enough to have this CD. An very exciting work, and a must for any student of musical possibilities, "The Fugitive" is an undiscovered treasure. I highly recommend this work.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Tentative Steps to Produce "Commercial" Compositions, April 9, 2002

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Bassidol (Honolulu, HI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fugitive (Audio CD)

As the Genesis sound started to evolve into less prog rock and became more poppish, so did Tony Banks' individual work. This was Banks' attempt to write some 4 minute pop tunes while still imprinting his unique chordings and voicings. What distinguished this album in the Banks canon is that Tony did his own vocals throughout. One can argue about the advisability of this, but IMHO it is apparent that Banks has a folk singer's voice and does not have the vocal presence to drive his own songs, although in a couple instances his vocals add an appropriate lightness (e.g., "By You"). Banks brought an all-star cast to assist, including Genesis tour guitarist Daryl Steurmer. Even with the firepower, perhaps the most fun track on the album, the instrumental "Charm", was apparently done on a little Casio-type machine (remember, this is 1982, and Casio keyboards were toys at the time). Despite being tuneful and tastefully done, it is the weakest TB album he has done so far, primarily because the arrangements lack the majesty one had come to expect from Banks' keyboard work. Later albums would better intergrate a more commercial sound with powerful and unique keyboard settings.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One Of Tony's Best, September 19, 2000

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David Hugaert (Honolulu, HI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fugitive (Audio CD)

It is on "The Fugitive" where Tony Banks continues to tantalize us with his diverse keyboard styles heard in the instrumental tracks "Thirty Three's" and "Charm", which Tony took a page from "The Grand Parade Of Lifeless Packaging" from the Genesis CD "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway". "Moving Under" wil have you wondering "Where have I heard this before?" It is songs like "Moving Under" and "Sometime Never" that give this CD its "poppish" side, unlike TB's non-poppish predecessor, "A Curious Feeling". And, unlike "ACF", Banks handles all the vocals on "The Fugitive", whih are a refreshing change of pace compared to Kim Beacon's, which have hardly any life at all. If you're a die-hard Genesis fan, or if you're into early '80's pop, then this CD is for you!