Customer Reviews

It's About Time

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Manu Katche has played on such albums as Sting's "Soul Cages" and Peter Gabriel's "So" and "Us". This is Manu's first solo album and it features many outstanding players. Manu's french accent comes through and adds a different flavor to pop. For a long time only available as a Japanese Import, this rare album was an inspiration for Peter Gabriel's "Us" album and contains the original version of "Silence" which Peter put on his "Plus From Us" compilation. Track #5 "Go Getter" has an amazing groove building up to a bass solo played on harmonics by Pino Palladino which is more intense then I can describe, specially after David Rhodes comes in with acoustic guitar and Manu ripps back in with the groove with the bass harmonics still going. Check this album out, if you are a Sting or Peter Gabriel CD collector and think you have all of the albums they are on...think again, you need this album for that title!

I have several solo albums done by my favorite drummers, and while my main complaint about these albums is that they tend to over-emphasize the other talents of the drummers (usually singing), they at least contain one track where he/she shows off his/her talents that made him/her famous in the first place. Unfortunately, this CD does not contain even one track fitting this description. For example, Katche's playing on Julia Fordham's "Manhattan Skyline" alone shows more chops than this whole album. The songwriting and musicians on the CD are decent enough, but keep searching if you're looking for what makes Katche special.

nice record. fresh, french pop. Pino's(bass) playing is exemplary. of course, Manu has more "feel" than he gets credit sometimes. songs have nice anticipation and flow. buy this cd....you will enjoy.....

If you are a fan of Manu , this is a MUST HAVE. It is not a Zildjian endorsing CD. Manu plays in the pocket , and is backed up by master players such as Pino,Dominic,Simon, and David. The compositions are tasty and texturous. BUY THIS CD. TURN IT ON TO YOUR FRIENDS.

This is my favorite "drummer album," in fact, I think the music is good/strong enough that I rarely ever think of it as a "drummer album." It's About Time showcases what Manu does best-play tasteful grooves in his own unique way. Those people expecting some "chops-fest" will be dissapointed, but those who like tasteful drumming will not. "Silence" is my favorite track on the album and is the quintessential Manu track and I think it probably alone is worth the price of the disc. It does not hurt that Sting and Peter Gabriel lent their voices to this track. When you travel in the same company as Sting, Peter Gabriel, Joni Mitchell and Julia Fordham, like Manu does, your efforts are bound to be worthwhile. This record also contains lovely bass work by Pino Palladino- one of the best places to find him on record. Manu and Pino together are an amazing rhythm team and as natural as tasty as PB&J.

Enjoy!

Brad

My only prior experience with Manu's work has been the "Secret World Live" video and I fell head over heels. His playing is accurate, intricate, and amazing at all times. But the lyrical content on this solo album hit me as being very light and emotionlally lacking. Also, the playing on the album is far less than what this man is capable of.I'm a huge fan of Dennis Chambers,Vinnie Caliauta,Billy Cobham etc... I bought this CD on-line as soon as I knew it existed thanks to Amazon.com but was real disappointed. I'd be unendingly grateful for someone to steer me toward whatever else Manu's done that's of the same caliber as his mind-boggling performance on Secret World.Let me know at fullerl68@hotmail.com.