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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Prime Livgren material . . . Moving. . .thus its Prime Mover,
This review is from: Prime Mover II (Audio CD)
Prime Mover is a rerecording/rerelease of an album previously released by Livgren's former band, AD. I have never listened to the original Prime Mover album, but if it was half the quality of this disk, it was great material. In his earlier AD material, Livgren's exuberance over his rebirth sometimes overpowered his work. Gone was much of the subtlety that characterized his best Kansas material. By the time Prime Mover was created, he gained that subtlety back and he's put together some really good material here. Stand outs include Children of the Shadows, and Wandering Spirit. The remake of Fair Exchange, Kansas tune, is first rate, as are the new songs, Incantos and Out of Opus. New Kind of Love, a new kind of song for Livgren is the only tune that rubs me wrong. Just not my style, thats all. Production, material, performance all first rate, pick Prime Mover II up! Questions regarding this review, email me.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best of all,
By Dennis M. Harris (Tulsa, OK.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Prime Mover Redux (Audio CD)
I must say PM(Redux) is the the best sounding of all the prime mover projects. I own all of them and have to say I was very reluctent to buy a third copy. I took a chance and bought it anyway and was very pleased with the overall remix and recording process. If you have either of the first two cd's I would highly recommend this version, I believe you would thoughrly enjoy it!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Making the music relevant again,
By Brian G "mondomando" (Willington, CT United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Prime Mover Redux (Audio CD)
From my review first posted on Progressiveears. com:
Back in the 1980's Kerry Livgren would have been called a "Renaissance Man", when men were dabbling in new interests of music, poetry, woodworking and taking care of the kids. A summary of his long resume and is many pursuits is on his website, and worth reading to understand this influential and creative artist. On Prime Mover, Livgren re-releases and re-records an album previously released by his former band, AD. The gruesome details are available in the liner notes. The songs are mostly big band blues numbers, although the symphonic touches on "Out of Opus" and "Portrait II" still makes it feel like a Kansas album. "Don't Pass Me By" is a real R&B killer, with Hall and Oates style vocals and arrangements to delight any fan of great 70's rock. Livgren's vocals are clear and forceful throughout. He has a diversity of voices he uses including a gospelly scat singer, a blues belter hitting the incredible high notes,a big band crooner, and a rock impresario. On some parts of the album, the older songs do not hold up as well. "I'll Follow You" and "Fair Exchange" are not as sure footed and pull the album down. He uses a reggae beat to a 70's anthem with blues in "New Kind of Love" but returns to add some Kansas symphonic touches in "Brave Hearts" Then toward the end of the album, Livgren cranks up the blues again and sends it off with some memorable music. Even though the music on this album has been around for a long time, Livgren shows how to update it and make it relevant again.
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