Sudden Dusk

However | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 1, 1994)
• Original Release Date: 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Kinesis Records
• ASIN: B000005L6Y
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #561,043 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. It's Good Fun

2. Hardt

3. In the Aisles

4. Louise Sitting in a Chair

5. Beese

6. Sudden Dusk

7. Lamplight

8. Grandfather Was the Driver

9. Trees for the Forest

10. In the Midst of Making

11. No Cows [*]

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Progressive music that is both unique and intelligent., March 20, 1999

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T. J. May "the searcher" (Kansas City, MO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sudden Dusk (Audio CD)

"Sudden Dusk" is However's first album. It came out at a time when the progressive rock groups were staying in the neoclassical mode. However went in a different direction with some jazz and avant-garde tendencies. The remastering of "Sudden Dusk" for CD was done with Bobby Read and Peter Mark Princiotto; one "bonus track" is included. The entire CD comes across wonderfully, and the digital domain does the original product justice

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I don't believe many U.S. bands were making this kind of music in the 80's..., July 21, 2009

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Squire Jaco (Buffalo, NY USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Sudden Dusk (Audio CD)

HOWEVER was an East Coast band that combined some Canterbury sounds with RIO, similar to bands like early Gong, Henry Cow, Egg, some National Health and even a bit of Soft Machine. They are also compared frequently to Frank Zappa (especially the dissonant vocals) and another East Coast band, Happy The Man. Personally, I feel that HTM is the closest comparison - there is certainly a wide array of these various influences driving this music, from the compositional style to the instruments used (more woodwinds than most rock).

"Sudden Dusk" is very experimental and diverse, and will reward the earnest listener with some very interesting and original songs; it ain't exactly an easy listen, though. There are some "weird" moments sprinkled here and there, along with some near-ambient passages. But the primary core of this music is that HTM sound - kind of keyboard/jazz-rock, if you will. Of the 49 minutes of music on this cd, half of the songs contain vocals. It looks like there are four band members proper, although they list 5 additional musicians, and others who add various odds and ends. The booklet contains 4 black & white pictures of the band, as well as all the lyrics.

I'm a fan of all the U.S. prog bands, so I can easily recommend this band. (Their second cd "Calling" was even more diverse, and nearly as good as this one.) If you've read this far, you already know in your heart that this is a cd you'll want to get. Don't look for the show-stopping negative comments here - I hereby dub this cd "worthy".

I value interesting music that is played and recorded well. This cd's rating was based on:
Music quality = 8.1/10; Performance = 9.3/10; Production = 9/10; CD length = 8/10.
Overall score weighted on my proprietary scale = 8.5 ("4.0 stars")