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Track List: U.K.
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- In The Dead Of Night - UKDownload & Buy
- By The Light Of Day - UKDownload & Buy
- Presto Vivace And Reprise - UKDownload & Buy
- Thirty Years - UKDownload & Buy
- Alaska - UKDownload & Buy
- Time To Kill - UKDownload & Buy
- Nevermore - UKDownload & Buy
- Mental Medication - UKDownload & Buy
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Album Details: U.K.
- Release Date:
- 01/01/1978
- Label:
- Caroline
- UPC:
- 5099950371822
User Reviews: U.K.
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Great Progressive Rock
, September 8, 2003Reviewer: sherijim38 - See all sherijim38's reviews -
Prog rock at its best!
, May 4, 2006Reviewer:
Jimmy P - See all Jimmy P's reviews Pros: It's tight.
Cons: More Holdsworth!
Prog rock at its best! A bunch of keyboards on this album but when they turned Allan Holdsworth loose...whoa! And Bill Buford is tighter than a clock!
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Pro Reviews: U.K.
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews The debut album from amalgamated progsters John Wetton, Bill Bruford, Eddie Jobson, and Allan Holdsworth has the edge over both Danger Money and Night After Night because of the synthesis of melody and rhythm that is inflicted through nearly every one of the eight tracks. While not as commercial sounding as Wetton's 1980s supergroup Asia, UK mustered up a progressive air by the use of intelligent keyboard and percussion interplay without sounding mainstream. Jobson's work with the electric violin and assorted synthesizers adds to an already profound astuteness carried by Wetton. Former Yes and Genesis drummer Bill Bruford is just as important behind the kit, making his presence felt on numbers like "Thirty Years" and "Nevermore." Without carrying the same rhythms or cadences through each song, UK implements some differentiation into their music, straying from the sometimes over-the-top musicianship that occurs with the gathering of such an elite bunch. The melodious finish of such tracks as "By the Light of Day" and "Alaska" showcases the overall fluency of each member, and shows no signs of any progressive tediousness that could have easily evolved. All three of UK's albums are enjoyable, but the debut sports the most interest since it spotlights their remarkable fit as a band for the first time. - Mike DeGagne, All Music Guide |
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Featuring members of Yes, King Crimson, Roxy Music, and Soft Machine, UK was one of the most prominent progressive-rock supergroups of the late '70s. Various members of UK -- guitarist Allan Holdsworth, keyboardist/violinist Eddie Jobson, bassist/voc...Full U.K. Biography
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First in terms of musicianship, the engine room of this band (Bill Bruford
and John Wetton) are so in sync with each other that one is hard
pressed to find a better rythm section in the rock. Add to that the virtuosity
of Alan Holdsworth and Eddie Jobson and the product is simply one of
the all time great progressive rock bands. It is unfortunate that Bruford
and Holdsworth left the band because the subsequent offerings didn't live
up to this. Was very fortunate to see both versions of this band (with and without
Bruford and Holdsworth). This is the one you want. ...