Eddie Jobson - Zink (Green Album)
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Album Details: Zink (Green Album)
- Release Date:
- 01/01/1983
- Label:
- One Way Records Inc
- UPC:
- 077775684629
User Reviews: Zink (Green Album)
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Fantastic Music!
, September 1, 2006Reviewer: Sentient Paradox - See all Sentient Paradox's reviews -
eddie jobson: the green album
, April 18, 2001Reviewer: midithief - See all midithief's reviewshe is one of the hottest keyboardists and pianists i have ever known, not to mention his endless talents on electric
violin, vocals and a very imaginitive beautiful wild songwriter. i love all his stuff, i wish though he would record more and more solo piano compositions because he is great at it, i have two of his piano compositions calle: "the darkroom" and "disturbance in vienna" on private music label...the album is called: piano One and it has numerous pianists, but i wish eddie jobson would record a full solo piano album. ...
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Pro Reviews: Zink (Green Album)
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews After his stint with Jethro Tull and as the wave of New Romantics pop groups was taking control of the airwaves, Eddie Jobson entered the studio to record his first solo album, known as Zinc although it was meant to be titled The Green Album and billed to the band name Zinc -- the record company messed things up a bit. This is a honest effort of when-prog-rock-meets-synth-pop. The songs are often better than Drama-era Yes and turn-of-the-'80s FM or Saga. In terms of writing and production, it sounds like Jobson is emulating Rupert Hine, whose art-pop gem Immunity came out two years before Zinc. Jobson handles all keyboards, vocals and electric violin. Alon Oleartchik and Jerry Watts split bass duties, Michael Barsimanto supplied very early 80s-sounding drum tracks (cold and square). Nick Moroch, Cary Sharaf, Michael Cuneo and Gentle Giant's Gary Green appear here and there on electric guitar. Jobson's lyrics are poor and his attempt to tie them together with a green" theme doesn't help. Luckily, the music is better, with Green Face" and Resident" standing out as two of the best artsy synth-pop songs the era has produced. The second half of the album gets weaker as ideas run thin, but the first one offers a very nice blend of pop songs and instrumentals. Jobson's high-pitched voice is nothing to write home about, but he conceals it with the favorite gizmo of the time: the vocoder. Of course, the album sounds very dated, but collectors will find it has its moments. - François Couture, All Music Guide |
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This dynamic rock violinist has played with everyone from UK, Roxy Music, and Frank Zappa to Jethro Tull. Jobson's recordings as a leader showed much promise in their use of keyboards, computergenerated sounds, and wailing electricviolin solos. Too b...Full Eddie Jobson Biography
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Pros: Keyboards keyboards keyboards!
Cons: None
I first heard Eddie Jobson with U.K. (Eddie Jobson (keyboards and violin), Alan Holdsworth (guitar), Bill Bruford (Drums), and John Whetton (Bass, Vocals, later of Asia fame)
This album (Zinc) led me to search for other older efforts by Jobson including Curved Air From the early Seventies. Zinc is fantastic! Great grooves, very heavy keyboards, lots of off beat rhythms, and just enough guitar to give it edge. It is not for anyone looking for early eighties pop! I classify this one in my collection as (Atypical) Art Rock.
Although the lyrics are not the greatest I have ever heard, they are inconsequential. I don't listen to this album for the lyrics (and I'm a song writer). Eddie is not a virtuoso vocalist either, however his vocals are a perfect match for the musical style of the album.
In all, one of the absolute favourites of my collection. ...