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Anyone expecting to hear a rock album or a jazz-rock album will probably be disappointed with Fifth. This is essentially a jazz record, more concerned with texture and interplay than with song-based structures.
11y
I feel like the reviews for this album are undeservedly low. It does feel a little more lifeless after their previous masterpieces Third and Fourth. It settles on the more safe and generic fusion sound but it's still incredibly technical and well put together, especially the fest half. As others said it looses some focus as it goes on, but picks up again in the end with Pigling Band and Bone. It feels like one long song which is a formula they will later find themselves in, way better than ... read more
Fifth feels strangely hollow. The first half of the album shows promise, but I can't shake the sense that the recordings lack focus.
I’ve read that the first half of Fifth features one drummer, while the second half features another and It's not hard to imagine that drummer and core member Robert Wyatt's departure left a deep impression on Mike Ratledge and Hugh Hopper, as they seemed to be searching for direction in this new phase of their sound.
"All White" is ... read more
