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Transformation (The Speed Of Love)
''Transformation (The Speed of Love)'' is an album by keyboard player and guitarist David Sancious and his band Tone. It was recorded at Caribou Ranch in Colorado during October and November 1975, and was released by Epic Records in 1976. On the album, Sancious is joined by bassist Gerald Carboy and drummer Ernest Carter. Vocalist Gayle Moran also appears on one track. Reception The editors of AllMusic awarded the album a full five stars, and reviewer Thom Jurek wrote: "As an album, ''Transformation (The Speed of Love)'' is awe-inspiring, a work of progged-out jazz-rock that's as iconic as ''Birds of Fire'', ''Blow by Blow'', or ''Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy'', yet stands alone for its artful ambition and emotional commitment." Jon Davis, writing for Exposé Online, stated that the album "compares favorably with the classics of its time," although "Sancious plies his own path, with elements of Mahavishnu, but with some of the Eastern esoterica replaced by earthy American blues." ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Sancious
David Sancious (born November 30, 1953) is an American musician. He was an early member of Bruce Springsteen's backing group, the E Street Band, and contributed to the first three Springsteen albums, and again on ''Human Touch'' (1992), '' Tracks'' (1998), and ''Western Stars'' (2019). Sancious is a multi-instrumentalist but is best known as a keyboard player and guitarist. He left the E Street Band in 1974 to form his own band, Tone, and released several albums. He subsequently became a popular session and touring musician, most notably for Stanley Clarke, Narada Michael Walden, Zucchero Fornaciari, Eric Clapton, Peter Gabriel, Jack Bruce, and Sting among many others. In 2014, Sancious was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the E Street Band. Work with Bruce Springsteen Sancious began to learn classical piano at seven and by eleven he had taught himself guitar. He was only in his teens when he first became involved in the Asbury Park music scene. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |