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This two-disc reissue from BGO combines two of Spirit's more self-indulgent and quirky releases: 1977's Future Games and 1984's aptly titled The Spirit of '84. With Future Games, Randy California let his imagination run wild on this 22-song cycle, with erratic results. While the sound effects and production are a nice touch, the songs meander from one to another without a sense of full development. On top of that, the combination of science fiction, Hawaii, and numerous Star Trek references meshes about as well as carpenter's nails and frogs on a slice of pizza. Translation: it just doesn't. On the flip side, The Spirit of '84 does much better at redeeming California, but this is one of the more misleading releases in the catalog. Essentially a reunion album with Spirit's founding members, over half the songs are re-recordings of their back catalog's finest moments. And while the performances are noteworthy, the updated synth sounds and production values make them inferior to the originals. It's not the best work in the Spirit catalog, but far from the worst, either.
© Rob Theakston /TiVo
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Spirit, MainArtist - Randolph Craig Wolfe, Composer, Lyricist
1977 Beat Goes on Records
Spirit, MainArtist - Randolph Craig Wolfe, Composer, Lyricist
1977 Beat Goes on Records
Spirit, MainArtist - Randolph Craig Wolfe, Composer, Lyricist
1977 Beat Goes on Records
Kim Fowley, Composer, Lyricist - Spirit, MainArtist - Randolph Craig Wolfe, Composer, Lyricist - Blair Mooney, Composer, Lyricist - Carla Savage, Composer, Lyricist
1977 Beat Goes on Records
Kim Fowley, Composer, Lyricist - Spirit, MainArtist - Randolph Craig Wolfe, Composer, Lyricist - Blair Mooney, Composer, Lyricist
1977 Beat Goes on Records
Spirit, MainArtist - Randolph Craig Wolfe, Composer, Lyricist
1977 Beat Goes on Records
Spirit, MainArtist - Robert Allen Zimmerman, Composer, Lyricist
1977 Beat Goes on Records
Spirit, MainArtist - Randolph Craig Wolfe, Composer, Lyricist
1977 Beat Goes on Records
Spirit, MainArtist - Burt Shonberg, Composer, Lyricist - Randolph Craig Wolfe, Composer, Lyricist
1977 Beat Goes on Records
Spirit, MainArtist - Randolph Craig Wolfe, Composer, Lyricist
1977 Beat Goes on Records
Spirit, MainArtist - Randolph Craig Wolfe, Composer, Lyricist
1977 Beat Goes on Records
Spirit, MainArtist - Ed Cassidy, Composer, Lyricist - Randolph Craig Wolfe, Composer, Lyricist
1977 Beat Goes on Records
Spirit, MainArtist - Randolph Craig Wolfe, Composer, Lyricist
1977 Beat Goes on Records
Spirit, MainArtist - Randolph Craig Wolfe, Composer, Lyricist
1977 Beat Goes on Records
Spirit, MainArtist - Randolph Craig Wolfe, Composer, Lyricist
1977 Beat Goes on Records
Spirit, MainArtist - Ed Cassidy, Composer, Lyricist - Randolph Craig Wolfe, Composer, Lyricist
1977 Beat Goes on Records
Spirit, MainArtist - Ed Cassidy, Composer, Lyricist - Randolph Craig Wolfe, Composer, Lyricist
1977 Beat Goes on Records
Spirit, MainArtist - Randolph Craig Wolfe, Composer, Lyricist
1977 Beat Goes on Records
Spirit, MainArtist - Randolph Craig Wolfe, Composer, Lyricist
1977 Beat Goes on Records
Spirit, MainArtist - Randolph Craig Wolfe, Composer, Lyricist
1977 Beat Goes on Records
Tom Hall, Composer, Lyricist - Spirit, MainArtist - Randolph Craig Wolfe, Composer, Lyricist
1977 Beat Goes on Records
Spirit, MainArtist - Randolph Craig Wolfe, Composer, Lyricist
1977 Beat Goes on Records
Album review
This two-disc reissue from BGO combines two of Spirit's more self-indulgent and quirky releases: 1977's Future Games and 1984's aptly titled The Spirit of '84. With Future Games, Randy California let his imagination run wild on this 22-song cycle, with erratic results. While the sound effects and production are a nice touch, the songs meander from one to another without a sense of full development. On top of that, the combination of science fiction, Hawaii, and numerous Star Trek references meshes about as well as carpenter's nails and frogs on a slice of pizza. Translation: it just doesn't. On the flip side, The Spirit of '84 does much better at redeeming California, but this is one of the more misleading releases in the catalog. Essentially a reunion album with Spirit's founding members, over half the songs are re-recordings of their back catalog's finest moments. And while the performances are noteworthy, the updated synth sounds and production values make them inferior to the originals. It's not the best work in the Spirit catalog, but far from the worst, either.
© Rob Theakston /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 22 track(s)
- Total length: 00:44:23
- Main artists: Spirit
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Beat Goes On Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Progressive Rock
1977 Beat Goes on Records
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