Everything You Ever Wanted To Hear, in 60 Seconds or Less
Robert Carlberg | Seattle | 04/19/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"In 1979 keyboardist Morgan Fisher (Morgan, Mott The Hoople) sent out invitations to about a hundred of his favorite musicians to supply him with a miniature of their work. The only restriction was that the piece couldn't be over a minute long.Surprisingly, he received many more responses than he could use! What resulted is this album, chock full of fabulous little pieces by nearly every musician of interest twenty years ago. They range from the obtuse ("The Complete Works of Henry Cow" overdubbed into a cacophonous roar) to the sublime ("The Swift"). Along the way you'll meet classic eccentrics, rock idols, and more than a few names who are much better known today than they were then. Fisher is nothing if not a shrewd judge of character.This project is not just a novelty -- well, okay maybe it is."